01602cam a2200325 a 4500 6208 FISKH 20250328110117.0 020316r20022000nyu 000 0 eng 2002018695 1400031354 (pbk.) 9780349116655 DLC eng DLC C#P DLC PR6063.C326 T4 823.914 McCall Smith, Alexander, 1948- Tears of the giraffe / Alexander McCall Smith. This edition published in 2003 London : Abacus, 2002. 217 pages : 20 cm 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. Ramotswe, Precious (Fictitious character) Fiction. Women private investigators Botswana Fiction. No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency (Imaginary organization) Fiction. Botswana Fiction. Mystery fiction. gsafd 7 cbc orignew 1 ocip 20 y-gencatlg ddc BK 0 6208 6208 0 0 ddc 0 0 FIC 001 001 ATKSF 2025-03-28 0 SMI 823.914 PR6063.C326 T4 2025-0879 2025-03-28 11:01:14 2025-03-28 BK