A death in the family

By Michael Stanley

Subjects: Police, Fiction, mystery & detective, police procedural, Investigation, Fiction, mystery & detective, general, Murder, Fiction, Botswana, fiction, Fiction, crime

Description: Faced with the violent death of his own father, Assistant Superintendent David 'Kubu' Bengu, the smartest detective in the Botswana police, is baffled. Who would kill such a frail old man? Kubu's frustration grows as his boss, Director Mabaku, bans him from being involved in the investigation. The picture becomes even murkier with the apparent suicide of a government official. Are Chinese mine-owners involved? And what role does the US Embassy have to play? The picture becomes even murkier with the apparent suicide of a government official. Are Chinese mine-owners involved? And what role does the US Embassy have to play?