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No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency volume 1
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 5.9 - AR Pts: 10
Language
English
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The cunning and engaging Precious Ramotswe sets up shop in a small storefront in Gaborone, hoping to become a private detective, and she soon has more business than she expected, including a disturbing case involving a missing child.
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No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency volume 6
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 6.2 - AR Pts: 12
Language
English
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Precious Ramotswe finds herself overburdened at the No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency and faces more complications when she finds a strange intruder in her house and a mysterious pumpkin in her yard.
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No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency volume 2
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 6 - AR Pts: 10
Language
English
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Description
Further adventures of Botswana's only lady detective, who, while preparing for her upcoming wedding, tries to help a mother grieving for her lost son.
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Language
English
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Mma Ramotswe and Mma Makutsi travel to the Okavango Delta to visit a safari lodge beset by unexplained events. There they are awestruck by the breathtaking scenery, but also troubled by the region's many difficulties--not the least of which is the occasional grumpy hippopotamus.
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No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency volume 5
Language
English
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Precious Ramotswe is on the case again in this delightful fifth installment in the bestselling No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency series, this time assisting the self-made founder of a chain of hairdressing salons who wants to unearth the real intentions of her four suitors, each possibly more interested in her money than her heart.
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No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency volume 3
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 6.1 - AR Pts: 10
Language
English
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Description
Further adventures of the one and only Precious Ramotswe, the engaging and sassy owner of Botswana's only woman-owned detective agency, as she expands her business to take in the world of car repair and a beauty pageant.
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No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency volume 4
Language
English
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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...
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Pub. Date
[2020]
Language
English
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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?"--
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No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency volume 8
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 6.2 - AR Pts: 10
Language
English
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Description
In the life of Mma Ramotswe - a woman duly proud of her fine traditional build - there is rarely a dull moment, and in her newest round of adventures, challenges and intrigues, the same certainly holds true. But one thing above all else is keeping her occupied - her estimable husband, Mr. J.L.B. Matekoni. He has been hinting for some time now that he intends to do something special for their adopted daughter, Motholeli, and it seems that the time...
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English
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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...
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Series
No. 1 Ladies Detective Agency volume 13
Publisher
Pantheon
Pub. Date
[2012]
Physical Desc
257 pages ; 25 cm.
Language
English
Description
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,...
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Pub. Date
2019.
Language
English
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"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. Matekoni finds himself embroiled in familial drama as well, when one of his clients asks for help evicting an unwanted houseguest who turns out to be the man's own brother. Elsewhere, Charlie and Fanwell are also...
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No. 1 ladies' detective agency volume 23
Language
English
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"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 profits. To make matters worse, they have a slick new advertising campaign that seems hard to beat. Nonetheless, with Mma Ramotswe's help, Phtui comes up with a campaign that may just do the trick. Meanwhile, Mma Makutsi...
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Series
No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency volume 9
Publisher
Pantheon Books
Pub. Date
c2008
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 6 - AR Pts: 10
Physical Desc
214 p. ; 22 cm.
Language
English
Description
Mma Ramotswe is busy investigating her latest case: a woman who is looking for her family. The problem is, the woman doesn't know her real name of whether any members of her family are now living. Meanwhile, Phuti Radiphuti has bought Mma Makutsi a glorious new bed. Unfortunately, it will inadvertently cause her several sleepless nights. And life is no less complicated at Tlokweng Road Speedy Motors, where Mr. J.L.B. Matekoni--Mma Ramotswe's estimable...
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No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency volume 20
Publisher
Recorded Books, LLC
Pub. Date
[2019]
Physical Desc
7 audio discs (8 hr.) : CD audio, digital ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Precious Ramotswe takes on a case for a childhood acquaintance, but her inquiries will require an even more delicate touch than usual.
Author
Series
Publisher
Pantheon Books
Pub. Date
2011
Physical Desc
213 p. ; 25 cm.
Language
English
Description
Precious Ramotswe is haunted by a dream in which she is driving her dear old white van. Grace Makutsi dreams that her 97 percent on the Botswana Secretarial College exam was a mistake. When Mma Ramotswe discovers that her van is actually still in use (and, of course, sets out to retrieve it), Mma Makutsi wonders whether her dream will turn out to be prophetic as well. They can only wait and see, but, in the meantime, one of Phuti Radiphuti's apprentices...
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Series
No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency volume 14
Publisher
Pantheon Books
Pub. Date
2013
Physical Desc
242 pages ; 25 cm
Language
English
Description
Precious Ramotswe has taken on two puzzling cases. First she is approached by the lawyer Mma Sheba, who is the executor of a deceased farmer’s estate. Mma Sheba has a feeling that the young man who has stepped forward may be falsely impersonating the farmer’s nephew in order to claim his inheritance. Mma Ramotswe agrees to visit the farm and find out what she can about the self-professed nephew. Then the proprietor of the Minor Adjustment Beauty...
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No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency volume 16
Language
English
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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...
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No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency volume 18
Language
English
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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...
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Series
Publisher
Pantheon Books
Pub. Date
c2009
Physical Desc
212 p. ; 22 cm.
Language
English
Description
Mma Ramotswe's ever-ready tiny white van has recently developed a rather disturbing noise. Of course, Mr. J.L.B. Matekoni--her estimable husband and one of Botswana's most talented mechanics-'"is the man to turn to for help. But Precious suspects he might simply condemn the van and replace it with something more modern. And as usual, her suspicions are well-founded: without telling her, he sells the van and saddles his wife with a new, characterless...
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