Michael Stanley

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  • Bibliography:
    16 Books (1 Series)
  • First Book:
    February 1976
  • Latest Book:
    September 2022
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Full Series List in Order

A Detective Kubu Mystery

1 - A Carrion Death (Apr-2008)
2 - The Second Death of Goodluck Tinubu (Jun-2009)
3 - Death of the Mantis (Sep-2011)
4 - Deadly Harvest (May-2013)
5 - A Death in the Family (Nov-2015)
6 - Dying to Live (Oct-2017)

Book List in Order: 16 titles

  • Swiss Conspiracy

  • The Boomerang Conspiracy

  • A Carrion Death

    A Detective Kubu Mystery - 1

    SMASHED SKULL, SNAPPED RIBS, AND A CLOYING SMELL OF CARRION. LEAVE THE BODY FOR THE HYENAS TO DEVOUR -- NO BODY, NO CASE But Kalahari game rangers stumble on the human corpse mid-meal. The murder wasn't perfect after all. Enter Detective David "Kubu...

  • The Second Death of Goodluck Tinubu

    A Detective Kubu Mystery - 2

    Two vicious murders, only hours apart Normally a peaceful wilderness retreat, the Jackalberry bush camp has suddenly become a ghastly crime scene--and the details are still emerging when Detective David "Kubu" Bengu is assigned to the case. Zimbab...

  • A Deadly Trade

  • Death of the Mantis

    A Detective Kubu Mystery - 3

    In the southern Kalahari area of Botswana -- an arid landscape of legends that speak of lost cities, hidden wealth, and ancient gods -- a fractious ranger named Monzo is found dying from a severe head wound in a dry ravine. Three Bushmen surround the...

  • Detective Kubu Investigates

    The first collection of Michael Stanley short stories introducing Detective David “Kubu” Bengu of the Botswana Criminal Investigation Department. A large man with big appetites -- his nickname Kubu means hippo in the Setswana language -- he’s h...

  • Deadly Harvest

    A Detective Kubu Mystery - 4

    Girls are disappearing in Botswana. The rumor is they're being harvested for muti, a witch doctor's potion traditionally derived from plants and animals--and which, some believe, can be made more potent by adding human remains. Detective David "Kubu"...

  • A Death in the Family

    A Detective Kubu Mystery - 5

    "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, Assistant Superintendent David 'Kubu' Bengu, the smartest detective in the Botswana police, is baffled. Who...



  • Dying to Live

    A Detective Kubu Mystery - 6

    A Bushman is discovered dead near the Central Kalahari Game Reserve. Although the man looks old enough to have died of natural causes, the police suspect foul play, and the body is sent to Gaborone for an autopsy. Pathologist Ian MacGregor confirms t...

  • Dead of Night

    "From Minnesota to South Africa to Mozambique to Vietnam, Michael Stanley's Shoot the Bastards is an extraordinary tale of the extreme measures taken to combat international poaching and smuggling."―C.J. Box, #1 New York Times bestselling author...

  • Shoot the Bastards

    "From Minnesota to South Africa to Mozambique to Vietnam, Michael Stanley's Shoot the Bastards is an extraordinary tale of the extreme measures taken to combat international poaching and smuggling." -- C.J. Box, #1 New York Times bestselling auth...

  • Facets of Death

    A prequel to the award-winning Detective Kubu series

    David Bengu has always stood out from the crowd. His personality and his physique match his nickname, Kubu―Setswana for "hippopotamus"―a seemingly docile creature, but one of the deadl...

  • African Mysteries

    A new collection of four southern African mystery short stories from Michael Stanley, author of the award-winning Detective Kubu series, including a never-before-published Kubu mystery.Serial Killer is set in 1999, when Kubu is a brand new detective,...

  • Detective Kubu Investigates 2

    The second collection of Michael Stanley short stories following on from the highly successful DETECTIVE KUBU INVESTIGATES and featuring more twisty cases from Botswana and elsewhere. There's also an exclusive excerpt from the new Kubu novel FACETS O...

  • A Deadly Covenant

    I found A Deadly Covenant completely intriguing and engrossing, and the Bushman scenes fascinating. Vividly painted scenery, and I can feel the oppressive heat. Talk about Sunshine Noir! - Kwei Quartey, author of the Emma Djan and Darko Dawson myster...

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

Michael Stanley has published 16 books.

Michael Stanley does not have a new book coming out soon. The latest book, A Deadly Covenant, was published in September 2022.

The first book by Michael Stanley, Swiss Conspiracy, was published in February 1976.

Yes. Michael Stanley has 1 series.
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