2315 4f9f32e1-a7c1-4b41-9102-339f8baf9036 The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency Alexander McCall Smith calibre (9.2.1) [https://calibre-ebook.com] 1998-09-14T05:00:00+00:00 <div><p>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 at her heart, and lands her in danger, is a missing eleven-year-old boy, who may have been snatched by witchdoctors.</p><p><strong>The No. 1 Ladies’ Detective Agency</strong> received two Booker Judges’ Special Recommendations and was voted one of the International Books of the Year and the Millennium by the <em>Times Literary Supplement</em>. </p><h4>Annotation</h4><p><em>The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency</em> received two Booker Judges' Special Recommendations and was voted one of the International Books of the Year and the Millennium by the <em>Times Literary Supplement</em>. </p></div> Random House Digital, Inc. 9781400034772 eng Ramotswe; Precious (Fictitious Character) Detectives Detective and mystery stories Ramotswe; Precious Mystery & Detective Today's Book Club Selection Africa Women Privat Investigators Women private investigators No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency (Imaginary Organization) Fiction Women Private Investigators - Botswana Mystery Fiction Women Sleuths Women Detectives General Botswana