The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency
Alexander McCall Smith
Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group
<p><b>THE NO. 1 LADIES' DETECTIVE AGENCY - Book 1</b><br><br> <b>Fans around the world adore the bestselling No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency series, the basis of the HBO TV show, and its proprietor Precious Ramotswe, Botswana's premier lady detective.  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. </b><br><br>This first novel in Alexander McCall Smith's widely acclaimed The No. 1 Ladies Detective   Agency series tells the story of the delightfully cunning and enormously engaging   Precious Ramotswe, who is drawn to her profession to "help people with problems in   their lives."  Immediately upon setting up shop in a small storefront in Gaborone,   she is hired to track down a missing husband, uncover a con man, and follow a wayward   daughter.  But the case that tugs at her heart, and lands her in danger, is a missing  ...</p>