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THE FULL CUPBOARD OF LIFE

Volume 5

Mma Ramotswe has weighty matters on her mind. She has been approached by a wealthy lady to check up on several suitors. Are these men interested in her or just her money? This may be difficult to find out, but it’s just the kind of case Mma Ramotswe likes.

“One of the best, most charming, honest, hilarious, and life-affirming [series] to appear in years.”

—The Plain Dealer

IN THE COMPANY OF CHEERFUL LADIES

Volume 6

Precious Ramotswe is busier than usual at the No. 1 Ladies’ Detective Agency when the appearance of a strange intruder in her house and a mysterious pumpkin in her yard add to her concerns. But what finally rattles Mma Ramotswe’s normally unshakable composure is the visitor who forces her to confront a painful secret from her past.

BLUE SHOES AND HAPPINESS

Volume 7

Mma Ramotswe and her inestimable assistant, Grace Makutsi, have their hands full with finding a cobra in their office and investigating the medical clinic and the local advice columnist. But the most troubling situation is in Mma Makutsi’s personal life. When her wealthy fiancé misses their customary dinner date, Mma Makutsi wonders if he’s having second thoughts about their engagement, but Mma Ramotswe once again steps in with calming, sage advice.

“A quiet joy, a little gem … set apart from the genre by the quality of its writing, as well as by its exotic setting.”

—The Boston Globe

THE GOOD HUSBAND OF ZEBRA DRIVE

Volume 8

In the life of Mma Ramotswe there is rarely a dull moment, and lately her husband, Mr. J.L.B. Matekoni, has been keeping her occupied above all else. He has been hinting for some time now that he intends to do something special for their adopted daughter, Motholeli, but when his plan hits some snags he finds himself lucky to be married to the ever-resourceful, ever-understanding Precious Ramotswe.

THE MIRACLE AT SPEEDY MOTORS

Volume 9

Investigating her latest case, Mma Ramotswe has to trek to a game preserve, where she rediscovers the breathtaking beauty of her beloved Botswana. She is there to uncover the truth about an elderly American traveler whose safari proved to be his last journey. What she discovers is a surprise to everyone concerned.

“One of the most entrancing literary treats of many a year. A tapestry of extraordinary nuance and richness.”

—The Wall Street Journal

TEA TIME FOR THE TRADITIONALLY BUILT

Volume 10

Mma Ramotswe’s white van, in need of repair, is replaced with a new, characterless vehicle by her husband, Mr. J.L.B. Matekoni. She sets out to find the van, unaware that it has been stolen from the man who bought it. Elsewhere, the owner of a local football team has enlisted the No. 1 Ladies’ Detective Agency to help explain its dreadful losing streak: surely someone must be fixing the games.

THE DOUBLE COMFORT SAFARI CLUB

Volume 11

Mma Ramotswe and Mma Makutsi travel to the north of Botswana, to the stunning Okavango Delta, to visit a safari lodge where several unexplained and troubling events have occurred–including the demise of one of the guests.

THE NO. 1 LADIES’ HBO® SERIES

Filmed entirely on location in Botswana and coproduced with the Weinstein Company and the BBC, the series began with a two-hour pilot directed by Anthony Minghella (
The English Patient
). The series is now available on DVD.

For more information about the series, please visit:
www.hbo.com/no1ladiesdetectiveagency

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THE NO. 1 LADIES’ DETECTIVE AGENCY BOXED SETS

3-volume includes:
The No. 1 Ladies’ Detective Agency, Tears of the Giraffe
, and
Morality for Beautiful Girls

5-volume includes:
The No. 1 Ladies’ Detective Agency
,
Tears of the Giraffe
,
Morality for Beautiful Girls
,
The Kalahari Typing School for Men
, and
The Full Cupboard of Life

THE ISABEL DALHOUSIE NOVELS

“The literary equivalent of herbal tea and a cozy fire… McCall Smith’s Scotland [is] well worth future visits.”
—The New York Times

The Sunday Philosophy Club

Volume 1

Isabel Dalhousie is fond of problems, and sometimes she becomes interested in problems that are, quite frankly, none of her business—including some that are best left to the police. Filled with endearingly thorny characters and a Scottish atmosphere as thick as a highland mist,
The Sunday Philosophy Club
is an irresistible pleasure.