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The Colors of All the Cattle

No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency (19)

No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency (19)

By Alexander McCall Smith

By Alexander McCall Smith

By Alexander McCall Smith

By Alexander McCall Smith

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Part of No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency Series

Part of No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency Series

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    About The Colors of All the Cattle

    When Mma Potokwane suggests to Mma Ramotswe that she run for a seat on the Gaborone City Council, Mma Ramotswe is unsure until she learns that developers plan to build the flashy Big Fun Hotel next to a graveyard. Her opponent is none other than Mma Makutsi’s old nemesis Violet Sephotho. Violet is intent on using every trick in the book to secure her election, but, for her part, Mma Ramotswe refuses to promise anything beyond what she can deliver.

    Meanwhile, to impress a new girlfriend, Charlie volunteers to take on the role of lead investigator in a case for an old friend of Mma Ramotswe’s late father. With Charlie’s inquiries landing him in hot water and Election Day fast approaching, Mma Ramotswe will have to call upon her good humor and generosity of spirit to help the community navigate these thorny issues, and prove that honesty and compassion will always carry the day.

    About The Colors of All the Cattle

    In this latest installment of the beloved and best-selling No. 1 Ladies’ Detective Agency series, Precious Ramotswe finds herself running for office—much to her dismay.
     
    When Mma Potokwane suggests to Mma Ramotswe that she run for a seat on the Gaborone City Council, Mma Ramotswe is at first reluctant. But when she learns that developers plan to build the flashy Big Fun Hotel next to a graveyard, she allows herself to be persuaded. Her opponent is none other than Mma Makutsi’s old nemesis, Violet Sephotho, who is in the pocket of the hotel developers. Although Violet is intent on using every trick in the book to secure her election, Mma Ramotswe refuses to guarantee anything beyond what she can deliver; hence her slogan: “I can’t promise anything—but I shall do my best.”
     
    Meanwhile, Mma Ramotswe has acquired a new client: one of her late father’s old friends, who was the victim of a hit-and-run accident. Charlie volunteers to be the lead investigator in the case to prove he’s ready to be more than an apprentice, as well as to impress a new girlfriend. With Charlie’s inquiries landing him in hot water and Election Day fast approaching, Mma Ramotswe will have to call upon her good humor and gen­erosity of spirit to help the community navigate these thorny issues, and to prove that honesty and compassion will always carry the day.

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    About Alexander McCall Smith

    ALEXANDER McCALL SMITH is the author of the No. 1 Ladies’ Detective Agency novels and a number of other series and stand-alone books. His works have been translated into more than forty languages and have been best sellers throughout the world…. More about Alexander McCall Smith

    About Alexander McCall Smith

    ALEXANDER McCALL SMITH is the author of the No. 1 Ladies’ Detective Agency novels and a number of other series and stand-alone books. His works have been translated into more than forty languages and have been best sellers throughout the world…. More about Alexander McCall Smith

    Product Details

    Category: Mystery & Suspense | Women’s Fiction

    Paperback | $15.95
    Published by Anchor
    May 07, 2019 | 240 Pages | 5-3/16 x 8 | ISBN 9780525564263

    Category: Mystery & Suspense | Women’s Fiction

    Ebook | $11.99
    Published by Anchor
    Nov 06, 2018 | 240 Pages | ISBN 9781524747817

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    Praise

    Praise for The Colors of All the Cattle:


    “Bears all the quiet weight [readers] expect before reaching a particularly appropriate ending.”
    –Kirkus Reviews

    “High comedy abounds.” –Booklist

    “Captur[es] the intimate rhythms of daily life in Botswana–and women in particular–in wise, gentle prose.” –Entertainment Weekly

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