Ein Gentleman für Mma Ramotswe

alexander mccall smith gerda bean

Precious Mma Ramotswe, intelligent, pfiffig, und mit einem Hang zu philosophischen Betrachtungen, hat nach dem Tod ihres sehr geliebten Vaters genug Geld, um eine Detektivagentur aufzumachen. Dort sitzt sie oft mit ihrer Sekretärin, trinkt heißen Tee und wartet stundenlang auf Kunden.

In diesem Buch, "Der zweite Fall der ÝNo 1 LadiesÔ Detective AgencyÜ", kommt eine Weiße in das Detektivbüro, eine Amerikanerin, die ihren vor 10 Jahren in der Wüste spurlos verschollenen Sohn sucht. Dieser Fall fordert von Mma Ramotswe ganzes detektivisches Können. Leichter dagegen ist schon der Fall des unglücklichen Ehemannes, der seine Frau der Untreue verdächtigt. Hier kommt Mma Makutsi zum Zuge, die Mma Ramotswe als hochmotivierte Hilfsdetektivin unterstützt. Zum Glück, denn auch Mma Ramotswes Privatleben hat so einige Überraschungen zu bieten ...

Genres mysteryfictionafricacrimebotswanaaudiobookdetectivemystery thrillercozy mysteryhumor

238 pages, Hardcover

First published January 1,2000

Series

No. 1 Ladies/ Detective Agency

Places

bulawayo, gaborone, botswana, zimbabwe,

This edition

Format: 238 pages, Hardcover
Published: February 1, 2002 by Nymphenburger
ISBN: 9783485009027
ASIN: 3485009024
Language: German

Characters More characters

Precious Ramotswe

a clever and generous woman who runs the only female-headed detective agency in Botswana -- possibly the only detective agency; she solves crimes based on her knowledge of human nature and hard work...
Puso

a Masarwa orphan and the younger brother of Motholeli; they are Precious Ramotswe and Mr. J.L.B. Matakonis foster childrenmore...
Silvia Potokwani

the matron of the orphan farm, always pestering Mr. J.L.B. Matekoni for free repairs...
J.l.b. Matekoni

owner of Tlokweng Speedy Motors...
Motholeli

a Masarwa orphan who is in a wheelchair due to polio; she loves mechanics and is the sister of Puso; they are Precious Ramotswe and Mr. J.L.B. Matekonis foster childrenmore...
Grace Makutsi

a bespectacled super secretary who rises to become Precious Ramtoswes assistant at the No. 1 Ladies Detective Agency; she graduated from the Botswana Secretarial College with a never-equaled 97 percent; she goes a long way from her roots in im...

About the author

alexander mccall smith

Alexander McCall Smith is the author of the international phenomenon The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency series, the Isabel Dalhousie Series, the Portuguese Irregular Verbs series, and the 44 Scotland Street series. He is professor emeritus of medical law at the University of Edinburgh in Scotland and has served on many national and international bodies concerned with bioethics. He was born in what is now known as Zimbabwe and he was a law professor at the University of Botswana. He lives in Scotland. Visit him online at www.alexandermccallsmith.com, on Facebook, and on Twitter.