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Author: Alexander Mccall Smith
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Author Smith Alexander Mccall
Narrator Hilary Neville
Duration 7h
Amateur sleuth Isabel Dalhousie is a philosopher who uses her training to solve unusual mysteries. She edits the 'Review of Applied Ethics' and hosts 'The Sunday Philosophy Club' at her house in Edinburgh. Behind the city's Georgian facades, its moral compasses are spinning with greed, dishonesty and murderous intent. Instinct tells Isabel that the...
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Author Smith Alexander Mccall
Narrator Hilary Neville
Duration 4h 5m
Mma Ramotswe reads the foreword she has written to these African tales, then goes on to narrate them all herself, passing them on to us verbally as her father's aunt did to her. From animal fables to mysterious forces residing in the landscape, this collection demonstrates the wealth and variety of African folk tales and the particular magic of Afr...
View BookAkimbo: The Elephants, the Lions and the Crocodile Man
Author: Alexander Mccall Smith
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Author Smith Alexander Mccall
Narrator Paterson Joseph
Duration 2h 20m
When Akimbo is offered the chance to help tag baby crocodiles, he is very excited. John the crocodile man wants to keep an eye on the latest batch of crocodiles, and Akimbo is keen to learn more about the dangerous creatures. Then John is attacked by an angry croc, and Akimbo has to use all his courage to save him!
View BookThe Saturday Big Tent Wedding Party
Author: Alexander Mccall Smith
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Author Smith Alexander Mccall
Narrator Adjoa Andoh
Duration 6h 55m
As the countdown to Mma Makutsi's wedding begins, all is not as it should be at the No.1 Ladies' Detective Agency. While investigating unpleasant occurrences on a southern cattle-post, Mma Ramotswe, always on the side of the weak against the strong, has reason to reflect on Rule No.3 of The Principles of Private Detection: never lie to the client....
View BookTrains and Lovers: The Heart's Journey
Author: Alexander Mccall Smith
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Author Smith Alexander Mccall
Narrator David Purdie
Duration 4h 45m
'Warm, funny, poignant and touching' - The Good Book Guide Imagine you're on a train. Think about all the other people on the train with you, what their lives are or have been, and the different experiences you've all had. But there is one more thing that you undoubtedly all share: you have all been in love at one time or another. In this surprisin...
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Author Smith Alexander Mccall
Narrator Crawford Logan
Duration 4h 55m
Follow the exploits of the children who go to a most unusual school - the sail-powered training ship Tobermory. When a film crew arrives in Tobermory Bay, Ben and Fee are invited to be extras. But their suspicions are soon aroused - is the film crew genuine, or are they up to something sinister? Ben and Fee soon discover the truth when they uncover...
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Author Smith Alexander Mccall
Narrator Melody Grove
Duration 1h 2m
Jenny is very tall for her age, and when she dresses smartly for her first day at a new school, she looks very grown-up indeed. So grown-up, in fact, that when she arrives at the school, she is mistaken for a new teacher, and left in charge of a classroom of kids! Jenny is forced to keep up the act, and soon finds herself in all sorts of tricky sit...
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Author Smith Alexander Mccall
Narrator Leighton Pugh
Duration 1h 12m
John and Nicky have never eaten spaghetti and would give anything for the occasional bowl of chips or piece of chocolate cake. But they live with their rather strange aunt who insists upon health food diets. When they use some birthday money to go out for lunch, they experience the delights of spaghetti and decide that they simply have to have more...
View BookThe No 1 Ladies Detective Agency 14: The Minor Adjustment Beauty Salon
Author: Alexander Mccall Smith
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Author Smith Alexander Mccall
Narrator Adjoa Andoh
Duration 8h 30m
As Botswana awaits the familiar blessing of the rains and the resumption of the eternal cycle, seismic upheaval is taking place at the No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency. Not only is Mr J. L. B. Matekoni attempting to reform himself into a modern husband, but after her marriage to Phuti Radiphuti, Mma Ramotswe's challenging but irreplaceable associate...
View BookThe No 1 Ladies Detective Agency 10: Tea Time For the Traditionally Built
Author: Alexander Mccall Smith
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Author Smith Alexander Mccall
Narrator Adjoa Andoh
Duration 6h 35m
It is a troublesome fact on which even Mma Ramotswe and her assistant Mma Makutsi agree: there are things that men know and ladies do not, and vice versa. It is unfortunate, for example, when Mma Ramotswe's newest client is the big-shot owner of the ailing Kalahari Swoopers, that one thing lady detectives know very little about is football. And whe...
View BookThe No 1 Ladies Detective Agency 11: The Double Comfort Safari Club
Author: Alexander Mccall Smith
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Author Smith Alexander Mccall
Narrator Adjoa Andoh
Duration 6h 45m
Mma Ramotswe and Mma Makutsi are called to a safari lodge in Botswana's Okavango Delta to carry out a delicate mission on behalf of a former guest. The Okavango makes Precious appreciate once again the beauty of her homeland: it is a paradise of teeming wildlife, majestic grasslands and sparkling water. However, it is also home to rival safari oper...
