Books By Smith,Alexander McCall
Blue Shoes and Happiness - No. 1 Ladies Detective Agency Mystery #7
A cobra has been found in Precious Ramotswe's office. Then a nurse from a local medical clinic reveals to Mma Ramotswe that faulty blood-pressure readings are being recorded there. And it looks as though Aunty Emang, the advice columnist in the local newspaper, may not be what she seems. It all means a lot of work for Mma Ramotswe and her inestimable assistant, Grace Makutsi, and they are, of course, up to the challenge. But there's trouble brewing in Mma Makutsi's own life. Her greedy uncles are demanding an extra-large bride price from her well-to-do fianc‚, a man of substance, Phuti Radiphuti, and though money may buy her that fashionably narrow (and uncomfortable) pair of blue shoes, it won't buy her the happiness that Mma Ramotswe promises her she'll find in simpler things - in contentment with the world and enough tea to smooth over the occasional bumps in the road.
In the Company of Cheerful Ladies - The No. 1 Ladies Detective Agency Mystery #6
This time around, the charming and ever-resourceful Precious Ramotswe finds herself overly beset by problems. She is busier than usual at the No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency, when a strange intruder in her house forces her to confront a painful secret from her past.
Kalahari Typing School For Men - No. 1 Ladies Detective Agency #4
Botswanian Precious Ramotswe's detective agency and life are disrupted by theopening of a rival agency.
Morality for Beautiful Girls - No. 1 Ladies Detective Agency #3
In Morality for Beautiful Girls, Precious Ramotswe, founder and owner of the only detective agency for the concerns of both ladies and others, investigates the alleged poisoning of the brother of an important Government Man, and the moral character of the four finalists of the Miss Beauty and Integrity Contest, the winner of which will almost certainly be a contestant for the title of Miss Botswana. Yet her business is having money problems, and when other difficulties arise at her fianc‚ s Tlokweng Road Speedy Motors, she discovers the reliable Mr J.L.B. Matekoni is more complicated then he seems.
Tears of the Giraffe - No. 1 Ladies Detective Agency #2
The continuing story of The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency--starring Precious Ramotswe, Botswana's first lady detective--finds our wily heroine searching for a young man who disappeared into the African plains many years ago.
The Careful Use of Compliments - Isabel Dalhousie Mystery
Isabel Dalhousie is back, in the latest installment of this enchanting, bestselling series.
The Full Cupboard of Life - No. 1 Ladies Detective Agency #5
The fifth installment in the bestselling No. 1 Ladies Detective Agency series, set in Botswana, picks up with Mma Precious Ramotswe still engaged to Mr. J.L.B. Matekoni. She realizes that her fianc has other things on his mind--most notably a frightening request from the assertive matron of the orphan farm.
The Good Husband of Zebra Drive - No. 1 Ladies Detective Agency Mystery 8
Dr. Cronje, who's half Xhosa and half Afrikaner, consults with the gentle and insightful sleuth Precious Ramotswe because patients at his hospital who have occupied a particular bed have been dying mysteriously at the same time of day.
The No. 1 Ladies Detective Agency - No. 1 Ladies Detective Agency #1
Meet Mma Ramotswe, the endearing, engaging, simply irresistible proprietress of The No. 1 Ladies Detective Agency, the first and only detective agency in Botswana. With persistent observation, gentle intuition, and a keen desire to help people with the problems of their lives, she solves mysteries great and small for friends and strangers alike.
The No. 1 Ladies Detective Agency - No. 1 Ladies Detective Agency #1
