The No.1 Ladies' Detective Agency
Registered by BookCrosser of Culemborg, Gelderland Netherlands on 11/29/2009
This Book is Currently in the Wild!
This Book is Currently in the Wild!
8 journalers for this copy...
Very pleasant (detective)stories set in Botswana.
Released 14 yrs ago (11/30/2009 UTC) at
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Thank you very much BookCrosser for this book by one of my favourite authors. I am really looking forward to reading this one again, as I am planning on reading the whole series in order. This was very generous of you. I really appreciate it.Amazon Editorial Review:
Wayward daughters. Missing Husbands. Philandering partners. Curious conmen. If you've got a problem, and no one else can help you, then pay a visit to Precious Ramotswe, Botswana's only - and finest - female private detective. Her methods may not be conventional, and her manner not exactly Miss Marple, but she's got warmth, wit and canny intuition on her side, not to mention Mr J. L. B. Matekoni, the charming proprietor of Tlokweng Road Speedy Motors. And Precious is going to need them all as she sets out on the trail of a missing child, a case that tumbles our heroine into a hotbed of strange situations and more than a little danger ...Delightfully different, THE NO.1 LADIES' DETECTIVE AGENCY offers a captivating glimpse of an unusual world.
What a great book! I thoroughly enjoyed reading it. Who wouldn't love Mma Ramotswe? She is such a character, and what a good detective! She solves all crimes easily! :)) I am going to be lending this book out to a group of friends who are not yet members of bookcrossing.(photo of author above)
I am now lending this book to my good friend Pam. I am not sure if Pam will leave a journal entry here to say she has the book. She might even decide to join bookcrossing. Who knows? Whatever happens I hope that she will enjoy the book as much as I did. I will be getting this book back afterwards so that I can lend it out to someone else who really wants to read it.
Thanks to the 'leaver' of this book I am back in reading after 9yrs of not being able to get
into books after being an avid reader. This book is an easy read, you can pick it up and
get back into it so easily and fun to read.
Thanks Book Crossing.
Pam.
into books after being an avid reader. This book is an easy read, you can pick it up and
get back into it so easily and fun to read.
Thanks Book Crossing.
Pam.
Pam returned this book to me. Now to find another reader for it.
I am reserving this for fellow Bookcrosser, dutch-book. Will send her a PM first to make sure she still wants to read it.
I just braved a wind storm to walk to the local postoffice to get this book posted to dutch-book. Yes, the weather today is absolutely awful with strong, whistling winds, bending and swaying trees, and leaves blowing into your face!! I opened the front door of our house to see a big pile of leaves on the doormat. When I stepped outside my foot disappeared into them! Here's a pic of the leaves, taken of my view of them as I opened the front door.
Anyway this book is at long last on its way to you dutch-book. Did I ever tell you that I sometimes enclose things in books? I have found a few websites online and lots of notes about the things people have found inside books. So sometimes I put something inside myself to travel with the book. I have enclosed my train ticket from August 2010 when I travelled by train and ferry, with my daughter, to England! Let's see how far it travels in the future!
I hope you will like this book as much as I did! I like the story, and the author's style of writing, and his humour, so much that I bought a copy of this book for myself to go into my permanent collection.
ENJOY!
Footnote:
I also enclosed a card sent to me by JulesPaige to be signed by you and then sent on to another BookCrosser. (Apparently inspired by my Message in a Bottle notes in the forum!) I hope that's ok by you to continue this chain message. I ended up receiving THREE of them, but I have only sent you ONE!
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This book was released as part of the following release challenge in the online BookCrossing Release Challenges forum:
'Keep Them Moving 2011 Release Challenge January - April'
The book arrived in the mal yesterday. I've heard so much about it. I love the cover, I feel it must represent the book very well. The chain letter will continue it's travels. I'll make sure this book will continue it's journey to someone who really wants to read the book (RABCK.) And I'll leave the train ticket in the book so that too can make further travels.
Journal Entry 11 by 
dutch-book
at Heerenveen , Fryslân (Friesland) Netherlands on Friday, January 25, 2013
dutch-book at Heerenveen , Fryslân (Friesland) Netherlands on Friday, January 25, 2013
Finally read this book, but I would recommend to people to read it in one go, because I'll bet that would the experience even better. I did enjoy it now though, but I wish I had read it in one go.
