Precious and Grace

No 1 Ladies' Detective Agency #17

Alexander McCall Smith

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Little Brown
16 May 2017

Fiction & Literature; Modern & contemporary fiction (post c 1945); Crime & Mystery

Series: No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency

One bright morning, Precious Ramotswe - head of Botswana's No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency - receives a visitor: a woman from Australia. This woman asks Precious to take on a case: to find the nursemaid who raised her during her childhood in Botswana. The woman wants to thank her for being such an important part of her life. Precious has a history of successfully solving cases, but this one proves difficult and throws up a number of surprises and challenges.

Back in her office, next door to the Speedy Motors Garage on Twokleng Road, Precious also has a team to manage: Mr Polopetsi, a part-time science teacher and new assistant at the agency; she mentors Charlie, a former apprentice and young man too handsome and charming for his own good - a man who has gotten himself in deep water; and then there is Precious's tumultuous but heart-warming friendship with her co-director, the fiery Grace Makutsi.

Precious and Grace is a story about being a detective, the complexities of human nature, as well as lessons about gratitude and obligation.

By: Alexander McCall Smith
Imprint: Little Brown
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Volume: 17
Dimensions: Height: 197mm, Width: 128mm, Spine: 16mm
Weight: 205g
ISBN: 9780349142036
ISBN 10: 0349142033
Series: No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency
Pages: 256
Publication Date: 16 May 2017
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Author Website: www.alexandermccallsmith.co.uk

Alexander McCall Smith is the author of over eighty 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.

Reviews for Precious and Grace: No 1 Ladies' Detective Agency #17

Precious and Grace's friendship and working relationship has stood the test of time, but they cannot agree on this case. Memories, a stray dog and many cups of tea all play their part, too. Fans of the No.1 Ladies' Detective Agency will love this * People's Friend *