Sibanda and the Black Sparrowhawk
South Africa
:
Jacana Media
,
2018
14315386
2018
single work
novel
detective
'When a skinned body is discovered on the side of the railway line deep in the Matabele bush, Detective Inspector Jabulani Sibanda, along with his sidekicks, Sergeant Ncube and the troublesome Land Rover, Miss Daisy, are back on the trail of a murderer.'
Source: Publisher's blurb.
Sibanda and the Death's Head Moth
South Africa
:
Jacana Media
,
2016
14315149
2016
single work
novel
detective
'More murder mystery thrills from our favorite detective. Detective Inspector Jabulani Sibanda is back! With his sharp instincts and relentless hunger for justice, he returns to the bush territory he became so familiar with in Sibanda and the Rainbird. In this second installment, he is once again accompanied by his trusty sidekicks, Sergeant Ncube and the infamous Miss Daisy. In Sibanda and the Death’s Head Moth, Sibanda is short on clues, but, with his uncanny intuition, a fragment of material found in the brain of one victim, a puncture wound in the thigh of another and a diary full of coded names, he starts to build a case.'
Source: Publisher's blurb.
Sibanda and the Rainbird
South Africa
:
Jacana Media
,
2014
14315054
2014
single work
novel
detective
'Set in contemporary Africa, this crime novel introduces Detective Inspector Jabulani Sibanda, a highly knowledgeable, cultured, bush-savvy policeman and his overweight, simple but good-natured sidekick, Sergeant Ncube, stationed in a large village on the border of a national park. The story opens with the discovery of a gruesome corpse in the park near Thunduluka Lodge, sparking an investigation. Together the two discover clues, including tire tracks, a knife inscribed with the letter B, and a sliver of metallic blue car paint, all of which lead them on several fraught journeys in search of the distinctive vehicle. Alongside the duo is Miss Daisy, an ancient, truculent, and eccentric Land Rover that is the bane of Sibanda’s life and the love of Ncube’s. There’s plenty of bush adventure, natural history, disparate characters, and friction as the team pursues the leads in old, unreliable Miss Daisy. The tale, despite brush strokes of violence, is gentle and touches on politics, brutality in war and marriage, betrayal, and greed, while also encompassing African history.'
Source: Publisher's blurb.
