The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency
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Book Description
Penzler Pick, July 2001: Working in a mystery tradition that will cause genre aficionados to think of such classic sleuths as Melville Davisson Post's Uncle Abner or Robert van Gulik's Judge Dee, Alexander McCall Smith creates an African detective, Precious Ramotswe, who's their full-fledged heir.
It's the detective as folk hero, solving crimes through an innate, self-possessed wi... More
It's the detective as folk hero, solving crimes through an innate, self-possessed wi... More
Book Information
Publisher | David Phillips Publishers |
Binding | Paperback (113 editions) |
Reading Level | Uncategorized |
# of Pages | 226 |
ISBN-10 | 0864864388 |
ISBN-13 | 978-0864864383 |
Publication Date | 12/31/2002 |
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6/6/2010 Colleen O'Grady said: A terrific story from a great writer and part of our book club reading
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4/15/2008 Amy Proctor said: Heard so much about this book, loads of people love it, and its even a TV programme i think, so thought i would give it a go. Dont normally like crime or detective stuff, but there is always a first time!
tags: recommended, I'm reading
tags: recommended, I'm reading
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