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Series
The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency volume 24
Publisher
Pantheon Books
Physical Desc
239 pages ; 25 cm.
Language
English
Description
"This latest installment of the beloved No. 1 Ladies Detective Agency series finds Botswana's premier detective agency as busy as ever, with no shortage of sensitive situations requiring Mma Ramotswe's keen eye and discerning input. Through it all, Mma Ramotswe will demonstrate that there are solutions to all manner of difficulties, there to be discovered as long as one is led by kindness, grace, and logic, and can rely on the wise counsel of close...
Author
Series
Publisher
Pantheon Books
Edition
First United States edition.
Physical Desc
227 pages ; 25 cm.
Language
English
Description
"The delightful seventeenth installment of the ever-popular, perennially best-selling No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency series Precious Ramotswe, Botswana's premier lady detective, is a little short on help. The co-director of the agency, Grace Makutsi, is busy with her own case, her client none other than their erstwhile assistant, Mr. Polopetsi, who has unwittingly involved himself in a pyramid scheme. The agency's other assistant, Charlie, may also...
Author
Series
The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency volume Book 19
Publisher
Pantheon Books
Pub. Date
[2018]
Edition
First United States edition.
Physical Desc
228 pages ; 25 cm.
Language
English
Description
Precious Ramotswe dips her toe into the world of politics in the newest addition to the beloved and best-selling No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency series. When Mma Potokwane suggests to Mma Ramotswe that she run for a seat on the City Council, Mma Ramotswe is at first unsure. But when she learns about the proposed construction of the flashy Big Fun Hotel next to a graveyard, she allows herself to be persuaded. Her opponent is none other than Violet Sephotho,...
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Series
Publisher
Pantheon
Physical Desc
227 pages ; 25 cm.
Language
English
Description
"Precious Ramotswe learns valuable lessons about first impressions and forgiveness in this latest installment of the beloved and best-selling No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency series. Mma Ramotswe and Mma Makutsi are approached by their part-time colleague, Mr. Polopetsi, with a troubling story: a woman, accused of being rude to a valued customer, has been wrongly dismissed from her job at an office furniture store. Never one to let an act of injustice...
Author
Publisher
Wheeler PUblishing
Pub. Date
2020.
Edition
Large print.
Physical Desc
pages 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
Publisher
Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group
Pub. Date
2003
Language
English
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NATIONAL BESTSELLER • Fans around the world adore the bestselling No. 1 Ladies’ Detective Agency series and its proprietor, Precious Ramotswe, Botswana’s premier lady detective. In this charming series, Mma Ramotswe—with help from her loyal associate, Grace Makutsi—navigates her cases and her personal life with wisdom, good humor, and the occasional cup of tea.
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Author
Series
The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency volume 24
Publisher
Pantheon Books
Pub. Date
[2023]
Edition
First United States edition.
Physical Desc
239 pages ; 25 cm.
Language
English
Description
"This latest installment of the beloved No. 1 Ladies Detective Agency series finds Botswana's premier detective agency as busy as ever, with no shortage of sensitive situations requiring Mma Ramotswe's keen eye and discerning input. Through it all, Mma Ramotswe will demonstrate that there are solutions to all manner of difficulties, there to be discovered as long as one is led by kindness, grace, and logic, and can rely on the wise counsel of close...
Author
Publisher
Pantheon Books
Edition
1st American ed.
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 6.4 - AR Pts: 10
Physical Desc
198 p. ; 22 cm.
Language
English
Description
Worrying about her upcoming marriage, Precious Ramotswe is confronted by the challenges of running her No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency and an investigation into the would-be suitors of a wealthy woman to determine if any are fortune hunters.
Author
Publisher
Pantheon Books
Pub. Date
2006
Edition
1st American ed.
Physical Desc
227 p. : ill. ; 22 cm.
Language
English
Description
Precious Ramotswe and her assistant, Grace Makutsi, investigate local advice columnist Aunty Emang, who may be linked to trouble at a local medical clinic and the cobra that somehow ended up in Precious's office.
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 17
Publisher
Wheeler Publishing Large Print
Pub. Date
2016.
Physical Desc
373 pages (large print) ; 23 cm.
Language
English
Description
Helping Mr. Polopetsi with an entanglement in a pyramid scheme and Charlie with a dubious romance, an unassisted Precious Ramotswe tackles the case of a young Canadian woman who would find a long-lost acquaintance from her Botswana childhood.