THE GOOD HUSBAND OF ZEBRA DRIVE

Smith, Alexander McCall

ISBN 10: 0375422730 / ISBN 13: 9780375422737

Published by Pantheon, NY, 2007

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Quarter-bound in brown, cream boards, gilt titles, decorated endpapers, SIGNED by Author on title page, dust jacket in protective Mylar covers.

Seller Inventory # 5047

Bibliographic Details

• Title: THE GOOD HUSBAND OF ZEBRA DRIVE
• Publisher: Pantheon, NY
• Publication Date: 2007
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0375422730
• ISBN 13: 9780375422737
• Binding: Hard Cover
• Edition: First U.S. Edition
• Condition: Fine
• Dust Jacket Condition: Fine
• Signed: Signed by Author
• Seller catalogs:
  • SIGNED EDITIONS
  • MODERN FIRSTS
  • MYSTERY
  • FICTION/LITERATURE

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Synopsis

THE NO. 1 LADIES’ DETECTIVE AGENCY - Book 8

Fans around the world adore the best-selling 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 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. 1 Ladies’ Detective Agency series there is much happening on Zebra Drive and Tlokweng Road. Mma Ramotswe is experiencing staffing difficulties. First Mr. J.L.B. Mate-koni asks to be put in charge of a case involving an errant husband. 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.

Along the way, Mma Ramotswe is asked to investigate a couple of tricky cases. 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.

In the end, whatever happens, Mma Ramotswe knows she can count on Mr. J.L.B. Matekoni, who stands for all that is solid and true in a shifting world. And there is always her love for Botswana, a country of which she is justifiably proud.

About the Author

Alexander McCall Smith is the author of the international phenomenon The No. 1 Ladies’ Detective Agency series, the Isabel Dalhousie series, the Portuguese Irregular Verbs series, and the 44 Scotland Street series. He is professor emeritus of medical law at the University of Edinburgh in Scotland and has served on many national and international bodies concerned with bioethics. He was born in what is now known as Zimbabwe and was a law professor at the University of Botswana. He lives in Scotland.

www.alexandermccallsmith.com