Alexander McCall Smith
Author
Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 5.8 - AR Pts: 11
Language
English
Description
When her niece Cat travels to a wedding in Italy, Isabel agrees to fill in at Cat's delicatessen. She takes note of a customer named Ian, who is avoiding chocolate--doctors say it's bad for the new heart he recently recieved. Ian is haunted by memories he can't quite place, prompting Isabel to wonder if his new heart may be the cause. Always keenly interested in matters of the heart, Isabel investigates and discovers some rather surprising truths....
Author
Series
No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency volume 11
Language
English
Description
Hired by a client who has left a safari guide with a large sum of money, Mma Ramotswe and Mma Makutsi head to the camp. Upon meeting the man with the money, Precious has her doubts about the legitimacy of the whole ordeal. Meanwhile, Mma Makutsi's fiance, Phuti Radiphuti, has an accident, forcing his domineering aunt to move in with him.
Author
Series
No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency volume 4
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 5.3 - AR Pts: 9
Language
English
Description
Sleuth Precious Ramotswe is asked to locate two women, her assistant starts a typing school for men, and the No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency gets a competitor when a new agency opens.
Author
Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 6.4 - AR Pts: 10
Language
English
Description
THE NO. 1 LADIES’ DETECTIVE AGENCY - Book 5
Fans around the world adore the best-selling No. 1 Ladies’ Detective Agency series and its proprietor, Precious Ramotswe, Botswana’s premier lady detective. 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.
Still...
Fans around the world adore the best-selling No. 1 Ladies’ Detective Agency series and its proprietor, Precious Ramotswe, Botswana’s premier lady detective. 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.
Still...
Author
Series
No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency volume 12
Language
English
Description
Hoping to reclaim a van that was featured in a possible prophetic dream, Precious and Grace find themselves helping an apprentice of Phuti Radiphuti, investigating a cattle poisoning, and considering Grace's possible marriage to Phuti.
Author
Series
Isabel Dalhousie mysteries volume 9
Language
English
Description
Investigating the theft of a valuable painting that was supposed to be donated to the Scottish National Gallery, Isabel harbors a growing suspicion that the thieves may be close to the painting's wealthy owner.
Author
Series
No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency volume 13
Language
English
Description
"Precious Ramotswe is back and, as usual, her plate is full! She's called in to tackle a mysterious disciplinary problem at her adopted daughter's school...Her infinitely trustworthy assistant, Grace Makutsi, is having trouble adjusting to wedded bliss, a problem to test even the formidable talents of Mma Ramotswe...And the estimable Clovis Andersen, author of The Principles of Private Investigation--the No. 1 Ladies' prized manual--has arrived, right...