The latest installment of this universally beloved and best- selling series finds Precious Ramotswe in personal need of her own formidable detection talents . . . .
Mma Ramotsweโs ever-ready tiny white van has recently developed a rather disturbing noise. Of course, Mr. J.L.B. Matekoniโher estimable husband and one of Botswanaโs most talented mechanicsโโis the man to turn to for help. But Precious suspects he might simply condemn the van and replace it with something more modern. Can she find a way to save her old friend?
In the meantime, Mma Makutsi discovers that her old rival Violet Sephotho, who could not have gotten more than fifty percent on her typing final at the Botswana Secretarial College, has set her sights on none other than Mma Makutsiโs fiancรฉ, Phuti Radiphuti. Can Mma Ramotsweโs intuition save the day? Finally, the proprietor of a local football team has enlisted the No. 1 Ladiesโ Detective Agency to help explain its dreadful losing streak. The owner of the team is convinced he as a traitor in his midst. But how is Mma Ramotswe, who has never seen a football match in her life, going to discern who is throwing the game? Help, it turns out, may come from an unexpected quarter.
There are few mysteries that canโt be solved and fewer problems that canโt be fixed when the irrepressible Precious Ramotswe puts her mind to them. A good cup of red bush tea might be the best solution of all.
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