The no. 1 ladies' detective agency
Título
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The no. 1 ladies' detective agency
Alexander McCall Smith
Resumen
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Combining a wonderfully satisfying reimagination of the mystery with a classic novel of Africa in the tradition of Isak Dinesen, The No. 1 Ladies Detective Agency tells the story of Precious Ramotswe, a delightfully cunning and a profoundly moral woman 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. But the case that tugs at her heart is a missing eleven-year-old boy, who may have been snatched by evil witchdoctors.
Fecha de publicación como intervalo
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2002
1900-1999
Descripción física
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235 p
Término de la materia
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Mystery fiction
Síntesis
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Combining a wonderfully satisfying reimagination of the mystery with a classic novel of Africa in the tradition of Isak Dinesen, The No. 1 Ladies Detective Agency tells the story of Precious Ramotswe, a delightfully cunning and a profoundly moral woman 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. But the case that tugs at her heart is a missing eleven-year-old boy, who may have been snatched by evil witchdoctors.
ISBN
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9781400034772
Información de publicación
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New York : Random House, 2002.
Biblioteca | Signatura topográfica | Tipo de material | Código de barras del documento | Estado |
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Stratford | F SMI | Book | 30577000201856 | Teen |