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Author
Publisher
Anchor Books
Pub. Date
2002
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 6.1 - AR Pts: 10
Physical Desc
227p. 21cm.
Language
English
Description
The quick-witted, good-natured detective Mma "Precious" Ramotswe shines in this irresistible bestseller. Between intriguing new cases and troubling personal developments, Precious' hands are full. The four Miss Beauty and Integrity pageant finalists may have questionable moral fiber, and the brother of an important government worker has allegedly been poisoned. On top of all that, Precious' reliable fiancé might be hiding something.
Author
Series
No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency volume 11
Publisher
Pantheon Books
Pub. Date
2010
Physical Desc
211 p. ; 22 cm.
Language
English
Description
In this story, Precious Ramotswe deals with issues of mistaken identity and great fortune against the beautiful backdrop of Botswana's remote and striking Okavango Delta. Mma Ramotswe and Mma Makutsi head to a safari camp to carry out a delicate mission on behalf of a former guest who has left one of the guides a large sum of money. But once they find their man, Precious begins to sense that something is not right. To make matters worse, shortly before...
Author
Publisher
Pantheon Books
Pub. Date
c2008
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 6 - AR Pts: 10
Physical Desc
214 p. ; 22 cm.
Language
English
Description
Under the endless skies of Botswana, there is always something Mma Ramotswe can do to help someone and here she finds herself assisting a woman looking for her family. The problem is the woman doesn't know her real name or whether any of her family members are still alive. Meanwhile, Mma Makutsi is the recipient of a beautiful new bed that causes more than a few sleepless nights. And, at Tlokweng Road Speedy Motors, Mr. J.L.B. Matekoni has come under...
Author
Publisher
Pantheon Books
Pub. Date
2013
Edition
First United States edition.
Physical Desc
242 pages ; 25 cm.
Language
English
Description
"The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency series is moving to the fall! In the latest book in the beloved best-selling series of mysteries set in Botswana, Mma Ramotswe is asked to help the proprietor of the Minor Adjustment Beauty Salon, who is having trouble with her business. The salon has suffered some unfortunate events, including face cream that burns the skin. Could someone be trying to put the salon out of business? Meanwhile, on the home front,...
Author
Series
No. 1 ladies' detective agency volume 21
Publisher
Pantheon Books
Pub. Date
c2020.
Edition
First United States edition.
Physical Desc
242 pages ; 25 cm.
Language
English
Description
"The next book in the perennially adored No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency series sees Precious Ramotswe calling upon all her maternal instincts when she's faced with a two-ton case. They say it takes a village to raise a child, but can Mma Ramotswe and the rest of the No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency come together to raise a pipsqueak pachyderm? We may find out in this novel. We may not. Who can say?"--
Author
Series
An Isabel Dalhousie novel volume 13
Publisher
Random House Large Print
Pub. Date
c2020.
Edition
First large print edition.
Physical Desc
342 pages (large print) ; 21 cm.
Language
English
Description
"One of the author's most beloved characters is back--and once again she will have to call upon her powers of deduction and her unflappable moral code to unravel a new philosophical mystery. In Edinburgh, rumors and gossip abound. But Isabel well knows that such things can't be taken at face value. Still, the latest whispers hint at mysterious goings-on, and who but Isabel can be trusted to get to the bottom of them? At the same time, she must deal...
