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Tears of the Giraffe
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Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group 2003
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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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Street Date:
12/16/2003
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Alexander McCall Smith. (2003). Tears of the Giraffe. Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group.

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Alexander McCall Smith. 2003. Tears of the Giraffe. Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group.

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Alexander McCall Smith, Tears of the Giraffe. Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group, 2003.

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Alexander McCall Smith. Tears of the Giraffe. Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group, 2003.

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