McCall Smith, Alexander: The No. 1 Ladies’ Detective Agency

ISBN 0 349 11675 X (Abacus 2003)

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CONTENTS

1. The Daddy … 1
2. All those years ago … 13
3. Lessons about Boys and Goats … 29
4. Living with the Cousin and the Cousin’s Husband … 43
5. What You Need to Open a Detective Agency … 58
6. Boy … 71
7. Mma Makutsi Deals with the Mail
8. A Conversation with Mr J. L. B. Matekoni
9. The Boyfriend … 92
10. Mma Ramotswe Thinks about the Land while Driving her Tiny White Van to Francistown … 121
11. Big Car Guilt … 124
12. Mma Ramotswe’s House in Zebra Drive … 131
13. Why Don’t You Marry Me? … 134
14. Handsome Man … 138
15. Mr J. L. B. Matekoni’s Discovery … 143
16. The Cutting of Fingers and Snakes … 150
17. The Third Metacarpal … 173
18. A Lot of Lies … 179
19. Mr Charlie Gotso, BA … 186
20. Medical Matters … 192
21. The Witchdoctor’s Wife … 220
22. Mr J. L. B. Matekoni … 229