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Author
Series
No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency volume 16
Publisher
Pantheon Books
Pub. Date
[2015]
Language
English
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Author
Pub. Date
2008.
Language
English
Formats
Description
Precious Ramotswe, the first female private detective in Botswana, juggles problems at home and at work when her husband is taken in by a doctor who promises a miracle cure for his daughter's medical condition, and Precious agrees to help a client who does not know her real name try to find a possibly non-existent family.
Author
Series
No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency volume 12
Publisher
Pantheon Books
Pub. Date
2011.
Language
English
Description
At a remote cattle post south of Gaborone two cows have been killed, and Precious Ramotswe, Botswana’s No. 1 Lady Detective, is hired by fearful client, himself a suspect. She and secretary Grace Makutsi, wooed by Phuti Radiphuti, both see her old white van. Mr J.L.B. Matekoni’s apprentice runs away under pressure to wed. Violet Sephotho runs for the Botswana Parliament.
Author
Publisher
Pantheon Books
Pub. Date
2006.
Language
English
Description
Precious Ramotswe, owner of The No. 1 Ladies Detective Agency in Botswana, finds herself with multiple mysteries on her hands, not the least of which is the failure of her assistant Grace Makutsi's fiance to show up for his and Grace's regular dinner date.
Author
Publisher
Pantheon Books
Pub. Date
2010.
Language
English
Description
Precious Ramotswe and Grace Makutsi, of the No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency, travel to a safari lodge in the Okavango Delta to find an heir to an unexpected legacy, while also working on cases involving adultery, a greedy girlfriend, and Grace's fiancée's controlling aunt.
Author
Series
No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency volume 20
Publisher
Pantheon Books
Pub. Date
2019.
Language
English
Description
"Mma Ramotswe reconnects with an old friend who has been having problems with her daughter. Though Precious feels compelled to lend a hand, she discovers that getting involved in family affairs is always a delicate proposion. Mr. J.L.B. Matekoni finds himself embroiled in familial drama as well, when one of his clients asks for help evicting an unwanted houseguest who turns out to be the man's own brother. Elsewhere, Charlie and Fanwell are also involved...
Author
Publisher
Pantheon Books
Pub. Date
[2013]
Language
English
Description
"In the latest book in the series of mysteries set in Botswana, Mma Ramotswe is asked to help the proprietor of the Minor Adjustment Beauty Salon, who is having trouble with her business. The salon has suffered some unfortunate events, including face cream that burns the skin. Could someone be trying to put the salon out of business? Meanwhile, on the home front, Mma Makutsi is going to have a baby. But in Botswana--a land where family has always...
Author
Publisher
Pantheon Books
Pub. Date
[2016]
Language
English
Description
"The delightful seventeenth installment of the ever-popular, perennially best-selling No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency series Precious Ramotswe, Botswana's premier lady detective, is a little short on help. The co-director of the agency, Grace Makutsi, is busy with her own case, her client none other than their erstwhile assistant, Mr. Polopetsi, who has unwittingly involved himself in a pyramid scheme. The agency's other assistant, Charlie, may also...
Author
Publisher
Pantheon Books
Pub. Date
[2018]
Language
English
Description
"When Mma Potokwane suggests to Mma Ramotswe that she run for a seat on the Gaborone City Council, Mma Ramotswe is at first reluctant. But when she learns that developers plan to build the flashy Big Fun Hotel next to a graveyard, she allows herself to be persuaded. Her opponent is none other than Mma Makutsi's old nemesis, Violet Sephotho, who is in the pocket of the hotel developers. Although Violet is intent on using every trick in the book to...
Author
Publisher
Pantheon
Pub. Date
2017.
Language
English
Description
"Precious Ramotswe learns valuable lessons about first impressions and forgiveness in this latest installment of the beloved and best-selling No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency series. Mma Ramotswe and Mma Makutsi are approached by their part-time colleague, Mr. Polopetsi, with a troubling story: a woman, accused of being rude to a valued customer, has been wrongly dismissed from her job at an office furniture store. Never one to let an act of injustice...
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