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Smashed skull, snapped ribs, and a cloying smell of carrion. Leave the body for the hyenas to devour—no body, no case.
But when Kalahari game rangers stumble on a human corpse midmeal, it turns out the murder wasn't perfect after all. Enough evidence is left to suggest foul play. Detective David "Kubu" Bengu of the Botswana Criminal Investigation Department is assigned to the case.
The detective's personality and physique match his moniker. The nickname "Kubu" is Setswana for "hippopotamus"—a seemingly docile creature, but one of the deadliest on the continent. Beneath Kubu's pleasant surface lies the same unwavering resolve that makes the hippopotamus so deceptively dangerous. Both will trample everything in their path to reach an objective.
From the sun-baked riverbeds of the Kalahari to the highest offices of an international conglomerate, Kubu follows a blood-soaked trail in search of answers.
Beneath a mountain of lies and superstitions, he uncovers a chain of crimes leading to the most powerful figures in the country—influential enemies who will kill anyone in their way.
A memorable detective makes his debut in this gritty, mesmerizing thriller. Set amid the beauty and darkness of contemporary Africa, A Carrion Death is the first entry in an evocative new series cutting to the heart of today's Botswana—a modern democracy threatened by unstable neighbors, poachers, and diamond smugglers. Those trying to expose the corrupt ringleaders will find themselves fighting for their lives. . . .
- Sales Rank: #1922327 in Books
- Published on: 2008-04-01
- Released on: 2008-04-01
- Original language: English
- Number of items: 1
- Dimensions: 9.00" h x 1.45" w x 6.00" l, 1.60 pounds
- Binding: Hardcover
- 480 pages
From Publishers Weekly
Starred Review. This impressive debut from Stanley, the South African writing team of Michael Sears and Stanley Trollip, introduces overweight assistant superintendent David Bengu of the Botswana Police Department, whose nickname is, fittingly, Kubu (Setswanan for hippopotamus). In investigating the case of a partially consumed human body found in a remote area of a game reserve, Kubu keeps running across tangential links to Botswana Cattle and Mining, the country's largest company. As more people connected to the case turn up dead, Kubu realizes that multiple murder may be just the byproduct of a much more heinous crime. The intricate plotting, a grisly sense of realism and numerous topical motifs (the plight of the Kalahari Bushmen, diamond smuggling, poaching, the homogenization of African culture, etc.) make this a compulsively readable novel. Despite a shared setting with Alexander McCall Smith's No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency series, this fast-paced forensic thriller will resonate more with fans of Patricia Cornwell's Kay Scarpetta. (Apr.)
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From Booklist
Assistant Superintendent David Bengu earned his nickname, Kubu (hippopotamus), for his size, generally amiable nature, and occasional ferocity, all of which are evident in this lengthy but fast-moving story, the debut of writing team Michael Sears and Stanley Trollip. Kubu is called out to a remote tourist camp in Botswana when the manager finds a hyena chewing on human remains. What first seems to be a simple case of death by desert turns into something much more complex, as the Botswana Cattle and Mining Company turns up in every corner. Soon people start to go missing, beginning with a geologist whose specialty is diamonds. Rich with the atmosphere of modern Botswana, and peopled with interesting and well-drawn characters, this is an exciting debut, which will leave readers looking forward to reading the next investigation of Assistant Superintendent Kubu. Recommend to readers who like the Botswana setting of Alexander McCall Smith’s stories and all readers who enjoy international police procedurals with a strong sense of place. --Jessica Moyer
Review
“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))
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38 of 40 people found the following review helpful.
Two in One
By Roger Brunyate
[Three and a half stars] Perhaps because "Michael Stanley" is in fact a two-man team (Michael Sears and Stanley Trollip), their first joint venture, A CARRION DEATH, reads like two books in one: a mystery and a thriller combined. The two genres do not always fit well together, and the result is over-complex and over-long, but there is a great deal to enjoy along the way.
First, the mystery. A body is found near a watering-hole on a Botswanan game reserve, half-eaten by hyenas, all identifying features gone, and partially dismembered. But the hair is that of a white man, and other evidence suggests murder. Assistant Superintendent Kubu drives out from the capital, Gabarone, to investigate. Kubu, whose nickname means hippo, is a huge and hugely likeable man who sings along to opera in his car, has a knowledgeable appreciation of fine food and wine, loves his wife, honors his parents, and is as bright and persistent as they come. Although jaded readers will find echoes of other fictional detectives, the chapters directly involving Kubu, the police process, and his personal foibles are all interesting and enjoyable. So is the Botswana setting, recognizably similar to that of the Alexander McCall Smith series that began with THE NO. 1 LADIES' DETECTIVE AGENCY, almost equally warm, but less parochial and more recognizably part of the modern world.