Journal Entry 12 by dutch-book at Heerenveen , Fryslân (Friesland) Netherlands on Friday, January 25, 2013
dutch-book at Heerenveen , Fryslân (Friesland) Netherlands on Friday, January 25, 2013
Released 11 yrs ago (1/24/2013 UTC) at Heerenveen , Fryslân (Friesland) Netherlands
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I'm really sorry for not sending you this book earlier. It's not a Christmas-suprise anymore, but I still hope you will enjoy receiving and reading this book just as much.
Thank you for passing this book on to me, dutch-book. I know my wishlist states "Any books by Alexander McCall Smith" (note to self: I really need to update that!!) but unfortunately I have already read this one. It is one of just two of his many books that I have actually read, but don't worry - I'll be looking for a good home to pass it on to!
And you are right, it wasn't a Christmas surprise any more but so what? It is always nice to receive surprises in the post, don't you think?
And you are right, it wasn't a Christmas surprise any more but so what? It is always nice to receive surprises in the post, don't you think?
This lovely book has been on my AVL shelf for far too long. Now I am actively searching for the next reader . could it be you?
I offered this book to you quite some time ago, then my car broke down and I couldn't make it to the post office. Sorry you had to wait! I hope you enjoy the book - better late than never.
Happy reading!
Happy reading!
Journal Entry 16 by toothfairy25 at — Somewhere in Scotland 🤷♀️, Scotland United Kingdom on Monday, June 30, 2014
Very kindly sent to me chremajora along with a lovely bookmark! Thanks so much, I'll update my JE when I've read it :) I'm sorry to hear about your car, and hope that everything's in working order now, (and wasn't too expensive to fix!!) :D
Journal Entry 17 by toothfairy25 at Hemma in Edinburgh, Scotland United Kingdom on Tuesday, March 3, 2015
Happy travels!
Picked up at meetup & destined for The Glencorse Centre obcz soon. Thanks!
Journal Entry 19 by 
Cassandra2020
at The Glencorse Centre ✔️ in Auchendinny, Scotland United Kingdom on Thursday, April 16, 2015
Cassandra2020 at The Glencorse Centre ✔️ in Auchendinny, Scotland United Kingdom on Thursday, April 16, 2015
Released 9 yrs ago (4/16/2015 UTC) at The Glencorse Centre ✔️ in Auchendinny, Scotland United Kingdom
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Released to obcz
Journal Entry 20 by 
GlencorseCentre
at Auchendinny, Scotland United Kingdom on Thursday, April 16, 2015
GlencorseCentre at Auchendinny, Scotland United Kingdom on Thursday, April 16, 2015
Now available on the Official BookCrossing Zone bookshelf in The Glencorse Centre, 4 Firth Road, Auchendinny, Midlothian, EH26 0QZ
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The OBCZ books will be held in a small bookcase in the cafe area and will be clearly labelled.
Although this book is registered at www.bookcrossing.com, you don't have to be a member. It's perfectly OK to just take the book and enjoy it. Of course, if you can visit the website and let us know that you've picked it up, that would be even better - you don't even have to join, you can add your comments anonymously - you can also post your review when you've read it, then return it or pass it on to someone else.
If you do join Bookcrossing, you'll be able to see what happens to it afterwards - for ever!
retrieved from OBCZ
Journal Entry 22 by Cassandra2020 at Hemma in Edinburgh, Scotland United Kingdom on Sunday, October 18, 2015
Cassandra2020 at Hemma in Edinburgh, Scotland United Kingdom on Sunday, October 18, 2015
Released 8 yrs ago (10/18/2015 UTC) at Hemma in Edinburgh, Scotland United Kingdom
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I plan ‘releasing’ this book at the next Edinburgh Bookcrossing Meet-up. The Edinburgh BookCrossing meetings are held every first Thursday and third Sunday of the month - we’re currently hosted by Hemma Bar on Holyrood Road
Not picked up, so retrieved to release elsewhere
Journal Entry 24 by Cassandra2020 at Canongate Books OBCZ in Edinburgh, Scotland United Kingdom on Friday, October 23, 2015
Cassandra2020 at Canongate Books OBCZ in Edinburgh, Scotland United Kingdom on Friday, October 23, 2015
Released 8 yrs ago (10/22/2015 UTC) at Canongate Books OBCZ in Edinburgh, Scotland United Kingdom
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Thank you for picking up this book. I hope you enjoy reading it & look forward to reading your journal entry & those that follow. You don't have to join to journal (you can do that anonymously) but it's free, so if you're a bookworm that likes to pass on books, why not join in.
