Hazeltine National Presents 'Chat With The Author' Book Night

Local author, Stan Trollip, is half of the writing team known as Michael Stanley, whose first novel A Carrion Death has just been released to critical acclaim. He will chat about Botswana, the country where the book is set, about how two people can write one work of fiction together, and about South African wines, which will be available for purchase. Both Stan and his co-author hail from South Africa, although Stan has lived in Minneapolis since 1983.

Smashed skull, snapped ribs, and a cloying smell of carrion. Leave the body for the hyenas to devour—no body, no case. But when Kalahari game rangers stumble on a human corpse mid-meal, it turns out the murder wasn’t perfect after all. Enough evidence is left to suggest foul play. Detective David “Kubu” Bengu of the Botswana Criminal Investigation Department is assigned to the case.

Kubu’s personality and physique match the moniker. His nickname is Setswana for hippopotamus—a seemingly docile creature, but one of the deadliest on the continent. Beneath Kubu’s pleasant surface lies the same unwavering resolve that makes the hippopotamus so deceptively dangerous. Both will trample everything in their path to reach an objective. And beginning with the suspicious carrion death, the clever detective battles to unravel the tangle of crime and corruption.

From the sun-baked riverbeds of the Kalahari to the highest offices of an international conglomerate, Kubu follows a blood-soaked trail in search of answers. Beneath a mountain of lies and superstitions, he uncovers a chain of crimes leading to the most powerful figures in the country—influential enemies who will kill anyone in their way.

Join us for a hand-picked selection of Award Winning South African Wines and Artisanal Cheese Tasting
Thursday, July 17, 2008
Gleneagle Dining Room
6:30 PM

Cash Bar Available;
$15 pp Wine Tasting Fee