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Tears of the Giraffe (2000)

by Alexander McCall Smith

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Series: No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency (2)

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Fiction. Literature. Mystery. Humor (Fiction.) HTML: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.
 
Precious Ramotswe is the eminently sensible and cunning proprietor of the only ladies’ detective agency in Botswana. In Tears of the Giraffe she tracks a wayward wife, uncovers an unscrupulous maid, and searches for an American man who disappeared into the plains many years ago. In the midst of resolving uncertainties, pondering her impending marriage to a good, kind man, Mr. J. L. B. Matekoni, and the promotion of her talented secretary (a graduate of the Botswana Secretarial College, with a mark of 97 per cent), she also finds her family suddenly and unexpectedly increased by two.
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The second installment of Mma Ramotswe's adventures--lighthearted, yet food for thought to me again. I enjoyed Mma Ramotswe's discussion with Mma Makutsi about whether (and when) it is okay to lie. Some felt that the book was overly moralizing, but I didn't think so--the characters never came to a definite conclusion about this issue of lying. Is it all right to lie to a "bad person" in order to help a "good person"? There is a lot of moral gray area there and it makes for interesting discussion.

I was always taught that lying was one of the worst possible things I could do, so I fell more into Mr. J. L. B. Matekoni's camp there. I don't think I would make a very good detective. ( )
  word.owl | Nov 12, 2024 |
Precious, against her better judgment, takes on a sad case from an American woman whose son went missing in #Botswana ten years ago. But she’s an intuitive and intelligent private detective, and brave. Meanwhile her engagement to Mr JLB Matekoni brings many surprises!! The second in an entertaining series, I’m anxious to read the next book! ( )
  KarenMonsen | Oct 20, 2024 |
(audio) Mma Ramotswe runs the only detective agency in Botswana. She tries to find a man missing in Africa for 10 years while newly engaged to JLB Matekoni.
  bentstoker | Jan 26, 2024 |
Light enjoyable read. At some stage read the next in the series. ( )
  SteveMcI | Jan 26, 2024 |
A nice, light read. ( )
  blueskygreentrees | Jul 30, 2023 |
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Bronswijk, Ineke vanTranslatorsecondary authorsome editionsconfirmed
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Fiction. Literature. Mystery. Humor (Fiction.) HTML: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.
 
Precious Ramotswe is the eminently sensible and cunning proprietor of the only ladies’ detective agency in Botswana. In Tears of the Giraffe she tracks a wayward wife, uncovers an unscrupulous maid, and searches for an American man who disappeared into the plains many years ago. In the midst of resolving uncertainties, pondering her impending marriage to a good, kind man, Mr. J. L. B. Matekoni, and the promotion of her talented secretary (a graduate of the Botswana Secretarial College, with a mark of 97 per cent), she also finds her family suddenly and unexpectedly increased by two.

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