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The No. 1 Ladies Detective Agency / Alexander McCall Smith.
Record details
- ISBN: 1400031346 (pbk.)
- ISBN: 1400034779 (Trade)
- Physical Description: 235 p.
- Publisher: Toronto : Random House, c1998.
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| Subject: | Women private investigators > Fiction. Botswana > Fiction. |
| Genre: | Detective and mystery stories |
Available copies
- 1 of 1 copy available at Tsuga Consortium.
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- 0 current holds with 1 total copy.
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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
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| Stroud Branch | FIC McCal | 31681002544773 | FICTION | Available | - |
- Baker & Taylor
Working in Gaborone, Botswana, Precious Ramotswe investigates several local mysteries, including a search for a missing boy and the case of the clinic doctor with different personalities for different days of the week. - Baker & Taylor
Working in Gaborone, Botswana, sleuth Precious Ramotswe investigates several local mysteries, including a search for a missing boy and the case of the clinic doctor with different personalities for different days of the week. Reprint. 12,500 first printing. - Random House, Inc.
âThe Miss Marple of Botswana.â â The New York Times Book Review The introduction, discussion questions, suggested reading list, and author biography that follow are designed to enhance your groupâs discussion of Alexander McCall Smithâs The No. 1 Ladiesâ Detective Agency , the acclaimed novel that introduces Precious Ramotswe, one of the most unique and appealing characters in the entire mystery genre . - Random House, Inc.
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.
