num_pages: 240
description: Precious Ramotswe is the eminently sensible and cunning proprietor of the only ladies’ detective agency in Botswana. In Tears of the Giraffe she tracks a wayward wife, uncovers an unscrupulous maid, and searches for an American man who disappeared into the plains many years ago. In the midst of resolving uncertainties, pondering her impending marriage to a good, kind man, Mr. J. L. B. Matekoni, and the promotion of her talented secretary (a graduate of the Botswana Secretarial College, with a mark of 97 per cent), she also finds her family suddenly and unexpectedly increased by two.From the Trade Paperback edition.
language: English
title: Tears of the Giraffe
titlecomplete: Tears of the Giraffe (No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency, #2)
characters: J.L.B. Matekoni, Silvia Potokwani, Motholeli, Grace Makutsi, Obed Ramotswe, Puso, Precious Ramotswe
genres: Audiobook, Cozy Mystery, Detective, Africa, Crime, Mystery, Mystery Thriller, Fiction, Botswana, Humor
ratings_count: 55748
places: Gaborone, Zimbabwe, Botswana, Bulawayo
series: No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency
publisher: Pantheon Books