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PublisherKnopf Doubleday Publishing Group

ISBN-101400031362

ISBN-139781400031368

eBay Product ID (ePID)2246136

Product Key Features

Book TitleMorality for Beautiful Girls

Number of Pages256 Pages

LanguageEnglish

TopicContemporary Women, Mystery & Detective / Women Sleuths, Humorous / General, Mystery & Detective / Private Investigators

Publication Year2002

GenreFiction

AuthorAlexander McCall Smith

Book SeriesNo. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency Ser.

FormatTrade Paperback

Dimensions

Item Height0.6 in

Item Weight7.6 Oz

Item Length8 in

Item Width5.2 in

Additional Product Features

Intended AudienceTrade

LCCN2002-071712

Dewey Edition21

Reviews"The Miss Marple of Botswana." The New York Times Book Review "I was enchanted by the character of Precious Ramotswe and the sly humor of Alexander McCall Smith's writing, his deft evocation of a culture." Anthony Minghella "Thoroughly engaging and entertaining." Los Angeles Times, "The Miss Marple of Botswana." - The New York Times Book Review "I was enchanted by the character of Precious Ramotswe and the sly humor of Alexander McCall Smith's writing, his deft evocation of a culture." -Anthony Minghella "Thoroughly engaging and entertaining." - Los Angeles Times

Series Volume Number3

Dewey Decimal823/.914

SynopsisFans around the world adore the bestselling No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency series and its proprietor, Precious Ramotswe, Botswana's premier lady detective. In this charming series, Mma Ramotswe--with help from her loyal associate, Grace Makutsi--navigates her cases and her personal life with wisdom, good humor, and the occasional cup of tea. In Morality for Beautiful Girls , Precious Ramotswe, founder and owner of the only detective agency for the concerns of both ladies and others, investigates the alleged poisoning of the brother of an important "Government Man," and the moral character of the four finalists of the Miss Beauty and Integrity Contest, the winner of which will almost certainly be a contestant for the title of Miss Botswana. Yet her business is having money problems, and when other difficulties arise at her fianc 's Tlokweng Road Speedy Motors, she discovers the reliable Mr J.L.B. Matekoni is more complicated then he seems., Fans around the world adore the bestselling No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency series and its proprietor, Precious Ramotswe, Botswana's premier lady detective. In this charming series, Mma Ramotswe--with help from her loyal associate, Grace Makutsi--navigates her cases and her personal life with wisdom, good humor, and the occasional cup of tea. In Morality for Beautiful Girls , Precious Ramotswe, founder and owner of the only detective agency for the concerns of both ladies and others, investigates the alleged poisoning of the brother of an important "Government Man," and the moral character of the four finalists of the Miss Beauty and Integrity Contest, the winner of which will almost certainly be a contestant for the title of Miss Botswana. Yet her business is having money problems, and when other difficulties arise at her fiancé's Tlokweng Road Speedy Motors, she discovers the reliable Mr J.L.B. Matekoni is more complicated then he seems.

LC Classification NumberPR6063.C326M67 2002