Welcome to MURDER BY TYPE, a place to discuss mysteries and authors and the things that draw us to our favorite books. Is it location? Is it the type of protagonist? I am drawn to police procedurals and books with private or amateur investigators. Unfamiliar locations carry the plus of teaching about cultures and customs. Favorite authors include Leighton Gage, Timothy Hallinan, Cara Black, Yrsa Sigurdardottir, Michael Stanley, Dan Waddell, Donna Leon, Libby Fischer Hellman, Martha Grimes, Kathy Reichs and the list goes on and on.
- Beth C.DUBLIN DEAD
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Kubu, THE DEATH OF THE MANTIS, and Michael Stanley
The third book in the detective Kubu series, THE DEATH OF THE MANTIS, has David Bengu working in a thoroughly modern police force in Botswana. On December 31, 2009, Michael Sears, one-half of Michael Stanley, posted this piece on Murder … Continue reading
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Elsewhere….
Africa, as the site of the World Cup, is in the news and on the minds of everyone with an interest in soccer. It seems a good time to mention two books set in Africa. Michael Stanley writes about cupidity, … Continue reading
A CARRION DEATH – Michael Stanley
A CARRION DEATH is a big story, filled with interesting characters, more than a few mysteries, and immersion for the reader into the country and culture of Botswana. It also gives us Assistant Superintendent David Bengu, known to all as … Continue reading
