Deadly Harvest

Detective David ‘Kubu’ Bengu is a wonderful creation complex and beguiling. The exotic smells and sounds of Botswana fill the pages as well as the changes and struggles of a country brimming with modern technology yet fiercely clinging to old traditions. Compelling and deceptively written it’s the perfect summer read.” — New York Journal of BooksDeadly Harvest in Michael Stanley’s beloved Detective Kubu series tracks a series of murders and a mysterious witch doctor whose nefarious potions might hold the key to a web of missing persons. When young girls start to go missing Samantha a new detective on the Botswana police force suspects that muti a traditional African medicine is the reason. Though muti is a term for traditional African medicine derived from plants and sometimes animals there is recent evidence that suggests human parts are being incorporated into potions to conjure up a more potent formula. She and Detective David “Kubu” Bengu race to stop a serial killer while the father of one of the victims threatens to take matters into his own hands.Weaving together a thrilling mystery with a fascinating look at modern-day Africa Deadly Harvest is filled with elements suspense and plot twists that will keep you captivated until the very end.