num_pages: 358
description: THE NO. 1 LADIES’ DETECTIVE AGENCY - Book 8Fans around the world adore the bestselling No. 1 Ladies’ Detective Agency series, the basis of the HBO TV show, and its proprietor Precious Ramotswe, Botswana’s premier lady detective.  In this charming series, Mma  Ramotswe navigates her cases and her personal life with wisdom, and good humor—not to mention help from her loyal assistant, Grace Makutsi, and the occasional cup of tea.In the life of Precious Ramotswe–a woman duly proud of her fine traditional build– there is rarely a dull moment, and in the latest installment in the universally beloved No. 1 Ladies’ Detective Agency series there is much happening on Zebra Drive and Tlokweng Road. Mma Ramotswe is experiencing staffing difficulties. First Mr. J.L.B. Matekoni asks to be put in charge of a case involving an errant husband. But can a man investigate such matters as successfully as the number one lady detective can? Then she has a minor falling-out with her assistant, Mma Makutsi, who decides to leave the agency, taking the 97 percent she received on her typing final from the Botswana Secretarial College with her. Along the way, Mma Ramotswe is asked to investigate a couple of tricky cases. Will she be able to explain an unexpected series of deaths at the hospital in Mochudi? And what about the missing office supplies at a local printing company? These are the types of questions that she is uniquely well suited to answer.In the end, whatever happens, Mma Ramotswe knows she can count on Mr. J.L.B. Matekoni, who stands for all that is solid and true in a shifting world. And there is always her love for Botswana, a country of which she is justifiably proud.
language: English
title: The Good Husband of Zebra Drive
titlecomplete: The Good Husband of Zebra Drive (No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency, #8)
characters: Fanwell the younger apprentice, Grace Makutsi, Precious Ramotswe, J.L.B. Matekoni, Motholeli, Violet Sepotho, Phuti Radiphuti, Puso, Mr. Polopetsi
genres: Fiction, Mystery, Detective, Cozy Mystery, Humor, Audiobook, Mystery Thriller, Crime, Botswana, Africa
ratings_count: 26191
places: Mochudi, Gaborone
series: No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency
publisher: Random House Large Print