The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency
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This first novel in Alexander McCall Smith₂s 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 ₃help people with problems in their lives.₄ 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 eleven-year-old boy, who may have been snatched by witchdoctors.
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McCall Smith, A. (2002). The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency. 1st Anchor Books ed. New York, Anchor Books.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation (style guide)McCall Smith, Alexander, 1948-. 2002. The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency. New York, Anchor Books.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities Citation (style guide)McCall Smith, Alexander, 1948-, The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency. New York, Anchor Books, 2002.
MLA Citation (style guide)McCall Smith, Alexander. The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency. 1st Anchor Books ed. New York, Anchor Books, 2002.
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