Alexander McCall Smith. A Division of Random House, Inc. New York. Mma Ramotswe set up the No. 1 Ladies’ Detective Agency with the proceeds of the sale of her father’s cattle.

Alexander McCall Smith. He had owned a big herd, and had no other children; so every single beast, all one hundred and eighty of them, including the white Brahmin bulls whose grandparents he had bred himself, went to her.

The first book in The No. 1 Ladies’ Detective Agency series, first published 04 June 1998 by Polygon (Birlinn . Tears of the Giraffe: The No. 1 Ladies’ Detective Agency has become a huge success in Botswana, and its lead detective Precious Ramotswe is gaining quite the reputation. 1 Ladies’ Detective Agency series, first published 04 June 1998 by Polygon (Birlinn Ltd). Summer 2018 is the 20th anniversary of first publication of The N. Ladies’ Detective Agency. Among her cases are wayward wives and unscrupulous maids, plus the added excitement of Mma Ramotswe’s own impending marriage to that most gentlemanly of men, Mr .

Smith Alexander McCall What else does a detective agency really need? Detective agencies rely on human intuition and intelligence, both of which Mma Ramotswe had in abundance.

Smith Alexander McCall. Alexander McCall Smith The no. 1 ladies' detective agency THE NO. 1 LADIES' DETECTIVE AGENCY – This book is for Anne Gordon-Gillies in Scotland and for Joe and Mimi McKnight in Dallas, Texas CHAPTER ONE THE DADDYMMA RAMOTSWE had a detective agency in Africa, at the foot of Kgale Hill. These were its assets: a tiny white van, two desks, two chairs, a telephone, and an old typewriter. What else does a detective agency really need? Detective agencies rely on human intuition and intelligence, both of which Mma Ramotswe had in abundance. No inventory would ever include those, of course.

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The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency is a series of novels by Alexander McCall Smith set in Botswana and featuring the character Mma Precious Ramotswe. The series is named for the first novel, published in 1998. Nineteen novels have been published in the series between 1998 and 2018. Mma Precious Ramotswe is the main character in this series. The country of Botswana is in a sense a character as well, as it figures prominently in the stories

This first novel in Alexander McCall Smith's widely acclaimed The No. 1 Ladies Detective Agency series tells the . I just saw a talk by Alexander McCall Smith at the Washington Library. It took place when Bush was in office

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. It took place when Bush was in office. He spoke about "No 1 Ladies' Detective Agency" at length and he took questions. The no. 1 ladies' detective agency. This book is for. Anne Gordon-Gillies. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency with the proceeds of the sale of her father's cattle. 1 ladies' detective agency – This book is for.

The African-born author of more than 50 books, from children's stories (The Perfect Hamburger) to. .

The African-born author of more than 50 books, from children's stories (The Perfect Hamburger) to scholarly works (Forensic Aspects of Sleep), turns his talents to detection in this artful, pleasing novel about Mma (aka Precious) Ramotswe, Botswana 's one and only lady private detective.