Tears of the Giraffe (No. 1 Ladies Detective Agency, Book 2)
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Release date: 2002-09-03
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Author: Alexander McCall Smith
Fiction, Fiction - Mystery/ Detective, Mystery/Suspense, Fiction / Mystery & Detective / Women Sleuths, Mystery & Detective - Series, Mystery & Detective - Women Sleuths, Botswana, No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency, No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency (Imaginary organization), Ramotswe, Precious (Fictitious, Ramotswe, Precious (Fictitious character), Women private investigators
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Tears of the Giraffe (No. 1 Ladies Detective Agency, Book 2)
Date undefinedI'd never heard of Alexander McCall Smith until a few months ago when a friend recommended The Ladies # 1 Detective Agency. After reading it and becoming intrigued with Precious Ramotswe and her life in Botswana, I was eager to read the next book and find out what happened to this clever lady detective. Tears of the Giraffe was equally enjoyable, and I found myself chuckling aloud at some of the situations described by Smith. For instance, the scene in which Mr. J.L.B. Matekoni is caught "red handed" as he and the children are finishing a photo session is amusing. So is the image of the unscrupulous maid getting her just desserts.
The author brings in some serious situations as well, and the reader will find her (or his) heart involved with the American woman in search of her son. Then there's the moral dilemma of the butcher and his fashionable wife and child. Precious and her secretary-turned-detective shrewdly solve these and other cases, and the developing love story between Precious and J.L.B. adds a delightful side story.
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Tears of the Giraffe (No. 1 Ladies Detective Agency, Book 2)
Date undefinedThis was the first book in this series that I have read. I thoroughly enjoyed it. The plot is exciting but relaxing to enjoy, and there are so many subplots that make it truly fun. The gentle, eye-opening descriptions of a truer Africa were fascinating to me. I heartily recommend this book!
Tears of the Giraffe (No. 1 Ladies Detective Agency, Book 2)
Date undefinedI've read four in this series and this is the best one. I recommend it. Sometimes you have to trick white folks into reading about Africa. This does the trick. I love the humor and dialog and philosophizing. And I'm in love with Precious Ramotswe, a most precious lady.
