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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. Under the endless skies of Botswana, there is always something Mma Ramotswe can do to help someone and h...

The bestselling author of the "No. 1 Ladies Detective Agency" series unites dreams and reality, leaving readers to wonder: what is life, but the pursuit of our dreams?

Full of McCall Smith's gentle humor and sympathy for his characters, this second novel set at 44 Scotland Street is also an affectionate portrait of a city and its people who, in the author's own words, "make Edinburgh one of the most vibrant and interesting places in the world." Unabridged.

ISABEL DALHOUSIE - Book 3 Nothing captures the charm of Edinburgh like the bestselling Isabel Dalhousie series of novels featuring the insatiably curious philosopher and woman detective. Whether investigating a case or a problem of philosophy, the indefatigable Isabel Dalhousie, one of fiction's most richly developed amateur detectives, is always ready to pursue the answers to all of life's questions, large and small. When Mimi, Isabel's cousi...

Isabel and her son, Charlie, attend a birthday party, where she finds Minty Auchterlonie, the high-flying financier from "The Sunday Philosophy Club." When Minty confides to Isabel about the troubles at the investment bank she heads, Isabel wonders if Minty can be trusted.

Bentornati al numero 44 di Scotland Street, indirizzo del condominio di Edimburgo dove si intrecciano storie, amori e colpi di scena al ritmo irresistibile del sassofono del talentuoso Bertie, giovane inquilino: Domenica, di ritorno da un lungo viaggio di lavoro, inizia con Antonia una sottile guerra a suon di caustiche battute a causa della scomparsa di una preziosa tazza da tè, l'affascinante Bruce è tornato da Londra senza un soldo e si rif...

C'era una volta in Africa Precious Ramotswe, una bambina sveglia, con un cuore grande e un talento un po' speciale, che sarebbe diventata l'investigatrice più famosa del Botswana, la fondatrice della Ladies' Detective Agency N. 1. Un giorno alla scuola di Precious arrivano due nuovi alunni, fratello e sorella, che hanno l'animale da compagnia più originale e simpatico che si sia mai visto, un piccolo suricato. Precious e i bambini fanno subito...

With a failed marriage behind her, La - short for Lavender - moves to the Suffolk countryside on the eve of the Second World War to nurse her broken heart. Lonely and at a loss, a friend encourages her to bring the villagers and the men from the local airbase together by forming an amateur orchestra. One of her musician recruits is Feliks, a handsome and enigmatic Polish refugee. A friendship begins to blossom between the two, and La finds her...

The paperback edition of the 4th book in the bestselling "44 Scotland Street" series. Following the success of "Love Over Scotland", which sold over 130, 000 copies, it follows child genius Bertie Pollock, who has much to contend with after the birth of his brother Ulysses. From the hugely successful author of "The No. 1 Ladies Detective Agency" series and the "Sunday Philosophy Club" series, it will be supported by a nationwide Adrail and Lon...

In this fabulous fifth installment in the bestselling series, Isabel Dalhousie is asked to help a doctor who has been disgraced by allegations of scientific fraud. Whatever the outcome, Isabel's combination of spirit, smarts, and unabashed nosiness guarantees a delightful adventure.

Isabel Dalhousie, philosopher and amateur solver of other people's problems, meets an old foe, Minty Auchterlonie, at a birthday party attended by their young children. Ambitious Minty, now the head of a small investment bank, is in trouble with her shareholders. Isabel becomes involved, and is drawn into a murky world of financial concealment. Minty is not the only high-flier in Isabel's life, her niece Cat has just become engaged to a tightr...

A couple who are old friends of Isabel's ask for her help in a rather tricky situation: A successor is being sought for the headmaster position at their alma mater, and one of the finalists has a very serious skeleton in the closet. Could Isabel discreetly look into it?

ISABEL DALHOUSIE - Book 6 Nothing captures the charm of Edinburgh like the bestselling Isabel Dalhousie series of novels featuring the insatiably curious philosopher and woman detective. Whether investigating a case or a problem of philosophy, the indefatigable Isabel Dalhousie, one of fiction's most richly developed amateur detectives, is always ready to pursue the answers to all of life's questions, large and small. The sensational sixth...

A New York Times notable book of the year"--Cover.

Now that the No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency is established, its founder, Precious Ramotswe, can look upon her life with pride. But life is never without its problems, as she discovers in this fourth book in a series the "Los Angeles Times" calls "thoroughly engaging and entertaining.

Filled with endearingly thorny characters and a Scottish atmosphere as dense and savory as oatmeal, "The Sunday Philosophy Club" is irresistible, and Isabel Dalhousie is the most delightful literary sleuth since Precious Ramotswe.

The story revolves around the comings and goings at No. 44 Scotland Street, a fictitious building in a real street in Edinburgh. Immediately recognisable are the Edinburgh chartered surveyor, stalwart of the Conservative Association, who dreams of membership of Scotland's most exclusive golf club. We have the pushy Stockbridge mother, and her prodigiously talented five-year-old son, who is making good progress with the saxophone and with his I...