Praise for Dying to Live : "David "Kubu" Bengu, an assistant superintendent in the Botswana CID, investigates a particularly baffling murder in his sixth, and best, outing. Stanley (the pseudonym of Michael Sears and Stanley Trollip) keeps the intriguing plot twists coming."-- Publishers Weekly (starred and boxed) "Stanley once again mixes strongly developed characters, puzzling plot twists, and a textured African setting in an international police procedural with heart and soul that will appeal to fans of Kwei Quartey and Alexander McCall Smith."-- Library Journal (starred) "The best yet, with both an ingenious mystery and a deeper and more textured depiction of modern Botswana and Kubu's piece of it."-- Kirkus Praise for A Death in the Family : "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 "Stanley and Kubu deserve much more critical and commercial attention than they have been receiving; hopefully this latest installment will rectify that shortcoming.
" -- Bookreporter "If you love Alexander McCall Smith's The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency books, are you going to like Michael Stanley's Detective Kubu? Chances are very good that you will." -- Kitlling: Books Praise for The Detective Kubu series: "Detective Kubu is the African Columbo." -- Entertainment Weekly "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 "A fascinating crime series. Detective David 'Kubu' Bengu is a wonderful creation, complex and beguiling.Compelling and deceptively written."-- New York Journal of Books "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 (starred review) "Death of the Mantis is the best book I've read in a very long time. A fantastic read. Brilliant!" --Louise Penny, New York Times bestselling author of The Long Way Home "Under the African sun, Michael Stanley's Detective Kubu investigates crimes as dark as the darkest of Nordic Noir. Call it Sunshine Noir, if you will--a must read." --Yrsa Sigurdardottir, internationally bestselling author.