{"product_id":"carrion-death-introducing-detective-kubu","title":"Carrion Death: Introducing Detective Kubu","description":"\u003cbody\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eTitle: \u003c\/b\u003eCarrion Death: Introducing Detective Kubu\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor: \u003c\/b\u003eMichael Stanley\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN: \u003c\/b\u003e9780061252419\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher: \u003c\/b\u003eHarper Perennial\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished: \u003c\/b\u003e2009\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding: \u003c\/b\u003ePaperback\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage: \u003c\/b\u003eEnglish\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eEdition: \u003c\/b\u003eIllustrated\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eNumber of Pages: \u003c\/b\u003e512\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCondition Note: \u003c\/b\u003eClean, unmarked copy with some edge wear. Good binding. Dust jacket included if issued with one. We ship in recyclable American-made mailers. 100% money-back guarantee on all orders.\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher Description: \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\"[An] impressive debut. . . . The intricate plotting, a grisly sense of realism and numerous topical motifs . . . make this a compulsively readable novel.\" -- \u003cem\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eA Carrion Death\u003c\/em\u003e offers a gritty, authentic look at modern-day Africa teeming with poachers, deadly diamond dealers and the aftermath of apartheid.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThey found the first body--what the hyena didn't ravage, that is--near a waterhole considered magical by the local people. A string of clues suggests that the victim was murdered and his identity hidden, a mysterious crime tailor-made for Assistant Superintendent David Bengu, nicknamed Kubu (hippopotamus in Setswana) for his ability to trample whatever lies in the path of his objective. Detective Kubu, a clever and resourceful lawman, is determined to rid Botswana of crime and corruption, even if his discoveries following a blood-soaked trail marked by lies and superstition leads him to the most powerful figures in the country: people who would make powerful, dangerous enemies.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eA Carrion Death\u003c\/em\u003e juxtaposes familiar themes of wilderness, superstition, tribal culture and colonialism with the new understandings of Africa's big business and modernity. It is an unforgettable debut.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/body\u003e","brand":"Harper Perennial","offers":[{"title":"Carrion Death: Introducing Detective Kubu | Michael Stanley | Paperback | 9780061252419 | Used: Very Good | Back Stacks E 1784458","offer_id":67623852802200,"sku":"1784458","price":11.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0492\/1609\/4360\/files\/717DvZf3mmL.jpg?v=1790968356","url":"https:\/\/roundaboutbookstore.com\/products\/carrion-death-introducing-detective-kubu","provider":"Roundabout Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}