The thriller element contains elements of boardroom drama, sexual intrigue, smuggling, backroom manipulation, and blackmail. Most of the characters are connected to the huge Botswana Cattle and Mining Company (BCMC), now being run by Cecil Hofmeyr until his nephew and niece, the twins Angus and Dianna, come into their inheritance on their thirtieth birthday in a few weeks' time. But Cecil has problems, whether stemming from financial irregularities, unsavory events in his past, or dubious practices at a diamond mine that he runs on the side. Although the first chapters introducing the BCMC story come after the discovery of the body, they actually antedate it. The first half of the book jumps backwards and forwards in time, with ramifying subplots and rising tensions, so that the reader is drawn into the game of guessing who the murdered man will turn out to be, which is both unusual and effective.
In some ways, the contrast between the two elements is also that between native and colonial. Kubu represents a class of African professionals who have benefited from educational opportunities to take leadership positions in the modern world, while remaining true to their traditions. BCMC, by contrast, is a company founded by foreign entrepreneurs, now attempting to redefine its place in an independent nation. Although never preachy, the dialectic between these elements is one of the strengths of the book.
Technically, however, this double approach leads to problems. Instead of learning information as the detective discovers it, as in a classic mystery, we also see things from the inside, including the private thoughts of many of the characters. As a result, some revelations become obvious to the reader long before the detective has worked them out -- including, I'm afraid, the basic mystery of the book! Perhaps in compensation, the authors introduce numerous false clues, resulting in an overlong book with more plot layers and shady characters than it can stand. In thriller style, the mayhem increases towards the end of the book, even as the mystery dissipates. Indeed there are so many deaths and disappearances, that the payoff of a normal mystery -- the final scene in which the evildoers are confronted with their crimes -- is no longer available, denying the reader one of the chief pleasures of the genre. Instead, the wrapping-up deals with relatively minor matters and is somewhat anticlimactic.
I gather that more Kubu books are on their way. Perhaps now that Michael Sears and Stanley Trollip have shown us what they can do, they will have no need to put so much into a single novel. Instead, I hope they will simplify their narrative and capitalize on the Botswanan setting, their engaging detective, and the strong sense of community that they build around him.
17 of 17 people found the following review helpful.
Atmospheric debut for Botswana detective
By Lynn Harnett
A white man's body stripped and left for the hyenas at a Kalahari water hole introduces a complex case for Botswana detective David "Kubu" Benga in Stanley's atmospheric debut.
The condition of the body - missing teeth, no clothes, missing arm - indicates that the killers may have wanted to hide the victim's identity. Kubu's investigation ruffles feathers among the white powers that be at the game preserve and the Botswana Cattle and Mining Company (BCMC), a conglomerate from colonial days that now has little to do with cattle and much to do with diamonds.
Kubu doesn't mind ruffling feathers though he's an easygoing fellow himself who enjoys good food and drink about as much as anyone could - hence the nickname Kubu - which means hippo. Viewpoint shifts between Kubu's investigation and various other characters - killers, schemers, business people, victims and innocents.
The case takes Kubu into boardrooms and across the country's dusty roads and open country. It gives us a look at Africa's complex economic structure, the diamond industry and a feel for the friction between modern and traditional customs.
Kubu is a modern man with a western-style house and habits who honors and respects his parents' conservative old-fashioned ways. He's an engaging character with a likable wife and an absorbing home life.
Stanley's first in the series is a window on a changing Africa, full of the sights, smells and tensions of a place with large disparities between rich and poor, black and white, traditional and modern.
The few problems with this promising debut concern length and pace - Stanley (pseudonym for writing team Michael Sears and Stanley Trollip) gives a bit too much away with his multiple viewpoints and it takes Kubu a bit too long to catch up. An immersing read, nonetheless.
21 of 23 people found the following review helpful.
Great story, great location
By Stephen Alessi
This is a thoroughly enjoyable mystery novel. Clues are left for you to ponder and puzzle over and if you pay good attention to the right ones, you might guess who the real villain is, my definition of a well written mystery. The ending does not come out of the blue, but rather, if you've been paying attention you will think, "I should have figured that out!" Detective Kubu is a great character, a realistic policeman with both strengths and weaknesses (especially for wine and food). Intertwined with an interesting mystery, of course, is an enjoyable tour of Botswana culture, politics and nature.
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