Death of the mantis
Subtitle: a Detective Kubu mystery
By: by Michael Stanley
Edition: 1st ed.
Publisher: Harper Paperbacks
Published: 2011
Place of publication: New York, NY
Language: eng
Number of pages: 430
ISBN-13: 9780062000378
Subjects: Police; FICTION / Mystery & Detective / General; Game reserves; San (African people); Fiction
Description: "In the southern Kalahari area of Botswana-an arid landscape of legends that speak of lost cities, hidden wealth, and ancient gods-a fractious ranger named Monzo is found dying from a severe head wound in a dry ravine. Three Bushmen surround the doomed man, but are they his killers or there to help? Detective David Kubu Bengu is on the case, an investigation that his old school friend Khumanego claims is motivated by racist antagonism on the part of the local police. But when a second bizarre murder, and then a third, seem to point also to the nomadic tribe, the intrepid Kubu must journey into the depths of the Kalahari to uncover the truth. What he discovers there will test all his powers of detection ... and his ability to remain alive"-- Cover verso.