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SIGNED - A CARRION DEATH by Michael Stanley (2008, Hardcover)
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Item specifics
- Condition
- Modified Item
- Yes
- Inscribed
- No
- Series
- Introducing Detective Kubu
- Title
- A CARRION DEATH
- Personalized
- No
- Signed
- Yes
- Special Attributes
- 1st Edition, Dust Jacket
- ISBN
- 9780061252402
- Book Title
- Carrion Death : Introducing Detective Kubu
- Publisher
- HarperCollins
- Item Length
- 9 in
- Publication Year
- 2008
- Format
- Hardcover
- Language
- English
- Illustrator
- Yes
- Item Height
- 1.4 in
- Genre
- Fiction
- Topic
- Mystery & Detective / Police Procedural, Mystery & Detective / Cozy, Crime, Mystery & Detective / General
- Item Weight
- 25.6 Oz
- Item Width
- 6 in
- Number of Pages
- 480 Pages
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"[An] impressive debut. . . . The intricate plotting, a grisly sense of realism and numerous topical motifs . . . make this a compulsively readable novel." -- Publishers Weekly A Carrion Death offers a gritty, authentic look at modern-day Africa teeming with poachers, deadly diamond dealers and the aftermath of apartheid. They 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. A Carrion Death 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.
Product Identifiers
Publisher
HarperCollins
ISBN-10
0061252409
ISBN-13
9780061252402
eBay Product ID (ePID)
61197777
Product Key Features
Book Title
Carrion Death : Introducing Detective Kubu
Number of Pages
480 Pages
Language
English
Publication Year
2008
Topic
Mystery & Detective / Police Procedural, Mystery & Detective / Cozy, Crime, Mystery & Detective / General
Illustrator
Yes
Genre
Fiction
Format
Hardcover
Dimensions
Item Height
1.4 in
Item Weight
25.6 Oz
Item Length
9 in
Item Width
6 in
Additional Product Features
Dewey Edition
22
Reviews
[An] impressive debut. . . . The intricate plotting, a grisly sense of realism and numerous topical motifs . . . make this a compulsively readable novel. . . . This fast-paced forensic thriller will resonate . . . with fans of Patricia Cornwell's Kay Scarpetta., Delightful. . . . Plot twists are fair and well-paced, the Botswana setting has room to breathe and take shape as its own entity, and Stanley's writing style is equal parts sprightly and grave., A first novel saturated with local color. . . . Readers may be lured to Africa by the landscape, but it takes a great character like Kubu to win our loyalty., "A first novel saturated with local color. . . . Readers may be lured to Africa by the landscape, but it takes a great character like Kubu to win our loyalty." -- New York Times Book Review "More smart than bloody. . . . A marvelous debut." -- Boston Globe "Delightful. . . . Plot twists are fair and well-paced, the Botswana setting has room to breathe and take shape as its own entity, and Stanley's writing style is equal parts sprightly and grave." -- Los Angeles Times Book Review "[An] impressive debut. . . . The intricate plotting, a grisly sense of realism and numerous topical motifs . . . make this a compulsively readable novel. . . . This fast-paced forensic thriller will resonate . . . with fans of Patricia Cornwell's Kay Scarpetta." -- Publishers Weekly (starred review)
Target Audience
Trade
Dewey Decimal
823.92
Lc Classification Number
Pr9369.4
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