No.1 Ladies' Detective Agency #09: The Miracle at Speedy Motors

No.1 Ladies' Detective Agency #09: The Miracle at Speedy Motors
Alexander McCall Smith
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h198 x 126mm - 256pg
5 Feb 2009 UK
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9780349119953
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The ninth book in the No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency series; Little, Brown are publishing in hardback 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 Makutsi's dowry negotiations - there are more difficult problems for Mma Ramotswe to solve. A client, who was adopted, asks her to trace her biological family. But will Mma Ramotswe's searches bring happiness or something rather different, something rather frightening?

#01: No.1 Ladies' Detective Agency, The
#02: Tears of the Giraffe
#03: Morality for Beautiful Girls
#04: Kalahari Typing School for Men
#05: Full Cupboard of Life, The
#06: In the Company of Cheerful Ladies
#07: Blue Shoes and Happiness
#08: Good Husband of Zebra Drive, The
#09: The Miracle at Speedy Motors
#10: Tea Time for the Traditionally Built
#11: The Double Comfort Safari Club
#12: Saturday Big Tent Wedding Party, The
#13: Limpopo Academy of Private Detection, The
#14: Minor Adjustment Beauty Salon, The
#15: Handsome Man's De Luxe Cafe, The
#16: Woman Who Walked in Sunshine, The
#17: Precious and Grace
#18: House of Unexpected Sisters, The
#19: Colours of all the Cattle, The
#20: To the Land of Long Lost Friends
#21: How to Raise an Elephant
#22: Joy and Light Bus Company, The
#23: A Song of Comfortable Chairs
(Vol 1): 'The Daddy' and 'The Bone' (2 x CDs)
(Vol 2): 'The Maid' and 'Tears of the Giraffe' (2 x CDs)
(Vol 3): 'Chief Justice' and 'Confession' (2 x CDs)
(Vol 4): 'Kalahari Typing' and 'Admirer' (2 x CDs)
(Vol 5): 'How to Handle Men through Application of Psychology' & 'House of Hope' (2 x CDs)
(Vol 6): 'The Return of Note' and 'The Ceremony' (2 x CDs)
(Vol 7): 'There is No Such Thing as Free Food' and 'The Best' (2 x CDs)
(Vol 8): 'Very Rude Woman' and 'Talking Shoes' (2 x CDs)

'The books possess a beguiling simplicity that is hard to convey without making them seem fey, when in fact they are direct, vivid and down-to-earth ... what he achieves in his No.1 Ladies' Detective Agency novels is the depiction in the lives of his main characters of a benign system of morality - derived by Mma Ramotswe from the old-fashioned ways of doing things' DAILY TELEGRAPH 'Nothing spoils [McCall Smith's] vision of Botswana as a place where decent people triumph over mischief-makers' SUNDAY TIMES
Following a distinguished career as a Professor of Medical Law, Alexander McCall Smith has turned to writing full-time. He is the author of over sixty books on a wide array of subjects, and his books have been translated into forty-two languages. He lives in Edinburgh with his wife.
Status: Active
ISBN-13: 9780349119953
Published: 5 Feb 2009
Published In: United Kingdom
Imprint: Abacus
Publisher: Little, Brown Book Group
Format: Paperback
Height: 198mm
Width: 126mm
Pages: 256
Dewey: 823.914

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