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The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency(No. 1 Ladies Detective Agency (Paperback), #1)(Paperback)
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Description
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This first novel in Alexander McCall Smith's 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 "help people with problems in their lives." 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.
The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency received two Booker Judges' Special Recommendations and was voted one of the International Books of the Year and the Millennium by the "Times Literary Supplement."
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Reading Group Suggestion
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Amy Rosenfield -- Joseph-Beth Booksellers, Cleveland, OH
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"When the middle-aged Botswanan Mma Ramotswe inherits some money, she renovates an office, borrows a typewriter, and hires a secretary. What more do you need to open the No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency? This is the first in a series of surprising, insightful, and charming mysteries that book groups love to discuss."
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Product Details
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Publisher : Anchor Books
Published : 02/01/2003
Format : Paperback , pages 240
ISBN-10 : 1400034779
ISBN-13 : 9781400034772
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