Deadly Harvest in Michael Stanleys 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. She and Detective David Kubu Bengu race to stop a serial killer, all as 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.
Review
Kubu is also hugely appealingbig and solid and smart enough to grasp all angles of this mystery. 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 )
Assistant Superintendent Kubu is back....Michael Stanleys enthralling series is a must-read for anyone who enjoys clever plotting, terrific writing, and a fascinating glimpse of todays Africa. (Charles Todd, New York times bestselling author of A Matter of Justice )
[Kubu is] the African Columbo. (Entertainment Weekly )
Deadly Harvest is number four in this fascinating crime series. Detective David Kubu Bengu is a wonderful creation, complex and beguilingCompelling and deceptively written, its the perfect summer read. (New York Journal of Books )
These darker, grittier entries featuring the portly and perceptive Detective Kubu blend intricate plotting and a compelling cast. (Booklist )
From the Back Cover
Girls are disappearing in Botswana. The rumor is they're being harvested for muti, a witch doctor's potion traditionally derived from plants and animalsand which, some believe, can be made more potent by adding human remains. Detective David "Kubu" Bengu joins the investigation with the police force's newest detectiveand only womanSamantha Khama, for whom the case is personal.
Soon one girl's father, convinced that his daughter's death is linked to the recent popularity of a political candidate, takes the law into his own hands. After the father flees, what Kubu and Samantha find in the politician's home confirms their worst fears: muti containing human DNA is real.
Now Kubu and Samantha are thrust into a harrowing race to stop a serial killer or killersand those who would pay for their special, lethal muti.