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- Little, Brown Audio
No. 1 Ladies' Detective, Fiction, Modern & contemporary fiction (post c 1945), Crime & mystery
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Little, Brown Audio
- Paperback Jan 8, 2009 | 9780349119953 | RRP $22.99 Buy Now
- e-Book Sep 4, 2008 | 9780748110148 | RRP $11.99 Buy Now
- Audiobook Mar 3, 2008 | 9781405504119 | RRP $28.99 Buy Now
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* The ninth book in the No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency series; Little, Brown are publishing in hardback
BOOK 9 IN THE BELOVED NO.1 LADIES' DETECTIVE AGENCY SERIES
The one with the poison pen letter . . .
For the first time in her career as Botswana's no. 1 lady detective, Mma Ramotswe suffers a blow to her faith in the goodness of humanity (and of her neighbours in particular) when she receives a threatening letter. But she does not let this swerve her from the sad plight of an orphan who hopes to find her true family. Meanwhile, at Zebra Drive, Mma Ramotswe's beloved husband Mr J. L. B. Matekoni is also searching for an expensive miracle for their own foster daughter Motholeli.
'Exceptional charm' Daily Mail
'As fluent and gracious as ever' Sunday Times
'Irresistible - there will indeed be miracles' New York Times Book Review
Praise for The Miracle At Speedy Motors
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The books possess a beguiling simplicity that is hard to convey without making them seem fey, when in fact they are direct, vivid and down-to-earth ... what he achieves in his No.1 Ladies - Detective Agency novels is the depiction in the lives of his main characters of a benign system of morality - derived by Mma Ramotswe from the old-fashioned ways of doing things
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DAILY TELEGRAPH - Nothing spoils [McCall Smith s] vision of Botswana as a place where decent people triumph over mischief-makers
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SUNDAY TIMES - ** 'The writing is as fluent and gracious as ever, and charmingly conveys the practical wisdom of much of African life
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SUNDAY TELEGRAPH - ** 'Written with the gentleness of its predecessors and with a charm that is quite exceptional in modern detective fiction
Alexander McCall Smith
Following a distinguished career as a Professor of Medical Law, Alexander McCall Smith has turned to writing full-time. He is the author of over eighty books on a wide array of subjects, and his books have been translated into forty-six languages. He lives in Edinburgh with his wife.
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