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The Full Cupboard of Life
More from the No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency
by Alexander McCall Smith
Paperback, Jan 2005,
208 pages.
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Comment: McCall Smith is back with another totally soft-boiled mystery set in Botswana. In this episode Precious Ramotswe, of the No.1 Ladies Detective Agency, is on the case again, this time assisting the self-made founder of a chain of hairdressing salons who wants to unearth the real intentions of her four suitors, each possibly more interested in her money than her heart.

The chances are you're already familiar with this series, but if you're not, I do encourage you to give it a try; as Bill Ott, writing for Booklist says, 'The tremendous appeal of this delightful series comes from the unique manner in which Smith mixes the charm of both traditional and contemporary village cozies (from Miss Marple to the...
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Series Order
  1. The No. 1 Ladies Detective Agency
  2. Tears of The Giraffe
  3. Morality For Beautiful Girls
  4. The Kalahari Typing School For Men 
  5. The Full Cupboard of Life (UK May 2003, US May 2004)
  6. In The Company of Cheerful Ladies (UK July 2004, USA April 19th 2005)

No news is bad news for Mma Ramotswe fans; I can find no sign of any further...

This review is from the February 2, 2005 issue of BookBrowse Recommends. Click here to go to this issue.
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