The Back of the Book

In this third volume of The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency series, the irrepressible Precious Ramotswe faces supreme problems at home and at work.

With her detective agency in financial difficulty, Mma Ramotswe takes the hard decision to share offices with her husband-to-be, Mr J L B Matekoni. But even though Tlokweng Road Speedy Motors could do with a little help, it is Mr Matekoni himself who requires her attention ...

If that wasn't enough, the agency is facing some of its most puzzling cases: the government offical whose sister-in-law is trying to poison his brother; the beauty pageant whose contestants aren't as good as their looks; and the strange young boy, found naked and wild, and smelling of lion ...

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Availables Box 2

Reserved for colanne

RABCK

Reserved by laura0141 for my NSS(BTS)SS 2006 partner! Hope you enjoy it!
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I was lucky enough to receive *two* NSS parcels. One envelope contained this book along with The Kalahari Typing School for Men (number 4 in the series). The other contained a bar of white Green & Black’s, and a wonderful assortment of stationery: a Bookcrossing notepad, a purple pencil sharpener, some mini highlighters, some glittery gel pens, a pack of bright pink clips and mini sellotape reels, and pink pencils and a rubber with a design of bright circles. I love it all! And the stationery was all wrapped up in shiny blue paper, and came with a card that says I am to expect a *third* parcel shortly!!

I haven’t read any of the books in this series but have heard very good things about it, and I’m looking forward to immersing myself in these tales of Botswanan life.

I’m overwhelmed by Colanne’s generosity – thank you so much! It’s all wonderful. And a special thanks for organising the whole NSSBTSSS too.

I loved No 1 Ladies Detective Agency and Tears of the Giraffe so much that as soon as I finished them I started to read this, the third in the series. I loved it just as much, but found the focus had changed ever so slightly in that it’s a little darker than the others. Actually, "darker" is probably the wrong word, but Mma Ramotswe encounters more problems, both financially and in relationships. I don’t want to say too much in case I spoil it for any subsequent readers! The overriding theme, however, is McCall Smith’s (and his characters’) love for Africa.

There’s more about the author here and a reading group guide here.

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Picked this up in Cafe Nero this morning!