The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency - Hardcover

McCall Smith, Alexander

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0375423877 ISBN 13: 9780375423871

Publisher: Pantheon, 2005

Synopsis

THE NO. 1 LADIES' DETECTIVE AGENCY - Book 1

Fans around the world adore the best-selling No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency series and its proprietor, Precious Ramotswe, Botswana's premier lady detective. In this charming series, Mma Ramotswe--with help from her loyal associate, Grace Makutsi--navigates her cases and her personal life with wisdom, good humor, and the occasional cup of tea.

The beloved first novel in The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency series, now available for the first time in hardcover, tells the story of the delightfully cunning and enormously engaging Precious Ramotswe, who is drawn to her profession to "help people with problems in their lives." Immediately upon setting up shop in a small storefront in Gaborone, Mma Ramotswe is hired to track down a missing husband, uncover a con man, and follow a wayward daughter. But the case that tugs at her heart-and lands her in danger-is that of a missing eleven-year-old boy who may have been snatched by witch doctors.

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Review

"The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency series is a literary confection of gossamer deliciousness . . . There is no end to the pleasure that may be extracted from these books."

-Janet Malcolm, The New York Times Book Review

Book Description

* A highly original 'detective' novel with unique setting and characters, this is the first of four 'Botswana' titles are both beautiful and charming.

About this edition

• Publisher: Pantheon
• Publication date: 2005
• ISBN 10: 0375423877
• ISBN 13: 9780375423871
• Binding: Hardcover
• Language: English
• Number of pages: 256