aus der Reihe Abacus'> 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 ...

The continued adventures of Precious Ramotswe with this new episode in the series begun with the hugely successful )The No.1 Ladies' Detective Agency( and continued in )Tears of the Giraffe(. McCall Smith's books have now sold over 1 million copies and garnered a host of awards including two Booker Judges' Special Recommendations.
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The second in "The No.1 Ladies' Detective Agency" series, which introduced Precious Ramotswe, sassy owner of Botswana's only detective agency, this title takes readers further into Precious' world. Among her cases this time are wayward wives, unscrupulous maids, and the challenge to resolve a mother's pain for her long-lost son.
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The fifth book in McCall-Smith's phenomenally successful detective series that began with )The No.1 Ladies' Detective Agency(. Mma Ramotswee is still wondering when her wedding day will be named, but her fiance, Mr Matekoni has other things on his mind. "Highly amusing, intelligent and heart-warming" )Scotland On Sunday(
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The fourth volume in this hugely successful series, following the investigations of Botswanan detective, Precious Ramotswe. This time, Mme Ramotswe has competition when the Satisfaction Guarantee Detective Agency sets up for business. Over 1 million books in the series, which began with )The No.1 Ladies' Detective Agency( have been sold in the US alone.
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The sixth title in the ever popular series, )No.1 Ladies' Detective Agency(, following Precious Ramotswe, the cheerful Botswanian private investigator. Both entertaining and moving, this is another masterpiece of comic understatement and an affectionate homage to Botswana and its people. "The author's art has the merits of simplicity, euphony and precision. This is art that conceals art" )The Sunday Telegraph(
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Britischer Humor vom Feinsten: voller Situationskomik, skurrilen Abenteuern und faszinierenden Begegnungen im geheimnisvollen Afrika. Immer wieder stockt Will Randall der Atem, wenn er Elefanten begegnet. Und seit er in Botswana als Lehrer arbeitet, trifft er täglich auf die Riesen. Weniger Herzrasen bereiten ihm da seine sechsjährigen Schüler, die mit Feuereifer lernen und ebensolcher Begeisterung Fußball spielen. Um ihr ...

Now that she is finally and happily married to her long-term suitor Mr J.L.B. Matekoni, Mma Ramotswe of the No. 1 Ladies Detective Agency of Botswana might have expected life to grow more sedate. But the many problems that lead customers to Mma Ramotswe's door seem, if anything, to have multiplied, and no sooner has she settled her traditionally built person into the married state than she finds herself looking into several troublesome matters ...

Precious Ramotswe, traditionally built owner of the No.1 Ladies' Detective Agency, feels that her tiny white van, which has carried her about her business with such steadfastness and reliability should be replaced by a more modern vehicle, what with the suspension on one side (hers) being in such a bad way. Precious's usually loyal husband, the wonderful Mr J. L. B. Matekoni, takes a different view. Alongside day-to-day matters - such as Mma ...

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aus der Reihe The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency'> Mma Ramotswe betreibt die einzige Frauen-Detektei Botswanas, wo sie sich mit Intuition und Menschenkenntnis der heiklen Fälle ihrer Klienten annimmt. Der britische Erfolgsautor setzt mit diesem Roman seine "New York Times""-Bestseller-Reihe fort und stellt "sein außerordentliches Talent zum Geschichten erzählen und seine bestechende Kenntnis des afrikanischen Alltags unter Beweis" (Los Angeles Times). Nicht selten drehen sich die ...