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The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency
Overview
Click here for discussion questions!
Books-A-Million Book Club January 2007 Selection:
Combining a wonderfully satisfying reimagination of the mystery with a classic novel of Africa in the tradition of Isak Dinesen, The No. 1 Ladies Detective Agency tells the story of Precious Ramotswe, a delightfully cunning and a profoundly moral woman 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 is a missing eleven-year-old boy, who may have been snatched by evil witchdoctors.
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Details
- ISBN-13: 9781400034772
- ISBN-10: 1400034779
- Publisher: Vintage
- Publish Date: February 2003
- Dimensions: 8 x 5.25 x 0.65 inches
- Shipping Weight: 0.58 pounds
- Page Count: 256
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