Morality for Beautiful Girls

Name: Morality for Beautiful Girls
Brand: Recorded Books
Availability: InStock
Rating: 4.5 (4 reviews)
Author: Alexander McCall Smith
ISBN: 9781436101615

Author: Alexander McCall Smith

Series: No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency #3

Narrator: Lisette Lecat

Unabridged: 8 hr 8 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Recorded Books

Published: 11/21/2003

Categories: Fiction, Mystery & Detective, Women Sleuths, Women, Humorous

Synopsis

The quick-witted, good-natured detective Mma "Precious" Ramotswe shines in this irresistible bestseller. Between intriguing new cases and troubling personal developments, Precious' hands are full. The four Miss Beauty and Integrity pageant finalists may have questionable moral fiber, and the brother of an important government worker has allegedly been poisoned. On top of all that, Precious' reliable fiancE might be hiding something.

About Alexander McCall Smith

Alexander McCall Smith is the author of over one hundred books on a wide array of subjects, including the award-winning The No.1 Ladies' Detective Agency series. He is also the author of the Isabel Dalhousie novels and the world's longest-running serial novel, 44 Scotland Street. His books have been translated into forty-six languages. Alexander McCall Smith is Professor Emeritus of Medical Law at the University of Edinburgh and holds honorary doctorates from thirteen universities. He was knighted by the King in 2024.

Reviews

Goodreads review by PattyMacDotComma on June 10, 2020

4★ “There were people who made it their business to remember the affairs of the community, and this was obviously one. Today they called them oral historians, she believed; whereas in reality, they were old women who liked to remember the things that interested them most: marriages, deaths, children.......more

Goodreads review by Nina (ninjasbooks) on December 08, 2022

I had to take another trip to Africa to get my cup of sunshine. It’s almost like taking a drug, needing more stories from Botswana to keep my spirit alive. Now I feel rejuvenated again and can start my day.......more

Goodreads review by Danita on April 23, 2020

Great read.......more

Goodreads review by Kavita on May 07, 2017

Everyone knows all about Mma Ramotswe and her No. 1 Ladies Detective Agency. It's delightful, set in Botswana, and filled with the local flavours. In this book, Mma Ramotswe gets an important client from the government, JLB Matekoni is suffering from depression, Mma Makutsi gets her first solo trium......more

Goodreads review by C. (Comment, never msg). on June 23, 2021

I would love to learn about Alexander McCall Smith’s experience with Botswana, for the Scotsman’s series has arisen from certainly knowing the people and place. Whenever we open books, there should be no expectations except that they will tell us their stories. There are stories that surprise us by......more