Tears of the Giraffe : The multi-million copy bestselling No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency series

Author: McCall Smith, Alexander

Modern & contemporary fiction (post c 1945)

Published on 7 August 2003 by Little, Brown Book Group (Abacus) in the United Kingdom as part of 'the No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency' series.

The second book in the multi-million copy bestselling No.1 Ladies' Detective Agency seriesThe one where Precious gains a new familyMma Ramotswe of the No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency is hoping to set up home with Mr J.L.B. Maketoni. But first she must deal with his scheming, misbehaving maid. She also has to confront the most difficult case of her career so far: that of an American who went missing ten years ago, and about whom all leads have long since dried up. Then there are not one, but two sudden additions to Mma's family . . .

'One of the most memorable heroines in any modern fiction' Newsweek'Soothing, full of hope' Sunday Telegraph'Delightful' Evening Standard'Enthralling... Mma Ramotswe is someone readers can't help but love' USA Today