Reading order
| # | Title | Published | Author | Buy on Amazon |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | A Carrion Death | 2008 | Michael Stanley | N/A |
| 2 | Detective Kubu Investigates | 2013 | Michael Stanley | Buy |
| 3 | A Deadly Trade | 2009 | Michael Stanley | N/A |
| 4 | Detective Kubu Investigates 2 | 2019 | Michael Stanley | Buy |
| 5 | Death of the Mantis | 2011 | Michael Stanley | N/A |
| 6 | Deadly Harvest | 2013 | Michael Stanley | N/A |
| 7 | A Death in the Family | 2015 | Michael Stanley | N/A |
| 8 | Dying to Live | 2017 | Michael Stanley | N/A |
| 9 | Facets of Death | 2020 | Michael Stanley | N/A |
| 10 | A Deadly Covenant | 2022 | Michael Stanley | N/A |
The Detective Kubu Collections series gathers the Botswana-set mystery novels by Michael Stanley into omnibus editions and compilations. This includes the individual novels starting with A Carrion Death (2008), along with short story collections that expand on the world of Detective Kubu.
Detective Kubu Investigates (2013) and Detective Kubu Investigates 2 (2019) are short story collections that give readers additional cases and glimpses into Kubu’s work beyond the main novels. These shorter pieces are set in the same world and feature the same characters, making them good companions to the full-length books.
The collections offer a convenient way to read the series and to pick up the supplementary short fiction. For readers new to the series, starting with A Carrion Death and reading in order provides the best experience, as Kubu’s personal and professional life develops across the books.