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The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency

This first novel in Alexander McCall Smith₂s 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 ₃help people with problems in their lives.₄ Immediately upon setting up shop...

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Main Author: McCall Smith, Alexander, 1948-
Format: Books Print Book
Language: English
Published: New York : Anchor Books, 2002.
Edition: 1st Anchor Books ed.
Series: No. 1 Ladies Detective Agency series ; 1.
Subjects:
Ramotswe, Precious > (Fictitious character) > Fiction.
No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency (Imaginary organization) > Fiction.
Women private investigators > Botswana > Fiction.
Botswana > Fiction.
Mystery fiction > Botswana.
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Summary: This first novel in Alexander McCall Smith₂s 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 ₃help people with problems in their lives.₄ 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.
Physical Description: 235 p. ; 21 cm.
ISBN: 1400034779 (pbk.)
1400031346 (pbk.)
Author Notes: Alexander McCall Smith was born on August 24, 1948 in Zimbabwe. He was a professor of medical law at the University of Edinburgh, but he left in 2005 to focus on his writing. He has written over 60 books, including specialist academic titles including Forensic Aspects of Sleep and The Criminal Law of Botswana, short story collections including Portuguese Irregular Verbs, and children's books including The Perfect Hamburger. He is best known for the No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency series. He also writes the Corduroy Mansions, Isabel Dalhousie and 44 Scotland Street series.

He has received numerous awards, including The Crime Writers' Association Dagger in the Library Award and the 2004 United Kingdom's Author of the Year Award. His book, The Full Cupboard of Life, received the Saga Award for Wit in the United Kingdom. In 2007, he received a CBE for his services in literature.

(Bowker Author Biography)

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