Deadly Harvest by Michael Stanley

Deadly Harvest by Michael Stanley

"Detective David 'Kubu' Bengu is a wonderful creation, complex and beguiling. The exotic smells and sounds of Botswana fill the pages as well as the changes and struggles of a country brimming with modern technology yet fiercely clinging to old traditions. Compelling and deceptively written, it's the perfect summer read." -- New York Journal of Books

Deadly Harvest in Michael Stanley's beloved Detective Kubu series tracks a series of murders and a mysterious witch doctor whose nefarious potions might hold the key to a web of missing persons.

When young girls start to go missing, Samantha, a new detective on the Botswana police force suspects that muti, a traditional African medicine, is the reason. Though muti is a term for traditional African medicine derived from plants and sometimes animals, there is recent evidence that suggests human parts are being incorporated into potions to conjure up a more potent formula. She and Detective David "Kubu" Bengu race to stop a serial killer, while the father of one of the victims threatens to take matters into his own hands.

Weaving together a thrilling mystery with a fascinating look at modern-day Africa, Deadly Harvest is filled with elements suspense and plot twists that will keep you captivated until the very end.

Michael Stanley is Michael Sears and Stanley Trollip's writing collaboration. Sears lectures at the University of the Witwatersrand and was born in Johannesburg. He grew up in Cape Town and Nairobi. Trollip was born in Johannesburg and has taught at Illinois, Minnesota, and North Dakota institutions, as well as Capella University. He splits his time between South Africa's Knysna and Minnesota's Minneapolis.