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2000s: Detective Kubu’s first case may also be his last…
Facets of Death
What you need to know before your trail
Recruited straight from university to Botswana’s CID, David ‘Kubu’ Bengu has raised his colleagues’ suspicions with his meteoric rise within the department, and he has a lot to prove…
When the richest diamond mine in the world is robbed of 100,000 carats worth of gems, and then the thieves are killed, execution-style, Kubu leaps at the chance to prove himself. But where are the diamonds? And what role does a witch doctor and his son play?
Does this young detective have the skill – and integrity – to engineer an international trap? Or could it cost him everything, including his life…?
Travel Guide
Booktrail Facets of Death in Botswana, South Africa
The landscape is Botswana but there is also a lot of cultural information and background in the novel about the country. This includes mythological
events and legends, witch doctors and so much more.
The traditional superstitions of the local communities play a key role in the story. Crime together with curses and black magic create quite the mix.
Botswana and its oppressive heat is a major player in the novel together with the local culture and the superstitions that are so deeply embedded in it.
BookTrail Boarding Pass: The Facets of Death
Destination/location: Botswana Author/guide: Michael Stanley Departure Time: 200os
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