Zusatztext "The No.1 Ladies' Detective Agency" introduced the world to the one andonly Precious Ramotswe - the engaging and sassy owner of Botswana's onlydetective agency. "Tears of the Giraffe"! McCall Smith's latest novel!takes us further into this world as we follow Mma Ramotswe into more daringsituations. Among her cases this time are wayward wives! unscrupulous maids!and the challenge to resolve a mother's pain for her son who is long loston the African plains. Indeed! Mma Ramotswe's own impending marriage tothe most gentlemanly of men! Mr J.L.B. Matekoni! the promotion of Mma'ssecretary to the dizzy heights of Assistant Detective! and the arrivalof new members to the Matekoni family! all brew up the most humorous andcharmingly entertaining of tales. Informationen zum Autor Alexander McCall Smith is the author of over one hundred books on a wide array of subjects, including the award-winning The No.1 Ladies' Detective Agency series. He is also the author of the Isabel Dalhousie novels and the world's longest-running serial novel, 44 Scotland Street . His books have been translated into forty-six languages. Alexander McCall Smith is Professor Emeritus of Medical Law at the University of Edinburgh and holds honorary doctorates from thirteen universities. He was knighted by the King in 2024. Klappentext The one where Precious gets a new family Mma Ramotswe of the No.1 Ladies' Detective Agency is hoping to set up home with Mr J. L. B. Maketoni but must first deal with his scheming, misbehaving maid, while her secretary Mma Makutsi is clamouring for a promotion. She also has to confront the most difficult case of her career so far: that of an American who went missing ten years ago, and about whom all leads have long since dried up. Then there are not one, but two sudden additions to Mma's family . . . 'Soothing, full of hope' Sunday Telegraph 'Delightful' Evening Standard Discover the world of Alexander McCall Smith and his other books at alexandermccallsmith.co.uk [Facebook logo] Vorwort The second book in the multi-million copy bestselling No.1 Ladies' Detective Agency series Zusammenfassung The second book in the multi-million copy bestselling No.1 Ladies' Detective Agency series...

Vorwort
The second book in the multi-million copy bestselling No.1 Ladies' Detective Agency series

Autorentext
Alexander McCall Smith is the author of over one hundred books on a wide array of subjects, including the award-winning The No.1 Ladies' Detective Agency series. He is also the author of the Isabel Dalhousie *novels and the world's longest-running serial novel, 44 Scotland Street*. His books have been translated into forty-six languages. Alexander McCall Smith is Professor Emeritus of Medical Law at the University of Edinburgh and holds honorary doctorates from thirteen universities. He was knighted by the King in 2024.

Klappentext

The one where Precious gets a new family

Mma Ramotswe of the No.1 Ladies' Detective Agency is hoping to set up home with Mr J. L. B. Maketoni but must first deal with his scheming, misbehaving maid, while her secretary Mma Makutsi is clamouring for a promotion. She also has to confront the most difficult case of her career so far: that of an American who went missing ten years ago, and about whom all leads have long since dried up. Then there are not one, but two sudden additions to Mma's family . . .

'Soothing, full of hope' Sunday Telegraph
'Delightful' Evening Standard

Discover the world of Alexander McCall Smith and his other books at alexandermccallsmith.co.uk
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Zusammenfassung
The second book in the multi-million copy bestselling No.1 Ladies' Detective Agency series