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The No.1 Ladies' Detective Agency
Mccall Smith
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Description for The No.1 Ladies' Detective Agency
Paperback. * A highly original 'detective' novel with unique setting and characters, this is the first of four 'Botswana' titles are both beautiful and charming. Series: No.1 Ladies' Detective Agency S. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: FF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 128 x 18. Weight in Grams: 194. Previously read copy, with some shelfwear
The one where it all begins
Mma Ramotswe is the proud proprietor of the finest ladies' detective agency in all Botswana (also the only one). She spends her time, with a cup of redbush tea beneath the acacia tree, waiting for clients. When they come along, whether it is to enquire after a missing spouse or check the identity of a long-lost father, it is not The Principles of Private Detection that helps her to solve cases but old-fashioned common sense and a warm-hearted ... Read more Show Less
The first book in the multi-million copy bestselling No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency series
The one where it all begins
Mma Ramotswe is the proud proprietor of the finest ladies' detective agency in all Botswana (also the only one). She spends her time, with a cup of redbush tea beneath the acacia tree, waiting for clients. When they come along, whether it is to enquire after a missing spouse or check the identity of a long-lost father, it is not The Principles of Private Detection that helps her to solve cases but old-fashioned common sense and a warm-hearted ... Read more Show Less
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
Abacus
Condition
Used, Good
Series
No.1 Ladies' Detective Agency
Number of Pages
240
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780349116754
SKU
KST0030830
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 2 to 4 working days
Ref
99-1
About Mccall Smith
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 ... Read more
Reviews for The No.1 Ladies' Detective Agency
Among the greatest comfort-reads of all time
Sunday Times
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
Immersing yourself in Precious Ramotswe's life seems to ... Read more
Sunday Times
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
Immersing yourself in Precious Ramotswe's life seems to ... Read more