• Abacus
  • 9780349117737
  • $19.99
  • Paperback - B Format
  • February 2008
  • 240 pages
  • Modern & contemporary fiction (post c 1945)

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The Good Husband Of Zebra Drive

The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency Vol 8

Alexander McCall Smith

The eighth instalment of Alexander McCall Smith's wonderful No.1 Ladies' Detective Agency series.

As winter turns to spring across the red earth, acacia trees and slow green rivers of Botswana, all is not quite as it should be on Zebra Drive, home to Mma Ramotswe and her beloved husband Mr J. L. B. Matekoni. At the No.1 Ladies' Detective Agency there are the usual number of cases to be pursued, from persistent theft at Teenie Magama's printing works to the rather more serious case of three suspicious deaths at the Mochudi hospital, but there is discontent among the ranks.

It is bad enough that Mr Matekoni's apprentice Charlie is off on another escapade and Mma Makutsi's impending marriage threatens her happy working relationship with Mma Ramotswe. And when in trying to prove himself a worthy husband Mr J. L. B. Matekoni himself decides to try a little detective work, disaster looms.

Tender, witty and wise, the latest instalment in the lives of Alexander McCall's Smith's extended Botswana family instructs us with familiar modesty in the importance of trust, love, not judging by appearances and what really makes a good husband.

About the Author

Alexander McCall Smith is the author of over eighty books on a wide array of subjects. For many years he was Professor of Medical Law at the University of Edinburgh and served on national and international bioethics bodies. Then in 1999 he achieved global recognition for his award-winning No.1 Ladies' Detective Agency series and thereafter devoted his time to the writing of fiction, including the 44 Scotland Street and the von Igelfeld series. His books have been translated into forty-six languages. He lives in Edinburgh with his wife Elizabeth, a doctor.

Previous Books:
The Forgotten Affairs of Youth, Bertie Plays the Blues, A Conspiracy of Friends, The Limpopo Academy of Private Detection, The Saturday Big Tent Wedding Party, The Cleverness of Ladies

Other titles by Alexander McCall Smith

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