A Death in the Family : Volume 5

Detective Kubu’s world is shattered when his father is violently murdered.Defying orders, he sets off on the killers’ trail … with shocking consequences… ‘This fifth mystery featuring Detective Kubu is another fast-moving procedural notable for its warm characterizations and vivid sense of place.A natural for fans of the No. 1 Ladies’ Detective Agency' Booklist ‘A wonderful, original voice - McCall Smith with a dark edge and even darker underbelly’ Peter James 'Impossible to put down.Kubu’s painstaking detecting skills make him a sort of Hercule Poirot of the desert … This series can be recommended to a wide gamut of readers’ Library Journal _______________'There's no easy way to say this, Kubu.Your father's dead. I'm afraid he's been murdered.’ Faced with the violent death of his own father, even Assistant Superintendent David ‘Kubu’ Bengu, Botswana CID's keenest mind, is baffled.Who would kill such a frail old man? The picture becomes even murkier with the apparent suicide of a gover