The Handsome Mans Deluxe Caf E von Smith, Alexander Mccall

The one where Precious gets a new familyMma Ramotswe of the No.1 Ladies' Detective Agency is hoping to set up home with Mr J. L. B. Maketoni but must first deal with his scheming, misbehaving maid, while her secretary Mma Makutsi is...

The one with the poison pen letterFor the first time in her career as Botswana's no.1 lady detective, Mma Ramotswe suffers a blow to her faith in the goodness of humanity (and of her neighbours in particular) when she receives a...

The Peppermint Tea Chronicles: 44 Scotland Street Series (13) von Smith, Alexander Mccall

This first novel in Alexander McCall Smith's widely acclaimed The No. 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...

The bestselling author of the No. 1 Ladies Detective Agency Series brings his trademark warmth and wisdom to his novel chronicling the lives of the residents of 44 Scotland Street that's 'as charming as the bohemian street in which it's...

The one where Mma Makutsi meets a dancing partnerAlthough Mma Ramotswe and Mr J. L. B. Matekoni have finally settled down, at the shared premises of the No.1 Ladies' Detective Agency and Speedy Motors the staff - especially Mma Makutsi...

Isabel Dalhousie applies her moral philosopher's mind to wrongdoings in Edinburgh, and will have to call upon her powers of deduction and her unflappable moral code to unravel another mystery in the new novel from the bestselling author...

The continuing story of The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency--starring Precious Ramotswe, Botswana's first lady detective--finds our wily heroine searching for a young man who disappeared into the African plains many years ago. von Smith,...

'Brimming with discreet charm' MAIL ON SUNDAY Isabel Dalhousie is feeling unsettled. She is adjusting to life as a new mother, alongside her work as a philanthropist and as editor of the Review of Applied Ethics. With a desire to create...

The one where Mma Makutsi gets married As the countdown to Mma Makutsi's big day begins, Violet Sephotho, her former rival for the affections of Phuti Radiphuti, is up to no good as usual, standing for election on principles that could...

The second series of Alexander McCall Smith's daily novel about the residents of 44 Scotland Street, tackling issues of trust and honesty, snobbery and hypocrisy, love and loss, but all with great lightness of touch. von McCall Smith,...