Shortlisted for the 2006 Crime Writers’ Association’s Debut Dagger, a colourful, atmospheric novel set amid the beauty of modern Botswana, and introducing a sensational new detective…
Praise for A CARRION DEATH:
‘The challenge of unravelling the many mysteries of Africa has been taken up by Michael Sears and Stanley Trollip, natives of Johannesburg and veterans of many flying safaris…Happily, Kubu is hugely appealing – big 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
‘[An] impressive debut. The intricate plotting, a grisly sense of realism and numerous topical motifs 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'
Publishers Weekly (starred review)
‘A rip-roaring read… The story continues with great verve and the pace never flags… The depiction of Botswanan life and culture is fascinating’
Euro Crime
'Rich with the atmosphere of modern Botswana, and peopled with interesting and well-drawn characters, this is an exciting debut'
Booklist
‘A CARRION DEATH is that perfect combination of “I don’t want it to end” and “I can’t put it down, great African crime fiction’
Deon Meyer
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