The Joy and Light Bus Company
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No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency volume 22.
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No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency volume 22
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NATIONAL BESTSELLER • In this latest installment in the beloved No. 1 Ladies’ Detective Agency series, Mma Ramotswe is tempted to put the brakes on a business venture before it even gets rolling.
Mr. J.L.B. Matekoni attends a course hosted by the local chamber of commerce entitled “Where Is Your Business Going?” But rather than feeling energized, he comes back in low spirits, not sure if he should be satisfied with the already venerable and successful Tlokweng Road Speedy Motors. Then an old friend from school approaches him with an exciting new business venture. When it turns out he will need to mortgage the garage in order to pursue this endeavor, Mma Ramotswe and Mma Makutsi worry about the potential repercussions for his current business—as well as for their own.
But even as she puzzles over mysteries on the domestic front, Mma Ramotswe’s professional duties must take precedence. When a concerned son learns that his aging father’s nurse now stands to inherit the family home, he begins to doubt her intentions and takes his case to Botswana’s premier detective agency. Fortunately, Mma Ramotswe and Mma Makutsi, committed agents of justice, agree to investigate.
Tricky as these matters may be, Mma Ramotswe, armed with her usual supply of tact, humor and good will, knows that the most creative solutions are often found with the support of friends and family and a cup of red bush tea. With these reliable assets, she is certain to ensure that all involved find the happiness that they deserve.
Mr. J.L.B. Matekoni attends a course hosted by the local chamber of commerce entitled “Where Is Your Business Going?” But rather than feeling energized, he comes back in low spirits, not sure if he should be satisfied with the already venerable and successful Tlokweng Road Speedy Motors. Then an old friend from school approaches him with an exciting new business venture. When it turns out he will need to mortgage the garage in order to pursue this endeavor, Mma Ramotswe and Mma Makutsi worry about the potential repercussions for his current business—as well as for their own.
But even as she puzzles over mysteries on the domestic front, Mma Ramotswe’s professional duties must take precedence. When a concerned son learns that his aging father’s nurse now stands to inherit the family home, he begins to doubt her intentions and takes his case to Botswana’s premier detective agency. Fortunately, Mma Ramotswe and Mma Makutsi, committed agents of justice, agree to investigate.
Tricky as these matters may be, Mma Ramotswe, armed with her usual supply of tact, humor and good will, knows that the most creative solutions are often found with the support of friends and family and a cup of red bush tea. With these reliable assets, she is certain to ensure that all involved find the happiness that they deserve.
Subjects
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Audiobooks
Automobile repair shops
Automobile repair shops -- Fiction
Botswana -- Fiction
Cozy mysteries
Detective and mystery fiction
Fiction
Gentle reads
Inheritance and succession
Inheritance and succession -- Fiction
Large print books
Literature
Married women
Married women -- Fiction
Mystery
No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency (Imaginary organization)
No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency (Imaginary organization) -- Fiction
Ramotswe, Precious
Ramotswe, Precious -- (Fictitious character) -- Fiction
Women private investigators
Women private investigators -- Botswana -- Fiction
Automobile repair shops
Automobile repair shops -- Fiction
Botswana -- Fiction
Cozy mysteries
Detective and mystery fiction
Fiction
Gentle reads
Inheritance and succession
Inheritance and succession -- Fiction
Large print books
Literature
Married women
Married women -- Fiction
Mystery
No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency (Imaginary organization)
No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency (Imaginary organization) -- Fiction
Ramotswe, Precious
Ramotswe, Precious -- (Fictitious character) -- Fiction
Women private investigators
Women private investigators -- Botswana -- Fiction
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Mma Ramotswe knows she is very lucky indeed. She has a loving family, good friends, and a thriving business doing what she enjoys most: helping people. But the latest mystery she is called upon to solve is distinctly trickier than it initially appears, and, of course, there's plenty to handle in her personal life between Charlie and his new bride and Mma Makutsi and her talking shoes. In the end, Mma Ramotswe's patience and common sense will win out, and, without a doubt, all will be the better for it.
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