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Book description:

It is a troublesome fact on which even Mma Ramotswe and her assistant Mma Makutsi agree: there are things that men know and ladies do not, and vice versa. It is unfortunate, for example, when Mma Ramotswe's newest client is the big-shot owner of the ailing Kalahari Swoopers, that one thing lady detectives know very little about is football. And when the glamorous Violet Sephotho sets her sights on Mma Makutsi's unsuspecting fiance, it becomes exasperatingly clear that some men do not know how to recognise a ruthless Jezebel even when she is bouncing up and down on the best bed in the Double Comfort Furniture Shop.

In her attempt to foster understanding between the sexes and find the traitor on Mr Football's team, Mma Ramotswe ventures into new territory, drinks tea in unfamiliar kitchens and learns to trust in the observational powers of small boys. And, as wise and warm-hearted as his heroine, Alexander McCall Smith reminds us that we must dig deep to uncover the goodness of the human heart.

I got an email from my local bookshop this week. They know I like this series and contact me whenever the latest paperbook comes out. I picked it up today and now have a dilema; do I start it now or finish the book I am half way through first?

1. The No.1 Ladies Detective Agency
2. Tears of the Giraffe
3. Morality for Beautiful Girls
4. The Kalahari Typing School for Men
5. The Full Cupboard of Life
6. In the Company of Cheerful Ladies
7. Blue Shoes and Happiness
8. The Good Husband of Zebra Drive
9. The Miracle at Speedy Motors
10. Tea Time for the Traditionally Built
11. The Double Comfort Safari Club
12. The Saturday Big Tent Party
13. The Limpopo Academy of Private Detection
14. The minor Adjustment Beauty Salon

They are all paperbacks of the same size: 12.5cm x 19.5cm x 1.5cm, 231g

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I could not hold out.

There is sweet warm-hearted charm about these books. I do not know why they are classified as mysteries when really it is all about the characters and their relationships. Mma Ramotswe has to deal with the loss of her beloved van, while the love she has for her husband comes shining through. Mma Makutsi is still a very insecure woman, who I admit I do not always sympathise with, but she is a person who knows what she thinks and sticks to it, and that I do admire

I am moving from the UK to China - hence why not a lot of time to read recently.

This book will be in a box being picked up tomorrow, and hopefully I will see it again in about 3 months time on the other side of the world.

This book has survived its ocean voyage in a container ship from the UK and has successfully met up with me here in China - much sooner than expected. Now it will be sitting in its new home waiting to travel again.

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2. Read the book as quick as you can (within 4 weeks if possible). Please put it ahead of any other books, except other bookrings/rays that arrived first. If you need more time that is ok so long as you keep me informed, though a person who holds up a book without explanation may be left out for the remaining books.

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Participants so far: The order may change as new members join.

So far it is looking like this:

Ring open to new members who can fit the mailing order
NMReader US (US only) - withdrawn
sunfi US (Itnl) - withdrawn from spiral
Jonniboi - UK (UK)
wal-89 UK (UK/EUR)
Appelsiini Finland (Itnl)
lunatum Finland (Itnl)
greenbadger UK (Itnl)
Icila France (Itnl)
back to me in China

Posted along with previous book.
No pressure to read quickly; it's just more convenient for me to send them altogether while I am in the UK
Happy reading.

Thanks for this, I'll get around to reading these when I get the chance!

The tenth book in and we have finally found out the name of the second apprentice. It's about time. We also learn more about him. Fanwell is not as similar to Charlie as we all may have thought. Boys will be boys, as previous books have mentioned, he follows Charlie, and I never thought there would be anything remotely interesting behind him. However this book has shown that Fanwell follows his heart, he looks after his family, and is very good at identifying with people. Does he just put up a front when he is with Charlie, as he may think he's supposed to act that way? Guess the next books will reveal more about him.

I am sad to see the white van go, but this blue van could be intriguing, and I bet Mma Ramotswe will learn to love this new van... But I can't help wondering who took her old van, it sure was a quick sale...

On the detective side, it was all about football, and although I am much more knowledgeable on it than Mma Ramotswe and Mma Makutsi, I have no interest in it, and agree with the detectives that it's just kicking a ball around. However, I have to congratulate them on solving this one, it was good, and kept me gripped to the end.

I also liked the whole thing with Violet Sephotho. Very intriguing, and she's such a jealous person and I want to see how this vendetta continues.

Once again, I love returning to Botswana and these books definitely make me a much better person, but this whole football spin, failed to keep me entertained and it took me longer than I expected to finish it. I cannot wait to get on to reading the next book :)

Will send this out as soon as I can :)

Sent this book off, it's now in the post!

On it's way to Wal-89! :)

Arrived safely over the weekend. Have started the one before this, so hopefully won't be too long before I get around to this one.

This book well and truly got me back into the series. It seemed to reawaken my love for the series. There was enough going on to not get bored with the story and I loved some of the words of wisdom that were in there, I found myself telling friends and family how apt they were :) Thank you so much for sharing these books, I am looking forward to getting on with the next two but I have a few books in front of them, so may be a while, hope this is okay.

Will be posted to the next participant today, sorry for the delay; I have been very slow at reading recently! Hope you enjoy :)

This arrived yesterday with another Mma Ramotswe book. Thanks for sending! :)

Oh well, great minds think alike. I share Mma Ramotswes opinion about football so maybe that was the reason it took some time to finish this book. However, I'm glad I had patience to read it as there were some nice twists in the story, as always :)

Thanks for sharing this book, it will continue its journey next week!

This book continues its journey! :)

The book arrived safely. I have quite many ring books ahead of this, sorry...