ISBN: 030737839X
Author: Alexander McCall Smith
Language: English
Publisher: Pantheon Books; First Edition edition (March 22, 2011)
Pages: 213
Category: Humor
Subcategory: Humour
Rating: 4.1
Votes: 498
Size Fb2: 1790 kb
Size ePub: 1754 kb
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The Saturday Big Tent We. .has been added to your Cart. In this, the twelfth book of this series, Mma Precious Ramotswe, the proprietor of the No. 1 Ladies Detective Agency is hired to find who dun-it in the case of brutal attacks on a farmer's cattle.
The Saturday Big Tent We. As the client begins to show his true colors, Precious decides he is not particularly likable and perhaps even less truthful.
In this, the twelfth book of this series, Mma Precious Ramotswe, the proprietor of the No. He is; however, a client and is entitled to the best services of The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency. Travel with Precious Ramotswe as she tries to unravel the mystery. Mma Ramotswe's assistant, Grace Makutsi, is getting married very soon
No. 1 Ladies’ Detective Agency (Imaginary organization)-Fiction. Chapter One: The Memory of Lost Things. Chapter Two: The Charlie Problem. Chapter Three: You are the Lady to Help People.
No. Chapter Four: Rich People Have Many Cattle. Chapter Five: You Know a Girl Called Prudence?
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.
The No. 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
If you like series books, No. 1 Ladies Detective Agency books are just fun! . I bought this book because I am a fan of the series "The N. Ladies Detective Agency" and The Saturday Big Tent Wedding Party is the latest in the series. I was not disappointed
If you like series books, No. 1 Ladies Detective Agency books are just fun! I always enjoy reading books by Alexander McCall Smith. I can't figure out how he can take on the personality of a woman in Botswana, but I always feel like she is right there in the book. I was not disappointed. This latest book is as delightful as all the others in the series. I hope the author, Alexander McCall, continues to write more.
The twelfth book in the No. 1 Ladies’ Detective Agency series. As the countdown finally begins to Mma Makutsi’s wedding, all is not as it should be at the No. 1 Ladies’ Detective Agency. While investigating unpleasant occurrences on a southern cattle-post, Mma Ramotswe, always on the side of the underdog, has reason to reflect on Rule No. 3 of The Principles of Private Detection: never lie to the client.
This paragraph from page 92 of The Saturday Big Tent Wedding Party perfectly illustrates what I love about this series. On the surface it is a gently comedic mystery series in which blood is rarely spilled and almost no one dies (at least not from murder). I know some readers find it a series in which nothing seems to happen. she would always take the time to drink tea, to look at the sky, and to talk.
Smith Alexander McCall. Mma Ramotswe set up the No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency with the proceeds of the sale of her father's cattle. 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. Detective agencies rely on human intuition and intelligence, both of which Mma Ramotswe had in abundance. 1 LADIES’ DETECTIVE AGENCY - Book 12Fans around the world adore the best-selling No. 1 Ladies’ . 1 Ladies’ Detective Agency series and its proprietor, Precious Ramotswe, Botswana’s premier lady detective. Alexander McCall Smith is also the author of the Isabel Dalhousie series, the Portuguese Irregular Verbs series, the 44 Scotland Street series, and the Corduroy Mansions series. He is professor emeritus of medical law at the University of Edinburgh and has served on many national and international organizations concerned with bioethics.
THE NO. 1 LADIES’ DETECTIVE AGENCY - Book 12Fans around the world adore the best-selling 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.At a remote cattle post south of Gaborone two cows have been killed, and Precious Ramotswe, Botswana’s No. 1 Lady Detective, is asked to investigate by a rather frightened and furtive gentleman. It is an intriguing problem with plenty of suspects—including, surprisingly, her own client. To complicate matters, Mma Ramotswe is haunted by a vision of her dear old white van, and Grace Makutsi witnesses it as well. Is it the ghost of her old friend, or has it risen from the junkyard? In the meantime, one of Mr. J.L.B. Matekoni’s apprentices may have gotten a girl pregnant and, under pressure to marry her, has run away. Naturally, it is up to Precious to help sort things out. Add to the mix Violet Sephotho’s newly launched run for the Botswana Parliament and a pair of perfect wedding shoes—will wedding bells finally ring for Phuti Radiphuti and Grace Makutsi?—and we have a charming and delightful tale in the inimitable style of Alexander McCall Smith.
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