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No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency volume 2
Pub. Date
2002
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 6 - AR Pts: 10
Physical Desc
227 p. ; 21 cm.
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Series
No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency volume 6
Pub. Date
c2004
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 6.2 - AR Pts: 12
Physical Desc
233 p. ; [407 p. large print] ; 22 cm.
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Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 5.9 - AR Pts: 10
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Description
Precious Ramotswe has only just set up shop as Botswana's No.1 (and only) lady detective when she is hired to track down a missing husband, uncover a con man, and follow a wayward daughter. However, the case that tugs at her heart, and lands her in danger, is a missing eleven-year-old boy, who may have been snatched by witchdoctors.
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Series
Pub. Date
c2007
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 6.2 - AR Pts: 10
Physical Desc
213 p. ; 22 cm.
Description
Precious Ramotswe's husband, J.L.B. Matekoni plans to do something special for their adopted daughter, but when his plans hit some snags he's happy to be married to resourceful and understanding Precious.
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Series
No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency volume 5
No. 1 Ladies Detective Agency volume 5
No.1 Ladies Detective Agency volume 5
No. 1 Ladies Detective Agency volume 5
No.1 Ladies Detective Agency volume 5
Pub. Date
2004
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 6.4 - AR Pts: 10
Physical Desc
198 p. ; 22 cm.
Description
Worrying about her upcoming marriage, Precious Ramotswe is confronted by the challenges of running her No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency and an investigation into the would-be suitors of a wealthy woman to determine if any are fortune hunters.
Author
Series
Pub. Date
2002, c2001
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 6.1 - AR Pts: 10
Physical Desc
227 p. ; 21 cm.
Description
As the No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency series continues, Precious Ramotswe is having some financial problems, so her fianc?, Mr. Matekoni, teams his business with hers. What Precious finds, though, is that her fianc? is the one who needs help. With all this going on, will she have time to focus on her new clients?
Author
Series
Pub. Date
c2008
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 6 - AR Pts: 10
Physical Desc
214 p. ; 22 cm.
Description
In the ninth mystery of the No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency series, Precious Ramotswe visits a game preserve to uncover the truth about an elderly American traveler whose safari proves to be his last journey.
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Series
Pub. Date
[2003]
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 5.3 - AR Pts: 9
Physical Desc
186 p. ; 22 cm.
Description
Now that the No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency is firmly established, founder Precious Ramotswe faces new challenges at home and at work--from problems with her adopted son to a sexist rival who is opening a detective agency across town.
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Danger hits close to home when a cobra is found in Mma Ramotswe's office. Of less immediate danger, but greater general interest, are the faulty blood pressure measurements being recorded at the local clinic. But perhaps the biggest mystery is why Mma Makutsi's fiancé has missed their usual dinner date. Is he discontented? And if so, will cramming her feet into a pair of fashionable blue shoes help Mma Makutsi find happiness?
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Series
Pub. Date
2009
Physical Desc
212 p. ; 22 cm.
Description
Precious Ramotswe uses her formidable detection talents to track down her tiny white van--sold by her estimable husband Mr. J.L.B. Matekoni and stolen from its new owner--while simultaneously helping to explain the dreadful losing streak of a local football team and smoothing out a snag in Mma Makutsi's engagement to Mr Phuti Radiphut.
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Series
Pub. Date
[2020]
Physical Desc
242 pages ; 25 cm.
Description
"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?"--
Author
Series
Pub. Date
2011
Physical Desc
213 p. ; 25 cm.
Description
Precious Ramotswe and Grace Makutsi are having no problems keeping busy. Along with trying to interpret some haunting visions, Precious is sent out to look into a case involving dead cattle. To top things off, she must also locate one of Mr. J.L.B. Matekoni's apprentices, who got a girl pregnant before disappearing. As for Grace, it would appear that she may finally have her chance to walk down the aisle and marry her love, Phuti Radiphuti.
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Series
No.1 Ladies Detective Agency volume 13
Pub. Date
[2012], ©2012
Physical Desc
257 pages ; 25 cm.
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, right...
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Pub. Date
[2023]
Physical Desc
256 pages ; 24 cm.
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Description
"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
Pub. Date
[2014]
Physical Desc
227 pages ; 25 cm.
Description
"The newest installment in the beloved and best-selling series. In this delightful fifteenth installment, Mma Ramotswe has her hands full both at home and in the office. To add to her current challenges, her devoted partner, Grace Makutsi, has decided to branch out on her own and open The Handsome Man's De Luxe Cafe. But even "Miss 97 Per Cent" can't quite meet all the demands of running a business--not to mention those that a lightning strike makes...
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Series
Pub. Date
2021.
Physical Desc
227 pages : 24 cm.
Description
"The newest addition to the ever-popular, internationally beloved series finds Precious Ramotswe and her friends up to their necks in mysterious trouble. Mma Ramotswe knows she is very lucky indeed. She has a loving family, good friends, and a thriving business doing what she enjoys most: helping people. But the latest mystery she is called upon to solve is distinctly trickier than it initially appears, and, of course, there's plenty to handle in...
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Series
No.1 Ladies Detective Agency volume 17
Pub. Date
[2016]
Physical Desc
227 pages ; 25 cm.
Description
"The delightful seventeenth installment of the ever-popular, perennially best-selling No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency series Precious Ramotswe, Botswana's premier lady detective, is a little short on help. The co-director of the agency, Grace Makutsi, is busy with her own case, her client none other than their erstwhile assistant, Mr. Polopetsi, who has unwittingly involved himself in a pyramid scheme. The agency's other assistant, Charlie, may also...
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Series
Pub. Date
[2018]
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Precious Ramotswe dips her toe into the world of politics in the newest addition to the beloved and best-selling No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency series. When Mma Potokwane suggests to Mma Ramotswe that she run for a seat on the City Council, Mma Ramotswe is at first unsure. But when she learns about the proposed construction of the flashy Big Fun Hotel next to a graveyard, she allows herself to be persuaded. Her opponent is none other than Violet Sephotho,...
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"In the latest book in the widely beloved No.1 Ladies' Detective Agency series. Precious Ramotswe takes on a case for a childhood acquaintance bu her inquiries will require an even more delicate touch than usual. 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 proposition. Mr. J.L.B....
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No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency volume 14
Pub. Date
p2013
Physical Desc
8 compact discs (9 hr. 45 min.) : digital ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
Precious Ramotswe is asked to help the proprietor of the Minor Adjustment Beauty Salon, who is having trouble with her business. The salon has suffered some unfortunate events, including face cream that burns the skin. Could someone be trying to put the salon out of business? Meanwhile, on the home front, Grace Makutsi is going to have a baby. But in Botswana--a land where family has always been held above all else but which is on the crossroads between...
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