Tea Time for the Traditionally Built (No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency) [Hardcover]

* 'Adjoa Andoh reads like a dream' GUARDIAN *'[Adjoa Andoh's] melodious tones befit these heartwarming tales and she does a fantastis job of creating identifiable voices for each character' FT MAGAZINE --This text refers to the Audio CD edition.

* Mma Ramotswe's tenth adventure; published in Abacus paperback --This text refers to the Paperback edition.

The 10th! instalment in this infinitely enjoyable series finds the ever-charming, ever-resourceful Mma Ramostwe helping people, and vans, with problems in their lives.

Mma Ramotswe’s tiny white van has developed a disturbing noise. But having made numerous repairs to the van over the years, Mr J.L.B. Matekoni – her estimable husband and mechanic nonpareil – sells it without telling her and presents her with a new, characterless vehicle. So Mma Ramotswe sets out to recover the van. . . .

In the meantime, the thoroughly unpleasant, yet glamorous, Violet Sephotho (who earned 50 percent, at most!, in the final examinations of the Botswana Secretarial College) gets herself a job at the Double Comfort Furniture Store. Why? The reason is obvious: to make a play for Mma Makutsi’s fiancé, Mr Phuti Radiphuti.

And a proprietor of a local football team has enlisted the No. 1 Ladies’ Detective Agency to help explain their dreadful losing streak: surely someone is fixing the games – it can’t just be a case of unskilled players . . . This is a job for Charlie, ever-apprentice at the Speedy Motors, to sniff out the competence of the players, as an assistant detective. . . .

The one where Mma Makutsi has a love rival Mma Makutsi's engagement to Phuti Radiphuti has progressed smoothly so far but suddenly there is trouble in the form of glamorous, empty-headed Violet Sephotho, who has set her sights on her former classmate's fiancé. Solving the amorous problems of her neighbours and clients is where Mma Ramotswe excels, but the world of football is decidedly less familiar - however, when the owner of the Kalahari Swoopers comes asking for the help of the No.1 Ladies' Detective Agency, she promises to find the traitor among the team's ranks. 'Witty' Guardian 'Charm' Independent Discover the world of Alexander McCall Smith and his other books at alexandermccallsmith.co.uk [Facebook logo] --This text refers to the Paperback edition.

Following a distinguished career as a Professor of Medical Law, Alexander McCall Smith has turned to writing full-time. He is the author of over sixty books on a wide array of subjects, and his books have been translated into forty-five languages. He lives in Edinburgh with his wife. --This text refers to the Paperback edition.