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Tears
of the Giraffe
(paperback)
Precious Ramotswe is the eminently sensible and cunning
proprietor of the only ladies’ detective agency in Botswana.
In Tears of the Giraffe she tracks a wayward wife,
uncovers an unscrupulous maid, and searches for an American
man who disappeared into the plains many years ago. In the
midst of resolving uncertainties, pondering her impending
marriage to a good, kind man, Mr. J. L. B. Matekoni, and
the promotion of her talented secretary (a graduate of the
Botswana Secretarial College, with a mark of 97 per cent),
she also finds her family suddenly and unexpectedly increased
by two. Click here to read
an excerpt.
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Morality
for Beautiful Girls
(paperback)
In Morality for Beautiful Girls, Precious Ramotswe,
founder and owner of the only detective agency for the concerns
of both ladies and others, investigates the alleged poisoning
of the brother of an important “Government Man,” and the
moral character of the four finalists of the Miss Beauty
and Integrity Contest, the winner of which will almost certainly
be a contestant for the title of Miss Botswana. Yet her
business is having money problems, and when other difficulties
arise at her fiancé’s Tlokweng Road Speedy Motors,
she discovers the reliable Mr J.L.B. Matekoni is more complicated
then he seems.
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The
Kalahari Typing School for Men
(hardcover -- available April 2003)
In Morality for Beautiful Girls, Precious Ramotswe,
founder and owner of the only detective agency for the concerns
of both ladies and others, investigates the alleged poisoning
of the brother of an important “Government Man,” and the
moral character of the four finalists of the Miss Beauty
and Integrity Contest, the winner of which will almost certainly
be a contestant for the title of Miss Botswana. Yet her
business is having money problems, and when other difficulties
arise at her fiancé?’s Tlokweng Road Speedy Motors,
she discovers the reliable Mr J.L.B. Matekoni is more complicated
then he seems.
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Alexander
McCall Smith
Alexander McCall Smith is a professor of medical law at
Edinburgh University. He was born in what is now known as
Zimbabwe and taught law at the University of Botswana. He
is the author of over fifty books on a wide range of subjects,
including specialist titles such as Forensic Aspects
of Sleep and The Criminal Law of Botswana, children's
books such as The Perfect Hamburger, and a collection
of stories called Portuguese Irregular Verbs.
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