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  Precious Ramotswe: Book 1

  The No.1 Ladies' Detective Agency

  by Alexander McCall Smith

  This first novel in Alexander McCall Smith’s 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 “help people with problems in their lives.” 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... (more)
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  The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency: Book 2

  Tears of the Giraffe

  by Alexander McCall Smith

  Precious Ramotswe is the eminently sensible and cunning proprietor of the only ladies’ detective agency in Botswana. In Tears of the Giraffe she tracks a wayward wife, uncovers an unscrupulous maid, and searches for an American man who disappeared into the plains many years ago. In the midst of resolving uncertainties, pondering her impending marriage to a good, kind man, Mr. J. L. B. Matekoni, and the promotion... (more)
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  The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency: Book 4

  The Kalahari Typing School for Men

  by Alexander McCall Smith

  The No. 1 Ladies’ Detective Agency For All Confidential Matters and Inquiries Satisfaction Guaranteed for all Parties Under Personal Management The phenomenal success of The No. 1 Ladies Detective Agency continues with the bestselling Kalahari Typing School for Men, the fourth book in the series. Mma Precious Ramotswe is content. Her business is well established with many satisfied customers, and in her... (more)
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  The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency: Book 3

  Morality for Beautiful Girls

  by Alexander McCall Smith

  THE NO.1 LADIES' DETECTIVE AGENCY published in 1998, introduced the world to the one and only Precious Ramotswe, the engaging and sassy owner of Botswana's only detective agency. TEARS OF THE GIRAFFE took us further into this world, and now, continuing the adventures of Mma Ramotswe, MORALITY FOR BEAUTIFUL GIRLS, finds her expanding her business to take in the world of car repair and a beauty pageant. Alexander... (more)
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  The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency: Book 5

  The Full Cupboard of Life

  by Alexander McCall Smith

  In the fifth book in the prodigiously successful series, traditionally built, eminently sensible Mma Precious Ramotswe continues her enterprise at the No. 1 Ladies’ Detective Agency in Gaborone, Botswana, a country that is indeed fortunate. Still engaged to the estimable Mr J.L.B. Matekoni, Mma Ramotswe understands that she should not put too much pressure on him, as he has other concerns, especially a... (more)
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  The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency: Book 10

  Tea Time for the Traditionally Built

  by Alexander McCall Smith

  The latest installment of this universally beloved and best-selling series finds Precious Ramotswe in personal need of her own formidable detection talents . . . . Mma Ramotswe’s ever-ready tiny white van has recently developed a rather disturbing noise. Of course, Mr. J.L.B. Matekoni–her estimable husband and one of Botswana’s most talented mechanics––is the man to turn to for help. But Precious suspects he... (more)
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  The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency: Book 7

  Blue Shoes and Happiness

  by Alexander McCall Smith

  From universally beloved author Alexander McCall Smith, comes this seventh installment in the bestselling No. 1 Ladies’ Detective Agency series featuring Botswana’s best-loved detective. Life is good for Mma Ramotswe as she sets out with her usual resolve to solve people’s problems, heal their misfortunes, and untangle the mysteries that make life interesting. And life is never dull on Tlokweng Road. A new and... (more)
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  The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency: Book 6

  In the Company of Cheerful Ladies

  by Alexander McCall Smith

  Precious Ramotswe, that cheerful Botswanan private investigator of 'traditional build', is well-known to millions across the world through the best-selling No.1 Ladies' Detective Agency series. Those who have been following her exploits in five previously published novels will soon be able to savour the next instalment, in which, as usual, circumstances are never as straightforward as they seem and events take a... (more)
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  The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency: Book 9

  The Miracle at Speedy Motors

  by Alexander McCall Smith

  In the latest installment of this infinitely enjoyable and best-selling series, Precious Ramotswe is doing what she does best--helping people with their problems and enjoying the simple pleasures of life. Mma Ramotswe is busy investigating her latest case: a woman who is looking for her family. The problem is, the woman doesn't know her real name of whether any members of her family are now living. Meanwhile,... (more)
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  The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency: Book 8

