The Limpopo Academy Of Private Detection (No. 1 Ladies' Detective) - Hardcover

McCall Smith, Alexander

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1408702606 ISBN 13: 9781408702604

Publisher: Little, Brown, 2012

Synopsis

Mma Ramotswe and Mma Makutsi have always relied on the advice of the classic guide to their trade, The Principles of Private Detection. But who is the eminent author, Mr Clovis Andersen, and what if he were to come to Botswana? That seems a very unlikely possibility, and yet ...When Mr Andersen visits Botswana on holiday, he is delighted and intrigued to stumble across a roadside sign that reveals the existence of the No.1 Ladies' Detective Agency. Professional courtesy suggests that he call and announce himself. Meanwhile, Mma Makutsi and Phuti Radiphuti are embarking on married life and building a new house - a tricky business under any circumstances but especially hazardous when the name of the contractor is the Joy and Light Building Company.

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About the Author

Alexander McCall Smith is the author of over one hundred books on a wide array of subjects, including the award-winning The No.1 Ladies' Detective Agency series. He is also the author of the Isabel Dalhousie novels and the world's longest-running serial novel, 44 Scotland Street. His books have been translated into forty-six languages. Alexander McCall Smith is Professor Emeritus of Medical Law at the University of Edinburgh and holds honorary doctorates from thirteen universities. He was knighted by the King in 2024.

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From the Inside Flap

Mma Ramotswe, normally a sound and peaceful sleeper, finds her slumbers disturbed by a dream of a tall man beneath an acacia tree. But she is not quite ready to discover what this vision may portend.

Soon even Mma Makutsi, now in the first flush of married bliss, has to admit that untoward things are occurring around the No.1 Ladies' Detective Agency, not least with the construction of her new home. At Speedy Motors the irreproachable Fanwell finds himself in trouble with the law and, even more dramatically, the indomitable Mma Potokwani, defender of Botswana's weak and downtrodden, disappears from her post at the orphan farm. It is into all this that there steps the tall stranger of Mma Ramotswe's dream - now revealed as none other than Mr Clovis Andersen, author of The Principles of Private Detection and keeper of a surprising secret.

Mma Ramotswe is not easily frightened, and armed with courage, kindness and a keen instinct for the truth, she and Mma Makutsi venture into unknown territory to pursue the guilty and restore justice.

Edition details

• Publisher: Little, Brown
• Publication date: 2012
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1408702606
• ISBN 13: 9781408702604
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 272