No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency

Author:
McCall Smith, Alexander, 1948
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1. The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency

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Author:
McCall Smith, Alexander, 1948-
Series Volume:
1.
Average Rating:
4.3 stars
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This first novel in Alexander McCall Smith's widely acclaimed The No. 1 Ladies Detective Agency series tells the story of the delightfully cunning and enormously engaging Precious Ramotswe, who is drawn to her profession to "help people with problems in their lives". Immediately upon setting up shop in a small storefront in Gaborone, she is hired to track down a missing husband, uncover a con man, and follow a wayward daughter. But the case that tugs...

2. Tears of the giraffe

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Author:
McCall Smith, Alexander, 1948-
Series Volume:
2.
Average Rating:
5 stars
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Fans around the world adore the bestselling No. 1 Ladies’ Detective Agency series and its proprietor, Precious Ramotswe, Botswana’s premier lady detective. In this charming series, Mma  Ramotswe—with help from her loyal associate, Grace Makutsi—navigates her cases and her personal life with wisdom, good humor, and the occasional cup of tea.
 
Precious Ramotswe is the eminently sensible and cunning proprietor...

3. Morality for beautiful girls

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Author:
McCall Smith, Alexander, 1948-
Series Volume:
3.
Average Rating:
5 stars
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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...

4. The Kalahari typing school for men

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Author:
McCall Smith, Alexander, 1948-
Series Volume:
4.
Average Rating:
4.6 stars
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Mma "Precious" Ramotswe's comfortable existence as the only detective in Botswana is rattled when a certain Mr. Buthelezi opens the Satisfaction Guaranteed Detective Agency. Mr. Buthelezi's brochure advises, "Don't take any chances! Entrust your enquiries to a MAN!" As if this development isn't enough, Precious has also taken on two difficult cases, one of which hits close to home. But with wisdom and common sense on her side -- and plenty of bush...

5. The full cupboard of life

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Author:
McCall Smith, Alexander, 1948-
Series Volume:
5.
Average Rating:
4.9 stars
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Worrying about her upcoming marriage, Precious Ramotswe is confronted by the challenges of running her No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency and an investigation into the would-be suitors of a wealthy woman to determine if any are fortune hunters.

6. In the company of cheerful ladies

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Author:
McCall Smith, Alexander, 1948-
Series Volume:
6.
Average Rating:
4.9 stars
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Handling a busy case load at The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency and contending with an intruder in her home, Mma Ramotswe has plenty on her mind. So when her unfortunate past returns to haunt her, she is happy her husband, Mr. J.L.B. Matekoni, is distracted as well. It seems one of his apprentices at Tlokweng Road Speedy Motors has raced off with an older, wealthy woman.

7. Blue shoes and happiness

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Author:
McCall Smith, Alexander, 1948-
Series Volume:
7.
Average Rating:
3.7 stars
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There is considerable excitement at The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency. A cobra has been found in Precious Ramotswe's office. Then a nurse from a local clinic reveals that faulty blood-pressure readings are being recorded. And Botswana has a new advice columnist, Aunty Emang, whose advice is rather curt for Mma Ramotswe's taste. All this means a lot of work for our heroine and her assistant, Grace Makutsi. But there's trouble brewing in Mma Makutsi's...

8. The good husband of Zebra Drive

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Author:
McCall Smith, Alexander, 1948-
Series Volume:
8.
Average Rating:
4.3 stars
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Things go badly awry for Mr. J.L.B. Matekoni when he sets out to do something special for their adopted daughter, Motholeli, and it is up to his wife, Mma Precious Ramotswe, proprietor of the No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency, to extricate him from his problems.

9. The miracle at Speedy Motors

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Author:
McCall Smith, Alexander, 1948-
Series Volume:
9.
Average Rating:
3.9 stars
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In the ninth mystery of the No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency series, Precious Ramotswe visits a game preserve to uncover the truth about an elderly American traveler whose safari proves to be his last journey.

10. Tea time for the traditionally built

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Author:
McCall Smith, Alexander, 1948-
Series Volume:
10.
Average Rating:
4.6 stars
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Precious Ramotswe uses her formidable detection talents to track down her tiny white van--sold by her estimable husband Mr. J.L.B. Matekoni and stolen from its new owner--while simultaneously helping to explain the dreadful losing streak of a local football team and smoothing out a snag in Mma Makutsi's engagement to Mr Phuti Radiphut.

11. The double comfort safari club

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Author:
McCall Smith, Alexander, 1948-
Series Volume:
11.
Average Rating:
3.9 stars
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Mma Ramotswe and Mma Makutsi travel to the north of Botswana, to the stunning Okavango Delta, to visit a safari lodge where there have been several unexplained and troubling events--including the demise of one of the guests.

12. The Saturday big tent wedding party

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Author:
McCall Smith, Alexander, 1948-
Series Volume:
12.
Average Rating:
3.7 stars
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Hoping to reclaim a van that was featured in a possible prophetic dream, Precious and Grace find themselves helping an apprentice of Phuti Radiphuti, investigating a cattle poisoning, and considering Grace's possible marriage to Phuti.

13. The Limpopo Academy of Private Detection

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Author:
McCall Smith, Alexander, 1948-
Series Volume:
13.
Average Rating:
4.6 stars
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"Precious Ramotswe is back and, as usual, her plate is full! She's called in to tackle a mysterious disciplinary problem at her adopted daughter's school...Her infinitely trustworthy assistant, Grace Makutsi, is having trouble adjusting to wedded bliss, a problem to test even the formidable talents of Mma Ramotswe...And the estimable Clovis Andersen, author of The Principles of Private Investigation--the No. 1 Ladies' prized manual--has arrived, right...

