Alexander Mccall Smith

No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency Series Volume 1: the No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency, Tears of the Giraffe, Morality for Beautiful Girls Alexander Mccall Smith

Publisher Marketing:"The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency" Mma Precious Ramotswe sets up a detective agency in Botswana on the edge of the Kalahari Desert, making her the only female detective in the country. At first, cases are hard to come by. But eventually, troubled people come to Precious with a variety of concerns. Potentially philandering husbands, seemingly schizophrenic doctors, and a missing boy who may have been killed by witch doctors all compel Precious to roam about in her tiny van, searching for clues. "Tears of the Giraffe" The clever proprietor of the only detective agency in all of Botswana, Mma Ramotswe is now engaged to Mr. J. L. B. Matekoni, the kind owner of Tlokweng Road Speedy Motors. This new development provokes a hostile reaction from Mr. J. L. B. Matekoni s unscrupulous maid, who quickly begins plotting the disintegration of the engagement. Despite all this, duty calls, and Mma Ramotswe is asked to help find an American woman s son, who has been missing in Africa for ten years. "Morality for Beautiful Girls" Between intriguing new cases and troubling personal developments, Precious hands are full. She personally investigates the claim of an important government worker, who suspects his brother is being poisoned. Meanwhile, assistant detective Mma Makutsi explores the moral fiber of four beauty pageant contestants. On top of all this, Precious reliable fiance finally shows a crack in his armor. Life is more difficult than ever at The No. 1 Ladies Detective Agency, but it s nothing a little clear thinking and a few mugs of bush tea can t handle." Review Citations: Ingram Advance 11/01/2005 pg. 71 (EAN 9780375423871, Hardcover) Wilson Fiction Catalog 01/01/2014 pg. 680 (EAN 9780375423871, Hardcover) Ingram Paperback Advance 07/01/2005 pg. 12 (EAN 9781400096886, Mass Market Paperbound) People Weekly 04/28/2008 pg. 53 (EAN 9781400096886, Mass Market Paperbound) Library Journal 01/01/2004 pg. 186 (EAN 9781402547386, Analog Audio Cassette) Entertainment Weekly 05/02/2003 pg. 73 (EAN 9781400034772, Paperback) Booksense '76 Reading Grp 04 05/01/2004 pg. 1 (EAN 9781400034772, Paperback) Newsweek 03/30/2009 pg. 56 (EAN 9781400034772, Paperback) Ebony 06/01/2009 pg. 45 (EAN 9781400034772, Paperback) Publishers Weekly 07/29/2002 pg. 57 (EAN 9781400031344, Paperback) Kirkus Reviews 06/01/2001 pg. 778 (EAN 9780748662524, Paperback) New York Times 01/27/2002 pg. 12 (EAN 9780748662524, Paperback) Contributor Bio:  McCall Smith, Alexander Alexander McCall Smith is best known for The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency series, beloved New York Times and international best sellers. A practicing professor of medical law and the author of over fifty books, ranging from children's fiction to folktales to The Criminal Law of Botswana, he lives in Edinburgh. Contributor Bio:  Lecat, Lisette Lisette Lecat's career began in her native South Africa, where she performed with the country's national theatres and several commercial companies and did extensive radio and voice-over work both commercially and for the SABC. She moved to Spain, where she continued her voice-over work in three languages, dubbing films for Vox de Espana. Later, in England and the United States, she resumed her theatre career while continuing to do wide-ranging voice-overs. Ms. Lecat is also a published playwright (under the name Ross). Her most recent work starred the veteran actress Julie Harris.