View BookThe No 1 Ladies Detective Agency 09: The Miracle At Speedy Motors
Author: Alexander Mccall Smith
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Author Smith Alexander Mccall
Narrator Adjoa Andoh
Duration 6h 40m
It has never occurred to Precious Ramotswe that there might be disadvantages to being the best-known lady detective in Botswana. But when she receives a threatening anonymous letter, she is compelled to reconsider her unconquerable belief in a kind world and good neighbours. While she ponders the identity of the letter-writer Mma Ramotswe has a fur...
View BookThe No 1 Ladies Detective Agency 08 : The Good Husband of Zebra Drive
Author: Alexander Mccall Smith
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Author Smith Alexander Mccall
Narrator Adjoa Andoh
Duration 7h
As winter turns to spring across the red earth, acacia trees and slow green rivers of Botswana, all is not quite as it should be on Zebra Drive, home to Mma Ramotswe and her beloved husband Mr J. L. B. Matekoni. At the No.1 Ladies' Detective Agency there are the usual number of cases to be pursued, from persistent theft at Teenie Magama's printing...
View BookThe No 1 Ladies Detective Agency 07: Blue Shoes and Happiness
Author: Alexander Mccall Smith
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Author Smith Alexander Mccall
Narrator Hilary Neville
Duration 7h 30m
Now that she is finally and happily married to her long-term suitor Mr J.L.B. Matekoni, Mma Ramotswe of the No. 1 Ladies Detective Agency of Botswana might have expected life to grow more sedate. But the many problems that lead customers to Mma Ramotswe's door seem, if anything, to have multiplied, and no sooner has she settled her traditionally bu...
View BookThe No 1 Ladies Detective Agency 03: Morality For Beautiful Girls
Author: Alexander Mccall Smith
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Author Smith Alexander Mccall
Narrator Hilary Neville
Duration 6h 15m
THE NO.1 LADIES' DETECTIVE AGENCY published in 1998, introduced the world to the one and only Precious Ramotswe, the engaging and sassy owner of Botswana's only detective agency. TEARS OF THE GIRAFFE took us further into this world, and now, continuing the adventures of Mma Ramotswe, MORALITY FOR BEAUTIFUL GIRLS, finds her expanding her business to...
View BookThe No 1 Ladies Detective Agency 02: Tears of the Giraffe
Author: Alexander Mccall Smith
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Author Smith Alexander Mccall
Narrator Hilary Neville
Duration 6h 20m
THE NO.1 LADIES' DETECTIVE AGENCY introduced the world to the one and only Precious Ramotswe - the engaging and sassy owner of Botswana's only detective agency. TEARS OF THE GIRAFFE, McCall Smith's second book, takes us further into this world as we follow Mama Ramotswe into more daring situations ... Among her cases this time are wayward wives, un...
View BookThe No 1 Ladies Detective Agency 01
Author: Alexander Mccall Smith
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Author Smith Alexander Mccall
Narrator Hilary Neville
Duration 6h 35m
Wayward daughters. Missing Husbands. Philandering partners. Curious conmen. If you've got a problem, and no one else can help you, then pay a visit to Precious Ramotswe, Botswana's only - and finest - female private detective. Her methods may not be conventional, and her manner not exactly Miss Marple, but she's got warmth, wit and canny intuition...
View Book44 Scotland Street Series Book 9: Bertie's Guide To Life and Mothers
Author: Alexander Mccall Smith
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Author Smith Alexander Mccall
Narrator David Rintoul
Series44 Scotland Street, Book 9
Duration 8h 45m
As summer blooms in Edinburgh's gardens and Bertie Pollock's birthday appears on the horizon, all at 44 Scotland Street is not cake and sunshine. Newlywed Angus Lordie has been booked by his bride into what he must not call the loony bin; Bruce's first encounter with hot wax brings more anguish than he bargained for; and Bertie's birthday dreams of...
View Book44 Scotland Street Series Book 8: Sunshine On Scotland Street
Author: Alexander Mccall Smith
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Author Smith Alexander Mccall
Narrator David Rintoul
Series44 Scotland Street, Book 8
Duration 9h
Scotland Street witnesses the wedding of the century of Angus Lordie to Domenica Macdonald, but as the newlyweds depart on honeymoon Edinburgh is in disarray. Recovering from the trauma of being best man, Matthew is taken up by a Dane called Bo, while Cyril eludes his dog-sitter and embarks on an odyssey involving fox-holes and the official residen...
View Book44 Scotland Series Book 6: The Importance of Being Seven
Author: Alexander Mccall Smith
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Author Smith Alexander Mccall
Narrator David Rintoul
Series44 Scotland Street, Book 6
Duration 9h 35m
Despite inhabiting a great city renowned for its impeccable restraint, the extended family of 44 Scotland Street is trembling on the brink of reckless self-indulgence. Matthew and Elspeth receive startling - and expensive - news on a visit to the Infirmary, Angus and Domenica are contemplating an Italian m‚nage a trois, and even Big Lou is ov...
View Book44 Scotland Street Series Book 5: The Unbearable Lightness of Scones
Author: Alexander Mccall Smith
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Author Smith Alexander Mccall
Narrator Hilary Neville
Series44 Scotland Street, Book 5
Duration 11h 35m
To the casual observer, the great enlightened city of Edinburgh, home of no-nonsense philosophers and cream teas, might appear immune to the rollercoaster of strong emotions. But at 44 Scotland Street, as Matthew and Elspeth embark on the risky enterprise of married love, the raffish portrait painter Angus Lordie has a premonition of disaster. And...
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