UK Publisher Orenda Books has acquired the rights to three books in the widely acclaimed Detective Kubu series by award-winning crime-writing duo Michael Stanley – Michael Sears and Stanley Trollip.
Both Sears and Trollip were born in South Africa and have worked in academia and business.
Karen Sullivan, publisher of Orenda Books, acquired world rights, excluding USA and Canada to Deadly Harvest, A Death in the Family and Dying to Live.
Deadly Harvest and A Death in the Family will be out in ebook in December, and in print in March 2016, with Dying To Live scheduled for March 2017.
“This is a magnificent signing for Orenda, and I’m thrilled to have the opportunity to publish Michael Stanley, whose previous three books in the Detective Kubu series have been widely acclaimed,” Sullivan said.
“Set in Botswana, these are fabulously readable, brilliantly written, dark and gritty police procedurals, with a wry humour and an unforgettable protagonist. Aptly called ‘Sunshine Noir’, by Yrsa Sigurðardóttir, they are also tightly plotted and intricately written, with moral and social issues at their core. It’s hard to think of a better series for the Orenda list.”
Michael Stanley said: “We’re delighted to join the wonderful authors already with Karen Sullivan and Orenda Books. Belonging to a dynamic publisher specialising in mysteries from around the globe is a great fit for Detective Kubu. Orenda Books is going places, and we’re excited to be going along!”
Related stories:
Book details
- A Carrion Death by Michael Stanley
EAN: 9780755344055
Find this book with BOOK Finder!
- Death of the Mantis by Michael Stanley
EAN: 9780755381166
Find this book with BOOK Finder!
- A Deadly Trade by Michael Stanley
EAN: 9780755344093
Find this book with BOOK Finder!
- Deadly Harvest: A Detective Kubu Mystery by Michael Stanley
EAN: 9780062221520
Find this book with BOOK Finder!
- A Death in the Family by Michael Stanley
EAN: 9781910633212
Find this book with BOOK Finder!