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The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency

The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency

by Alexander Mc Call Smith (Author)

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    Paperback 2008

    $3.45

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    Paperback 1998

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    Paperback 2003

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Synopsis

Wayward daughters. Missing Husbands. Philandering partners. Curious conmen. If you've got a problem, and no one else can help you, then pay a visit to Precious Ramotswe, Botswana's only - and finest - female private detective.

Her methods may not be conventional, and her manner not exactly Miss Marple, but she's got warmth, wit and canny intuition on her side, not to mention Mr J. L. B. Matekoni, the charming proprietor of Tlokweng Road Speedy Motors. And Precious is going to need them all as she sets out on the trail of a missing child, a case that tumbles our heroine into a hotbed of strange situations and more than a little danger . . .

Delightfully different, THE NO.1 LADIES' DETECTIVE AGENCY offers a captivating glimpse of an unusual world.

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More Information

Format: Paperback
 Pages: 256
 Edition: TV tie-in e.
 Publisher: Abacus
Published: 17 Mar 2008
ISBN 10: 0349120994
ISBN 13: 9780349120997

Media Reviews
The Miss Marple of Botswana * New York Times Book Review *
A rare pleasure * Daily Telegraph *
A publishing phenomenon * Guardian *
I haven't read anything with such alloyed pleasure for a long time * Sunday Telegraph *
The No. 1 Ladies * Detective Agency' *
novels transfer exceptionally well to audio, thanks to Adjoa Andoh's lively, richly humorous narration * The TIMES *
The author's prose has the merits of simplicity, euphony and precision. * Anthony Daniels, Sunday TELEGRAPH *
Everything about [McCall Smith] is appealing. He's just full of delight - it just bubbles out of him * Sunday HERALD *
Author Bio
ALEXANDER McCALL SMITH is a Professor of Medical Law, but also an author who has now written over fifty books on a wide range of subjects. His collection of African stories,CHILDREN OF WAX, received critical acclaim and has been the subject of an award-winning film.