No. 1 Ladies Detective Agency: The Good Husband of Zebra Drive (Series #08) (Hardcover)

from tututhefirst

The gorgeous audio narration by Lisette Lecat always soothes me. The stories aren't eye-popping, but McCall Smith's luscious descriptions of the country and people of Botswana are worth reading. In this episode, Mr.J.L.B. Matakone tries his hand at detecting, Mma Makutse edges closer to marriage,...

from SharonSommers

Excellent addition to the Series! I thought The Good Husband was a great addition to the series. If you haven't read any other books in the series, I wouldn't advise that you start with this novel. In this story a majority of plot depends on the characters and their relationships that were develo...

from lkernagh

Another good installment in the Ladies No. 1 Detective Agency series. McCall Smith continues to depict ordinary life in Botswana with a solid cast of characters that, after 7 previous installments, have grown into reasonably complex characters. I loved that Mr. J.L.B. Matekoni gets involved in a ...

from BookConcierge

3.5 *** Things are unsettled at the No 1 Ladies Detective Agency and at Tlokweng Road Speedy Motors. Employees seem dissatisfied with their current responsibilities and seek to change or even quit, but eventually everything works out for the best. I love these gentle mysteries set in Botswana, ho...

from smik

#8 in the No. 1 LADIES DETECTIVE AGENCY series. After I read the previous title, XXXX, in this series, I thought perhaps it was coming to an end; that McCall Smith had no more to tell, could do no more with the material. How wrong I was! With THE GOOD HUSBAND OF ZEBRA DRIVE the series swings upwa...