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Chargement... Sibanda and the Rainbirdpar C. M. Elliott
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'Fans of Alexander McCall Smith will love Scotty Elliott's Sibanda series. . . Sunday Times When a gruesomely vulture-mutilated corpse is found in the Park near Thunduluka Lodge, DI Jabulani Sibanda - a hard-boiled, bush-loving, instinctive crime fighter - is on the case. With Sibanda are his sidekicks: Sergeant Ncube, an overweight, digestively challenged, severally married angler and mechanical genius, and Miss Daisy, an ancient, truculent and eccentric Land Rover that is the bane of Sibanda's life and the love of Ncube's. Sibanda and Ncube pursue the investigation in the African bush following the mysterious clues they found at the crime scene: tyre tracks, a knife inscribed with the letter 'B', and a sliver of blue metallic car paint... Praise for Sibanda and the Rainbird: 'Fans of Alexander McCall Smith will love Scotty Elliott's Sibanda series . . . They have the same dry humour and warmth as the No1 Ladies' Detective Agency stories, the same palpable affection for the people and the landscape, and detectives who solve crimes more by hunch and legwork than with forensics and technology' Sunday Times (SA) 'Her plot keeps readers guessing right to the end, when the monster meets a truly satisfying fate . . . Elliott's skill as a writer lies in her ability to create and flesh out characters that are so lifelike, they thrum in your head for days after finishing her books' Business Live 'Will have you hooked' The Gremlin Aucune description trouvée dans une bibliothèque |
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It's always amazing when you pick up a random book from the library and end up loving it! In this book, Sibanda is called when a corpse is found being eaten by vultures in a game reserve. It is up to him and Sergent Ncube to solve the case! Oh, and they only have two clues. A chip of blue paint and a knife with a B on it (both of which conveniently seem to be able to be linked with each of the suspects they find). And if course other mysteries crop up in the middle of this one!
This book has been compared to the Number One Ladies Detective's Agency by Alexander McCall Smith. I can't say I agree. All that's similar is that they are both set in (relatively rural areas in) southern Africa. Beyond that... Well. They are very different.
The book starts off a bit slowly, but it quickly picks up, throwing you into the middle of the chaos that is southern African police work. Our characters are definitely very smart (although they can also be very stupid at times). While the events are definitely very serious, the author also includes a lot of humour. I enjoyed his the author would build up a case against each of the suspects, making you believe that it was definitely them! It was a very tense read at times.
I loved Sibanda's bush knowledge! As someone who loves nature, this is actually what drew me to the book and it definitely didn't disappoint.
I can definitely recommend this book to lovers of mystery those of novels set in rural places. And if you love both? Definitely go for it! ( )