Description
The third book in the multi-million copy bestselling No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency series
The one with the boy who might have been raised by lions
Facing financial trouble, the No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency is obliged to move into the same premises as Tlokweng Road Speedy Motors. And on top of her domestic complications with her fiance Mr J. L. B. Matekoni and his adopted children, Motholeli and Puso, Mma Ramotswe faces several challenging cases. These include some unattractive behaviour among the contestants in a beauty pageant, and the perplexing discovery of a boy running wild, who smells of lion...
'Charming, delightful, feel-good stuff' Daily Express
'Unalloyed pleasure' Sunday Telegraph
'Charming' Scotland on Sunday
'One of the most entrancing treats of many a year' Wall Street Journal
* In this third volume of highly original 'detective' stories with a unique setting and characters, the irrepressible, Precious Ramotswe faces supreme problems at home and at work.
About the Author
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.
Reviews
Charming, delightful, feel-good stuff * Daily Express *
One of the most entrancing treats of many a year * Wall Street Journal *
Unalloyed pleasure * Sunday Telegraph *
Book Information
ISBN 9780349117003
Author Alexander McCall Smith
Format Paperback
Page Count 240
Imprint Abacus
Publisher Little, Brown Book Group
Weight(grams) 195g
Dimensions(mm) 197mm * 129mm * 16mm