14. The Minor Adjustment Beauty Salon

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Author:
McCall Smith, Alexander, 1948-
Series Volume:
14.
Average Rating:
4 stars
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"The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency series is moving to the fall! In the latest book in the beloved best-selling series of mysteries set in Botswana, Mma Ramotswe is asked to help the proprietor of the Minor Adjustment Beauty Salon, who is having trouble with her business. The salon has suffered some unfortunate events, including face cream that burns the skin. Could someone be trying to put the salon out of business? Meanwhile, on the home front,...

15. The Handsome Man's De Luxe Cafe

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Author:
McCall Smith, Alexander, 1948-
Series Volume:
15.
Average Rating:
4 stars
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"The newest installment in the beloved and best-selling series. In this delightful fifteenth installment, Mma Ramotswe has her hands full both at home and in the office. To add to her current challenges, her devoted partner, Grace Makutsi, has decided to branch out on her own and open The Handsome Man's De Luxe Cafe. But even "Miss 97 Per Cent" can't quite meet all the demands of running a business--not to mention those that a lightning strike makes...

16. The woman who walked in sunshine

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Author:
McCall Smith, Alexander, 1948-
Series Volume:
16.
Average Rating:
3.8 stars
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Business is slow at the No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency, so slow in fact that for the first time in her estimable career Precious Ramotswe has reluctantly agreed to take a holiday. The promise of a week of uninterrupted peace is short-lived, however, when she meets a young boy named Samuel, a troublemaker who is himself in some trouble. Once she learns more about Samuel's sad story, Mma Ramotswe feels compelled to step in and help him find his way...

17. Precious and Grace

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Author:
McCall Smith, Alexander, 1948-
Series Volume:
17.
Average Rating:
3.3 stars
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"The delightful seventeenth installment of the ever-popular, perennially best-selling No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency series Precious Ramotswe, Botswana's premier lady detective, is a little short on help. The co-director of the agency, Grace Makutsi, is busy with her own case, her client none other than their erstwhile assistant, Mr. Polopetsi, who has unwittingly involved himself in a pyramid scheme. The agency's other assistant, Charlie, may also...

18. The house of unexpected sisters

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Author:
McCall Smith, Alexander, 1948-
Series Volume:
18.
Average Rating:
4 stars
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Mma Ramotswe and Mma Makutsi are approached by their part-time colleague, Mr. Polopetsi, with a troubling story: a woman, accused of being rude to a valued customer, has been wrongly dismissed from her job at an office furniture store. Never one to let an act of injustice go unanswered, Mma Ramotswe begins to investigate, but soon discovers unexpected information that causes her to reluctantly change her views about the case. Other surprises await...

19. The colors of all the cattle

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Author:
McCall Smith, Alexander, 1948-
Series Volume:
19.
Average Rating:
3.5 stars
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Precious Ramotswe dips her toe into the world of politics in the newest addition to the beloved and best-selling No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency series. When Mma Potokwane suggests to Mma Ramotswe that she run for a seat on the City Council, Mma Ramotswe is at first unsure. But when she learns about the proposed construction of the flashy Big Fun Hotel next to a graveyard, she allows herself to be persuaded. Her opponent is none other than Violet Sephotho,...

20. To the land of long lost friends

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Author:
McCall Smith, Alexander, 1948-
Series Volume:
20.
Average Rating:
3.7 stars
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"In the latest book in the widely beloved No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency series, Precious Ramotswe takes on a case for a childhood acquaintance but her inquiries will require an even more delicate touch than usual. Mma Ramotswe reconnects with an old friend who has been having problems with her daughter. Though Precious feels compelled to lend a hand, she discovers that getting involved in family affairs is always a delicate proposion. Mr. J.L.B....

21. How to raise an elephant

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Author:
McCall Smith, Alexander, 1948-
Series Volume:
21.
Average Rating:
4.5 stars
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"The next book in the perennially adored No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency series sees Precious Ramotswe calling upon all her maternal instincts when she's faced with a two-ton case. They say it takes a village to raise a child, but can Mma Ramotswe and the rest of the No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency come together to raise a pipsqueak pachyderm? We may find out in this novel. We may not. Who can say?"-- Precious Ramotswe loves her dependable old van....

22. The Joy and Light Bus Company

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Author:
McCall Smith, Alexander, 1948-
Series Volume:
22.
Average Rating:
3.5 stars
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"The newest addition to the ever-popular, internationally beloved series finds Precious Ramotswe and her friends up to their necks in mysterious trouble. Mma Ramotswe knows she is very lucky indeed. She has a loving family, good friends, and a thriving business doing what she enjoys most: helping people. But the latest mystery she is called upon to solve is distinctly trickier than it initially appears, and, of course, there's plenty to handle in...

23. A song of comfortable chairs

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Author:
McCall Smith, Alexander, 1948-
Series Volume:
23.
Average Rating:
2 stars
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"In this latest installment in the beloved No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency series, Grace Makutsi encounters a pair of quandaries that will require all of her and Mma Ramotswe's cleverness and generosity to resolve. Grace Makutsi's husband, Phuti, is in a bind. An international firm is attempting to undercut his prices in the office furniture market. Phuti has always been concerned with quality and comfort, but this new firm seems interested only in...

24. From a far and lovely country

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Author:
McCall Smith, Alexander, 1948-
Series Volume:
24.
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"This latest installment of the beloved No. 1 Ladies Detective Agency series finds Botswana's premier detective agency as busy as ever, with no shortage of sensitive situations requiring Mma Ramotswe's keen eye and discerning input. Through it all, Mma Ramotswe will demonstrate that there are solutions to all manner of difficulties, there to be discovered as long as one is led by kindness, grace, and logic, and can rely on the wise counsel of close...