* In this third volume of highly original 'detective' stories with a unique setting and characters, the irrepressible, Precious Ramotswe faces supreme problems at home and at work.

In this fourth volume of the bestselling series - The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency, the ever-popular Precious Ramotswe - Botswana's leading, and only, female private detective - faces a new and unwanted problem: competition.

* A highly original 'detective' novel with unique setting and characters, this is the first of four 'Botswana' titles are both beautiful and charming.

* Highly original 'detective' stories with unique setting and characters

*The fifth in the No.1 Ladies' Detective Agency series *Highly original 'detective' stories with unique setting and characters for people who are fed up with aggressive literature which dwells on selfishness, discourtesy and conflict.

* No. 7 in the marvellous Mma Ramotswe series

* Highly original 'detective' stories with unique setting and characters featuring Mma Ramotswe and her No.1 Ladies' Detective Agency.

* The eighth instalment of Alexander McCall Smith's wonderful No.1 Ladies' Detective Agency series

* The ninth book in the No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency series; Little, Brown are publishing in hardback

Novel from Alexander McCall Smith, full of his trademark humour and wisdom.