THE NO. 1 LADIESâ DETECTIVE AGENCY - Book 1
Fans around the world adore the bestselling No. 1 Ladiesâ Detective Agency series, the basis of the HBO TV show, and its proprietor Precious Ramotswe, Botswanaâs premier lady detective. In this charming series, Mma Ramotswe navigates her cases and her personal life with wisdom, and good humorânot to mention help from her loyal assistant, Grace Makutsi, and the occasional cup of tea.
This first novel in Alexander McCall Smithâs widely acclaimed The No. 1 Ladies Detective Agency series tells the story of the delightfully cunning and enormously engaging Precious Ramotswe, who is drawn to her profession to âhelp people with problems in their lives.â Immediately upon setting up shop in a small storefront in Gaborone, she 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 a missing eleven-year-old boy, who may have been snatched by witchdoctors.
The No. 1 Ladiesâ Detective Agency received two Booker Judgesâ Special Recommendations and was voted one of the International Books of the Year and the Millennium by the Times Literary Supplement.
The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency received two Booker Judges' Special Recommendations and was voted one of the International Books of the Year and the Millennium by the Times Literary Supplement.
Categories:
- Literature & Fiction
- Humor & Satire
- Humorous
- Humor & Satire
Publisher : Anchor
Author : McCall Smith, Alexander
Language : English
Edition : Reprint
Published :2003-02-06
Number Of Pages : 256
Binding : Paperback
ISBN-10 : 1400034779
ISBN-13 : 9781400034772
Item weight : 0.51 lb
Dimensions : 0.75 in x 5.2 in x 7.91 in
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