  The Good Husband of Zebra Drive

  by Alexander McCall Smith

  In the life of Precious Ramotswe–a woman duly proud of her fine traditional build–there is rarely a dull moment, and in the latest installment in the universally beloved No. 1 Ladies’ Detective Agency series there is much happening on Zebra Drive and Tlokweng Road. Mma Ramotswe is experiencing staffing difficulties. First Mr. J.L.B. Mate-koni asks to be put in charge of a case involving an errant husband. But can... (more)
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  The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency: Book 1

  The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency (Today Show Book Club #8)

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  A Carrion Death: Introducing Detective Kubu

  by Michael Stanley

  Smashed skull, snapped ribs, and a cloying smell of carrion. Leave the body for the hyenas to devour no body, no case. But when Kalahari game rangers stumble on a human corpse midmeal, it turns out the murder wasn't perfect after all. Enough evidence is left to suggest foul play. Detective David "Kubu" Bengu of the Botswana Criminal Investigation Department is assigned to the case. The detective's... (more)
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  The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency 5-Book Boxed Set

  by Alexander McCall Smith

  Alexander McCall Smith is the author of the huge international phenomenon, The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency, and The Sunday Philosophy Club series. He was born in what is now known as Zimbabwe and he was a law professor at the University of Botswana and at Edinburgh University. He lives in Scotland, where in his spare time he is a bassoonist in the RTO (Really Terrible Orchestra). From the Trade Paperback... (more)
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  Twenty Chickens For A Saddle: The Story of an African Childhood

  by Robyn Scott

  A glorious new voice on Africa, Robyn Scott's adventures growing up in Botswana in a loving but eccentric family will be one of the season's most talked-about memoirs Robyn Scott's story of moving at the age of seven to Botswana with her adventure-seeking parents is described by Alexander McCall Smith as "beautifully written" and "acutely observed." It is that and more. Twenty Chickens for a Saddle is an... (more)
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  Tea Time for the Traditionally Built: The New No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency Novel

  by Alexander McCall Smith

  The 10th! instalment in this infinitely enjoyable series finds the ever-charming, ever-resourceful Mma Ramostwe helping people, and vans, with problems in their lives. Mma Ramotswe’s tiny white van has developed a disturbing noise. But having made numerous repairs to the van over the years, Mr J.L.B. Matekoni – her estimable husband and mechanic nonpareil – sells it without telling her and presents her with a... (more)
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  The Second Death of Goodluck Tinubu: A Detective Kubu Mystery

  by Michael Stanley

  Two vicious murders, only hours apart Normally a peaceful wilderness retreat, the Jackalberry bush camp has suddenly become a ghastly crime scene—and the details are still emerging when Detective David "Kubu" Bengu is assigned to the case. Zimbabwean teacher Goodluck Tinubu and another tourist have been found bludgeoned to death, while another guest at the camp—rumored to be a dissident wanted in... (more)
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  The Good Husband of Zebra Drive [GOOD HUSBAND OF ZEBRA DRIV 7D]

  by Alexander(Author) ; Lecat, Lisette(Narrated by) McCall Smith

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  The Good Husband of Zebra Drive

  by Alexander McCall Smith

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  In the Company of Cheerful Ladies (No. 1 Ladies Detective Agency)

  by Alexander Mccall Smith

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  Tea Time for the Traditionally Built [Large Print]: 16 Point

  by Alexander McCall Smith

  This publication is not for sale to libraries. It is a troublesome fact on which even Mma Ramotswe and her assistant Mma Makutsi agree: there are things that men know and ladies do not, and vice versa. It is unfortunate, for example, when Mma Ramotswe's newest client is the big-shot owner of the ailing Kalahari Swoopers, that one thing lady detectives know very little about is football. And when the glamorous... (more)