In this latest installment in the beloved No. 1 Ladies' Detective
Agency series, Grace Makutsi encounters a pair of quandaries that will
require all of her and Mma Ramotswe's cleverness and generosity to
resolve.
"An escape from life's woes as well as a suggestion for how to make the
whole deal more palatable--fragility, fruit cake, and all." --The
Boston Globe
Grace Makutsi's husband, Phuti Radiphuti, is in a bind. An international
firm is attempting to undercut his prices in the office furniture
market. Phuti has always been concerned with quality and comfort, but
this firm seems interested only in profits. To make matters worse, they
have a slick new advertising campaign that seems hard to beat.
Meanwhile, Grace is approached by an old friend who has a troubled son.
She and Phuti agree to take Patience and Modise in and lend a hand, but
things don't work out quite as intended, and the situation proves
difficult for them to handle. It will require not only all of their
persistence and dedication but also help from an unexpected quarter to
find a solution that will make everyone happy.
Faced with more than her fair share of delicate dilemmas, Mma Makutsi
deals with it all with her usual graciousness. This--along with the
kindness, generosity, and good sense for which the No. 1 Ladies'
Detective Agency is known--assures us that, in the end, each of these
matters will be set right.