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| The Miracle at Speedy Motors: BOOK #9 | 
 enlarge | Author: Alexander Mccall Smith
Publisher: Knopf Canada
Category: Book
Buy New: $17.95
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Avg. Customer Rating:  72 reviews
Media: Hardcover
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 224
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.8
Dimensions (in): 8.5 x 5.5 x 0.9
ISBN: 0676979211
EAN: 9780676979213
ASIN: 0676979211
Publication Date: April 15, 2008
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
Condition: Alexander McCall Smith; The Miracle At Speedy Motors: Book #9; 11; New, Hardcover with dust jacket, clean, tight, unmarked; Knopf Canada; 2008; Starred Review. Precious Ramotswe, Botswana's foremost solver of problems, is used to handling mostly straightforward domestic cases, which makes a series of anonymous letters threatening her and her prickly assistant, Grace Makutsi, all the more disturbing in Smith's triumphant ninth No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency novel (after The Good Husband of Zebra Drive). The search for whoever penned the letters coincides with a new commission: Manka Sebina, whose birth parents gave her up as a child, hires the agency to track down any living relatives. Both problems afford Mma Ramotswe ample opportunity to display her winning blend of insight into others' motivations and an endearingly na?ve belief in the best in human nature. Significant, if incremental, developments in the lives of the community Smith has lovingly created over the course of the series
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In the ninth installment of this infinitely enjoyable and bestselling series, Precious Ramotswe is doing what she does best–solving crimes and taking care of business: her own and everybody else’s.
Investigating her latest case, Mma Ramotswe has to trek to a game preserve, where she rediscovers the breathtaking beauty of her beloved Botswana. She is there to uncover the truth about an elderly American traveller whose safari proved to be his last journey. What she discovers is a surprise to everyone concerned.
Meanwhile, problems are also brewing back at the No. 1 Ladies’ Detective Agency: Mma Makutsi has instituted the Complaint Half Hour in order to air her grievances–which works well for her until Mma Ramotswe decides to institute her own version. And life is no less complicated at Tlokweng Road Speedy Motors, where Mr. J.L.B. Matekoni–Mma Ramotswe’s estimable husband–has suddenly decided to mortgage the garage.
But without a doubt–and after several cups of bush tea–Precious Ramotswe will make sure, as only she can, that everything turns out as it should.
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| Customer Reviews: Read 67 more reviews...
 Another Winner! August 27, 2008
I fell in love with the first book of the series (No. 1 Ladie's Detective Agency) and its mellow heroine. So much so, that I've bought each succeeding book in the series as they were published. This one, like all the others, is simply a winner.
The little mysteries are engaging and how they are solved are always entertaining. But what makes me love them is that the heroine, a 'traditionally built woman' of Botswana is so in love with her country, its customs and the traditional values of goodness, decency and caring. She simply draws you in to a reflective and calming mood as she goes about her life and her work. You finish each book feeling entertained and feeling good about the world. The stories go down as good as the red tea the heroine loves to drink!
A Cozy Gossip Over Tea Cups August 16, 2008
2 out of 3 found this review helpful
Were this any other writer and any other mystery series, this novel would earn a low rating for its slender plot. Hardly anything "happens". No new ground is broken, however, like all the previous books in this series, I found myself enchanted by the characters and the setting. Alexander McCall Smith writes with great charm about small things: a ruined bed, a series of threatening letters and information gleaned from gossip over numerous cups of bush tea.
Mwa Ramotswe helps a woman who is looking for her family. She tracks down the author of the threatening letters; the high speed chase with grocery carts is unique in literature. The author weaves his small minutiae into a mighty tapestry that is the mystery of Life. I can't say this is a good mystery but it comes close to great literature. I am reminded of the charming series by "Miss Read" which covered life in a small British village over a period of several decades. Hardly anything else can compare.
great book August 14, 2008
I enjoy almost all of Alexander McCall Smith's books. I especially love the No. 1 Ladies Detective Agency Series. although I love murder mysteries, this series very rarely deals with murders however the mysteries of human nature. Precious Ramotswe, the main character and owner of the Agency is delightful in her assessment of the character of others. Splendid reading.
Try the audio version July 8, 2008
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
If you enjoy reading about the #1 Ladies detective agency, but would like to putter in the garden or house at the same time - or listen while commuting - try the audio version. They're even more hilarious than reading!
 Too slow and repetitive July 5, 2008
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
I have enjoyed this series but this last book I found slow and rather boring. I still appreciate the nuggets of wisdom that eventually come to light as the story develops but overall I didn't enjoy this book much. I was getting so frustrated with the repetition... seemed like a third of the book was describing once again the white van, the large glasses, the traditionally built woman, and the landscape.
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