Detective Kubu Death of the Mantis: A Detective Kubu Mystery, Book 3, (Paperback)

from thornton37814

Three Bushmen who were in the area are arrested for the murder of a ranger. A bushman and close friend of Detective Kubu Bengu tells him that he believes the detective in charge of the case is guilty of racial profiling and is overlooking possibilities that might involve a white man. As other dea...

from xmaystarx

I received Death of the Mantis from the Early Reviewer program. This was my first time reading anything by the duo Michael Stanley. I will definitely look for the previous 2 books in the Detective Kubu series after this first experience. I'm not a huge mystery reader, maybe 5 or so a year, so whe...

from TommyB

This is an "Early Reviewer" book. Death of the Mantis is an enjoyable, entertaining and interesting novel. On one level, , it's a classic detective mystery, with mysterious deaths piling up and a frustrated but dogged detective trying to get to the bottom of things. What makes it more interesting...

from austcrimefiction

DEATH OF THE MANTIS is the third book in the Detective David 'Kubu' Bengu series from writing duo Stanley Trollip and Michael Sears, under the pen name of Michael Stanley. (For those that haven't read this series 'Kubu' means hippopotamus which is a commentary on Bengu's size.) I remember, before...

from smik

I have realised as I write this review that I have missed out on reading #2 in this series (THE SECOND DEATH OF GOODLUCK TINUBU). I reviewed the first A CARRION DEATH in 2010 and really did mean to read #2 - I'm sure I have it somewhere.. I have really enjoyed DEATH OF A MANTIS. 'Kubu' Bengu has ...