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020			_a9781400031344 (pbk.)
040			_cJCRC
100	1		_aMcCall Smith, Alexander _d1948-
245	1	4	_aThe No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency / _cAlexander McCall Smith.
260			_aToronto : _bVintage Canada ; _c2002.
300			_a235 p. : _bcov. ill. ; _c21 cm.
440			_aNo. 1 Ladies’ Detective Agency Series
505			_a"Fans around the world adore the best-selling No. 1 Ladies’ Detective Agency series and its proprietor, Precious Ramotswe, Botswana’s premier lady detective. In this charming series, Mma Ramotswe—with help from her loyal associate, Grace Makutsi—navigates her cases and her personal life with wisdom, good humor, and the occasional cup of tea. The beloved first novel in The No. 1 Ladies’ Detective Agency series, now available for the first time in hardcover, 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, Mma Ramotswe 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 that of a missing eleven-year-old boy who may have been snatched by witch doctors." (Publisher's Website)
600	1	0	_a Ramotswe, Precious (Fictitious character) _vFiction.
650		0	_a No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency (Imaginary organization) _vFiction.
650		0	_aWomen Private Investigators _zBotswana _vFiction.
651			_aBotswana _vFiction.
655			_aDetective and Mystery Fiction.
856			_uhttps://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/110419/the-no-1-ladies-detective-agency-by-alexander-mccall-smith/ _zPublisher's Website.
856			_uhttps://ottawa.bibliocommons.com/item/show/352017026 _zCheck the Ottawa Public Library (OPL) for availability.
942			_2z _cBK