{"product_id":"9781914585425-deadly-covenant-pa","title":"A Deadly Covenant","description":"\u003cmeta content=\"text\/html; charset=utf-8\" http-equiv=\"Content-Type\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe award-winning, international bestselling Detective Kubu series returns with another thrilling, chilling sequel\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWhen a human skeleton is discovered at the site of a controversial new dam in remote northern Botswana, rookie Detective Kubu is drawn into a terrifying local feud, and discovers a deadly covenant that could change everything…\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWhen a human skeleton is discovered at the site of a controversial new dam in remote northern Botswana, rookie Detective Kubu is drawn into a terrifying local feud, and discovers a deadly covenant that could change everything…\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e ‘A wonderful, original voice – McCall Smith with a dark edge and even darker underbelly’ \u003cb\u003ePeter James\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e ‘Stanley gets everything – the dialogue, the terrain descriptions, the plot beats – right … and with a complex and endearing protagonist’ \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly \u003c\/i\u003eSTARRED review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e ‘A real page turner, perfect for those who like their mysteries complex, and want something a little different’ \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eStrand Magazine\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e _____________________________________\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e While building a pipeline near the Okavango Delta, a contractor unearths the remains of a long-dead Bushman. Rookie Detective David ‘Kubu’ Bengu of Botswana CID and Scottish pathologist, Ian MacGregor, are sent to investigate, and MacGregor discovers eight more skeletons.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Shortly after the gruesome discoveries, the elder of a nearby village is murdered in his home. The local police are convinced it was a robbery, but Kubu isn’t so sure … and neither is the strange woman who claims that an angry river spirit caused the elder’s death.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e As accusations of corruption are levelled and international outrage builds over the massacre of the Bushman families, Kubu and his colleagues uncover a deadly covenant, and begin to fear that their own lives may be in mortal danger…\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e ____________________________\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e ’My favourite writing duo since Ellery Queen’ \u003cb\u003eRagnar Jónasson\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e ‘Great African crime fiction’ \u003cb\u003eDeon Meyer\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e ‘Michael Stanley weaves together the core mystery and the landscape of Africa in magical ways’ \u003cb\u003eBolo Books\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e ‘Kubu is an excellent, if large, companion for readers entering his unfamiliar land’ \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eReviewing the Evidence\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e ‘What an outstanding read!’ \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eKings River Life \u003c\/i\u003emagazine\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e ‘The African Columbo’ \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eEntertainment Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rarewaves","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":40600301830241,"sku":"9781914585425","price":8.8,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0092\/7504\/8033\/files\/stand_31794624.jpg?v=1734596133","url":"https:\/\/www.rarewaves.com\/products\/9781914585425-deadly-covenant-pa","provider":"Rarewaves.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}