Alexander McCall Smith is the author of over one hundred books on a wide array of subjects, including the award-winning The No.1 Ladies' Detective Agency series. He is also the author of the Isabel Dalhousie
novels and the world's longest-running serial novel, 44 Scotland Street. His books have been translated into forty-six languages. Alexander McCall Smith is Professor Emeritus of Medical Law at the University of Edinburgh and holds honorary doctorates from thirteen universities.
The second book in the multi-million copy bestselling No.1 Ladies Detective Agency series
'One of the most memorable heroines in any modern fiction' Newsweek
'Soothing, full of hope' Sunday Telegraph
'Delightful' Evening Standard
'Enthralling... Mma Ramotswe is someone readers can't help but love' USA Today
Mma Ramotswe of the No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency is hoping to set up home with Mr J.L.B. Maketoni. But first she must deal with his scheming, misbehaving maid. She also has to confront the most difficult case of her career so far: that of an American who went missing ten years ago, and about whom all leads have long since dried up. Then there are not one, but two sudden additions to Mma's family . . .
The one where Precious gets a new family
Mma 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 clamouring for a promotion. She also has to confront the most difficult case of her career so far: that of an American who went missing ten years ago, and about whom all leads have long since dried up. Then there are not one, but two sudden additions to Mma's family . . .
'Soothing, full of hope' Sunday Telegraph
'Delightful' Evening Standard
Discover the world of Alexander McCall Smith and his other books at alexandermccallsmith.co.uk
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The second book in the multi-million copy bestselling No.1 Ladies Detective Agency seriesOne of the most memorable heroines in any modern fictionSoothing, full of hopeDelightfulEnthralling... Mma Ramotswe is someone readers can't help but loveThe Miss Marple of BotswanaAmong the greatest comfort-reads of all timeMcCall Smith's satire is as gentle as a warm bathSmart and sassy... Precious' progress is charted in passages that have the power to amuse or shock or touch the heart, sometimes all at once
