A Promise of Ankles: 44 Scotland Street (14) von Smith, Alexander Mccall

Precious Ramotswe and Grace Makutsi, Gaborone's No. 1 Lady Detectives, do not always agree on important issues - one being the complex male psyche. Mma Ramotswe is reminded of this when ­her husband, J. L. B. Matekoni, is offered a...

As Botswana waits for rain to nourish the land, Precious Ramotswe's thoughts turn to love and friendship as vital nourishment for the soul. Times are changing, she realises. These days, more and more women are not content just to be a...

The one where Mr J. L. B. Matekoni takes a great leapOnce again, Mma Ramotswe is asked to look into the love lives of her fellow Botswanans. A rich woman has a number of suitors and wants her to investigate their motives. But to tell the...

The Novel Habits of Happiness von Smith, Alexander Mccall

To the Land of Long Lost Friends: No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency (20) von Smith, Alexander Mccall

The latest Isabel Dalhousie novel finds our favourite moral philosopher is caught up in a delicate dispute between members of a prominent family as her husband, Jamie, is dragged into his own internecine rivalry.When Isabel Dalhousie...

The one with the boy who might have been raised by lionsFacing 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...

It is summer in Edinburgh and Isabel Dalhousie is once again caught between 'gossip' and significant rumour. It is none of her business that Patricia, the mother of her son Charlie's little friend Basil, is estranged from Basil's father,...

Friends, Lovers, Chocolate von Smith, Alexander Mccall

Sunshine on Scotland Street: 44 Scotland Street Series (8) von Smith, Alexander Mccall

Grace Makutsi's husband, Phuti, is in a bind. An international firm is attempting to undercut his prices in the office furniture market. Phuti has always been concerned with quality and comfort, but this new firm seems interested only in...