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      Tears of the Giraffe

      by Alexander McCall Smith
      Published
      Sep 2002
      Main Genre
      Cozy Mystery Cozy Mystery
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      240
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      The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency Book 2

      About This Book

      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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      Book 2
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      Suspense

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      Cozy Mystery

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      Women Sleuths

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