The Good Husband of Zebra Drive (No. 1 Ladies Detective Agency) [Hardcover]

Simple, elegantly written and gently insightful (THE GOOD BOOK GUIDE )

Perfect escapist fiction (THE TIMES )

There is a timelessness to the tales, yet they are also of the moment . . . His talent is to see the god in small things (SUNDAY TIMES SCOTLAND )

This is delicious, light-hearted stuff and I love it - my only criticism is that these books are just not long enough (THE LADY ) --This text refers to the Paperback edition.

'There is a timelessness to the tales, yet they are also of the
moment' --This text refers to the Paperback edition.

The eighth instalment of Alexander McCall Smith's wonderful No.1 Ladies' Detective Agency series --This text refers to the Paperback edition.

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.

The one where Mma Ramotswe's husband plays detective At the No.1 Ladies' Detective Agency there are many new cases for Precious Ramotswe to attend to, including thefts at Teenie Magama's printing works and the grave matter of three suspicious deaths at the hospital. But her attention is distracted by domestic problems, for the engagement of Mma Makutsi to Phuti Radiphuti is threatening their friendship. And unknown to them both, the good husband of Zebra Drive, Mr J. L. B. Matekoni, has been tempted into some detective work of his own, with disastrous results. <i></i>'Delicious, light-hearted' <i>The Lady</i> 'Charming' <i>Guardian</i> <i></i> Discover the world of Alexander McCall Smith and his other books at alexandermccallsmith.co.uk [Facebook logo] --This text refers to the Paperback edition.

Alexander McCall Smith was born in what is now Zimbabwe and taught law at the University of Botswana. He is now Professor of Medical Law at the University of Edinburgh. He has written more than fifty books, including a number of specialist titles, but is best known for The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency series, which has achieved bestseller status on four continents. In 2004 he was awarded 'Author of the Year' by both the Booksellers Association and British Book Awards. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.