The Good Husband of Zebra Drive by Alexander McCall Smith

The client, Mma Faith Botumile, says her husband is being unfaithful and she wants to know who the other woman is. Matekoni is on hand when the detective agency is unmanned and a client walks in. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency in Gabarone, Botswana - owned by Mma Precious Ramotswe, shares premises with Tlokweng Road Speedy Motors - owned by her husband Mr.

The book can be read as a standalone but familiarity with the characters is a bonus. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency' series, the firm has three cases to solve. And there is always her love for Botswana, a country of which she is justifiably proud. Matekoni, who stands for all that is solid and true in a shifting world.

In the end, whatever happens, Mma Ramotswe knows she can count on Mr. Will she be able to explain an unexpected series of deaths at the hospital in Mochudi? And what about the missing office supplies at a local printing company? These are the types of questions that she is uniquely well suited to answer. But can a man investigate such matters as successfully as the number one lady detective can? Then she has a minor falling-out with her assistant, Mma Makutsi, who decides to leave the agency, taking the 97 percent she received on her typing final from the Botswana Secretarial College with her.Īlong the way, Mma Ramotswe is asked to investigate a couple of tricky cases. Matekoni asks to be put in charge of a case involving an errant husband. Mma Ramotswe is experiencing staffing difficulties. 1 Ladies’ Detective Agency series there is much happening on Zebra Drive and Tlokweng Road.

In the life of Precious Ramotswe–a woman duly proud of her fine traditional build– there is rarely a dull moment, and in the latest installment in the universally beloved No. In this charming series, Mma Ramotswe navigates her cases and her personal life with wisdom, and good humor-not to mention help from her loyal assistant, Grace Makutsi, and the occasional cup of tea. 1 Ladies’ Detective Agency series, the basis of the HBO TV show, and its proprietor Precious Ramotswe, Botswana’s premier lady detective. 1 LADIES’ DETECTIVE AGENCY - Book 8įans around the world adore the bestselling No.

The Good Husband of Zebra Drive by Alexander McCall Smith