Synopsis
In the ninth installment of Alexander McCall Smith's beloved and bestselling No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency series, Precious Ramotswe is hired to track down a woman's biological parents. Meanwhile mysterious and threatening letters have begun to arrive at Precious's detective office.

Details
Publication Date:	2008-04-15
Series:	No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency

Size
Length:	214 pages
Height:	8.8 in
Width:	5.8 in
Thickness:	1.0 in
Weight:	12.8 oz

Publisher's Note
Mma Precious Ramotswe heads to a Botswana game preserve to investigate the death of an elderly American tourist, while at the No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency, Mma Makutsi institutes the Complaint Half Hour to air her personal grievances, and at Tlokweng Road Speedy Motors, Mma Ramotswe's husband suddenly decides to mortgage the garage. 300,000 first printing.

Industry Reviews
"Smith has lovingly created...incremental developments in the lives of the community...over the course of the series."
(02/25/2008)

"Warm, wise, whimsical..." (starred review)
(03/01/2008)