Tears of the Giraffe (No. 1 Ladies Detective Agency
Alexander McCall Smith
Mystery / Literary Fiction
Tears of the Giraffe (No. 1 Ladies Detective Agency
by Alexander McCall Smith
—· 233 p
20th Century Classichopefullightheartedfunny
Overview
About
In 1999 The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency received two Booker Judges' Special Recommendations and was voted one of the ‘International Books of the Year and the Millennium' by the Times Literary Supplement.
Tears of the Giraffe takes us further into the life of the engaging and sassy Precious Ramotswe, the owner and detective of Botswana's only Ladies' detective agency. Among her cases are wayward wives, unscrupulous maids and a challenge to resolve a mother's pain for her son, who is long lost…
Part of a series
The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency
Vol. II · 1 of 3 volumes
2 more volumes
Pages
233
Polygon
Linguistic complexity
3/5
Moderate
Thematic complexity
3/5
Layered
Rating
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Reader feel
Cozy Atmosphere9
Character Warmth9
Narration8
Worldbuilding7
Prose7
Emotional depth7
Pacing7
Plot twists5
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