The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency: A No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency Novel (1)
分類: 图书,进口原版,Literature & Fiction(文学与虚构类),Genre Fiction(类型小说),
品牌: Alexander McCall Smith
基本信息出版社:Anchor (2003年2月6日)丛书名:No. 1 Ladies Detective Agency (Paperback)平装:256页正文语种:英语ISBN:1400034779条形码:9781400034772商品尺寸:13.1 x 1.7 x 20.2 cm商品重量:231 g品牌:AnchorASIN:1400034779商品描述内容简介This first novel in Alexander McCall Smith’s widely acclaimed The No. 1 Ladies Detective Agency series tells the story of the delightfully cunning and enormously engaging Precious Ramotswe, who is drawn to her profession to “help people with problems in their lives.” Immediately upon setting up shop in a small storefront in Gaborone, she is hired to track down a missing husband, uncover a con man, and follow a wayward daughter. But the case that tugs at her heart, and lands her in danger, is a missing eleven-year-old boy, who may have been snatched by witchdoctors.
The No. 1 Ladies’ Detective Agencyreceived two Booker Judges’ Special Recommendations and was voted one of the International Books of the Year and the Millennium by theTimes Literary Supplement.编辑推荐Review
'Everything about [McCall Smith] is appealing. He's just full of delight - it just bubbles out of him' SUNDAY HERALD 'Indeed, the effort involved would have been justified by just one of them, THE NO.1 LADIES' DETECTIVE AGENCY' Gerald Kaufman, Chairman of the 1999 BOOKER Prize Jury 'A rare pleasure' DAILY TELEGRAPH 'A publishing phenomenon' GUARDIAN
Anthony Daniels, Sunday Telegraph
The author's prose has the merits of simplicity, euphony and precision.--This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.
Scotland on Sunday
Highly amusing, intelligent and heart-warming--This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.
John Lewell, Femaledetective.com
Why is this novel so good? It is almost impossible to pin down such an inspired invention.--This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.
Barbara Peters, The Poisoned Pen
Practical, non-judgemental, filled with laughter but determination, Precious never quails....I loved every word.--This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.