The stories included are: The Daddy The Bone The Maid Tears of the Giraffe The Chief Justice of Beauty The Confession The Kalahari Typing School for Men and The Admirer.Ĭlaire Benedict stars as Mma Ramotswe, with Nadine Marshall as Mma Makutsi and Joseph Marcell as Mr JLB Matekoni. In addition, she is hired by a beauty contest judge to check the integrity of the finalists looks for two women wronged by her client, Mr Molefelo learns of a rival detective agency and is commissioned by a physiotherapist to find out what her errant husband is up to. In these eight episodes, Mma Ramotswe takes on her first case - and a new secretary tries to solve a bone mystery tackles a domestic drama and a doctor's erratic behaviour and investigates the case of a missing American. These acclaimed productions, complete with vibrant music, bring the exotic world of the books to life. 'Must-listen.beautifully cast, precisely timed, simply wonderful' Daily TelegraphĪlexander McCall Smith's hugely popular novels featuring Precious Ramotswe, proprietor of Botswana's only female private detective agency, have become international bestsellers. Winner of AudioFile Earphones Award (c) AudioFile No 1 Ladies' Detective Agency: BBC Radio Casebook: BBC Radio 4 Full-Cast Dramatisations 1 Ladies’ Detective Agency received two Booker Judges’ Special Recommendations and was voted one of the International Books of the Year and the Millennium by the Times Literary Supplement. But 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. 1 Ladies Detective Agency series tells the story of the delightfully cunning and enormously engaging Precious Ramotswe, who is drawn to her profession to “help people with problems in their lives.” Immediately upon setting up shop in a small storefront in Gaborone, she is hired to track down a missing husband, uncover a con man, and follow a wayward daughter. This first novel in Alexander McCall Smith’s widely acclaimed The No. In this charming series, Mma Ramotswe-with help from her loyal associate, Grace Makutsi-navigates her cases and her personal life with wisdom, good humor, and the occasional cup of tea. 1 Ladies’ Detective Agency series and its proprietor, Precious Ramotswe, Botswana’s premier lady detective. He was born in what is now known as Zimbabwe and was a law professor at the University of Botswana.Fans around the world adore the best-selling No. He is professor emeritus of medical law at the University of Edinburgh in Scotland and has served with many national and international organizations concerned with bioethics. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency series, the Isabel Dalhousie Series, the Portuguese Irregular Verbs series, the 44 Scotland Street series and the Corduroy Mansions series. I haven't read anything with such alloyed pleasure for a long time." -Anthony Daniels, The Sunday TelegraphĪbout the Author ALEXANDER MCCALL SMITH is the author of the international phenomenon The No. His descriptions leave one as if standing in the Botswana landscape. "The Miss Marple of Botswana." - The New York Times Book Review "Smart and sassy.Precious' progress is charted in passages that have the power to amuse or shock or touch the heart, sometimes all at once." - Los Angeles Times "The author's prose has the merits of simplicity, euphony and precision. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency received two Booker Judges' Special Recommendations and was voted one of the International Books of the Year and the Millennium by the Times Literary Supplement. 1 Ladies Detective Agency series tells the story of the delightfully cunning and enormously engaging Precious Ramotswe, who is drawn to her profession to "help people with problems in their lives." Immediately upon setting up shop in a small storefront in Gaborone, she is hired to track down a missing husband, uncover a con man, and follow a wayward daughter. This first novel in Alexander McCall Smith's widely acclaimed The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency series and its proprietor, Precious Ramotswe, Botswana's premier lady detective. 1 LADIES' DETECTIVE AGENCY - Book 1įans around the world adore the best-selling No. In association withi Pantheon Books."-T.p. About the Book "Published in the United States of America by Random House Large Print.
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