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In the company of cheerful ladies [LP]

Handling a busy case load at The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency and contending with an intruder in her home, Mma Ramotswe has plenty on her mind. So when her unfortunate past returns to haunt her, she is happy her husband, Mr. J.L.B. Matekoni, is distracted as well. It seems one of his apprentices a...

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Main Author: McCall Smith, Alexander, 1948-
Format: Books Print Book Large Print
Language:English
Published: New York : Random House Large Print, c2004.
Edition:1st large print ed.
Series:McCall Smith, Alexander, 1948- No. 1 Ladies Detective Agency series ; 6.
Subjects:
No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency (Imaginary organization) > Fiction.
Ramotswe, Precious > (Fictitious character) > Fiction.
Women private investigators > Botswana > Fiction.
Botswana > Fiction.
Mystery fiction.
Large print books.
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Summary:Handling a busy case load at The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency and contending with an intruder in her home, Mma Ramotswe has plenty on her mind. So when her unfortunate past returns to haunt her, she is happy her husband, Mr. J.L.B. Matekoni, is distracted as well. It seems one of his apprentices at Tlokweng Road Speedy Motors has raced off with an older, wealthy woman.
Physical Description:407 p. (large print) ; 22 cm.
ISBN:0375433597
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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