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Series
Isabel Dalhousie mysteries volume 8
Language
English
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Isabel Dalhousie helps a new friend discover the identity of her father. But Isabel also manages to find time for her own concerns: her young son, Charlie, already walking and talking; her housekeeper, Grace, whose spiritualist has lately been doubling as a financial adviser; her niece Cat's latest relationship; and the pressing question of when and how Isabel and Jamie should finally get married.
Author
Series
Detective Varg novels volume 3
Pub. Date
[2021]
Language
English
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Description
"Perplexing, unfathomable, and perhaps unimportant, the cases that Malmo's Department of Sensitive Crimes take on will test them to their limits. Life--and crime--is not always as it seems for Ulf Varg and the other fearless detectives in Malmo's Department of Sensitive Crimes. There are always surprising new cases to take on, and the latest batch is no exception. And that's not to mention Ulf's struggle to contain his feelings for his colleague Anna...
Author
Series
Isabel Dalhousie mysteries volume 9
Language
English
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Description
Investigating the theft of a valuable painting that was supposed to be donated to the Scottish National Gallery, Isabel harbors a growing suspicion that the thieves may be close to the painting's wealthy owner.
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Series
Language
English
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"The next book in the perennially adored No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency series sees Precious Ramotswe calling upon all her maternal instincts when she's faced with a two-ton case. They say it takes a village to raise a child, but can Mma Ramotswe and the rest of the No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency come together to raise a pipsqueak pachyderm? We may find out in this novel. We may not. Who can say?"--
Precious Ramotswe loves her dependable old van....
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Series
Language
English
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"The newest addition to the ever-popular, internationally beloved series finds Precious Ramotswe and her friends up to their necks in mysterious trouble. Mma Ramotswe knows she is very lucky indeed. She has a loving family, good friends, and a thriving business doing what she enjoys most: helping people. But the latest mystery she is called upon to solve is distinctly trickier than it initially appears, and, of course, there's plenty to handle in...
Author
Series
Isabel Dalhousie mysteries volume 12
Publisher
Pantheon Books
Pub. Date
[2018]
Edition
First United States edition.
Physical Desc
287 pages : maps ; 22 cm.
Language
English
Description
"Isabel becomes involved in a delicate paternity case in the twelfth installment of the beloved Isabel Dalhousie Series. Isabel finds herself befriended by Patricia, a single mother whose son, Basil, goes to school with Isabel's son. Isabel discovers that Basil is the product of an affair Patricia had with a well-known Edinburgh organist, also named Basil, who was, rumor has it, initially reluctant to contribute financially to the child's upkeep....
Author
Series
Isabel Dalhousie mysteries volume 13
Publisher
Pantheon Books
Pub. Date
[2020]
Edition
First United States edition.
Physical Desc
223 pages : color illustration ; 22 cm
Language
English
Description
"One of the author's most beloved characters is back--and once again she will have to call upon her powers of deduction and her unflappable moral code to unravel a new philosophical mystery. In Edinburgh, rumors and gossip abound. But Isabel well knows that such things can't be taken at face value. Still, the latest whispers hint at mysterious goings-on, and who but Isabel can be trusted to get to the bottom of them? At the same time, she must deal...
Author
Series
Detective Varg novels volume 2
Publisher
Pantheon Books
Pub. Date
[2020]
Physical Desc
228 pages ; 25 cm.
Language
English
Description
"In the second installment in the best-selling Detective Varg Novels, Ulf and his team investigate a notorious lothario--a wolf of a man whose bad reputation may, much to his chagrin, be all bark and no bite. The Department of Sensitive Crimes, renowned for taking on the most obscure and irrelevant cases, led by Ulf Varg, their best detective, is always prepared to take on an investigation, no matter how complex. So when Ulf is approached by the girlfriend...
Author
Series
Detective Varg novels volume 1
Publisher
Pantheon Books, a division of Penguin Random House LLC
Pub. Date
[2019]
Edition
First United States edition.
Physical Desc
229 pages ; 25 cm.
Language
English
Description
"The detectives who work in Malmo Police's Department of Sensitive Crimes take their job very seriously. The lead detective, Ulf Varg, prioritizes his cases above even his dog's mental health. Then there are detectives Anna Bengsdotter, who keeps her relationship with Varg professional even as she realizes she's developing feelings for him . . . or at least for his car, and Carl Holgersson, first to arrive in the morning and last to leave, who would...
Author
Series
Publisher
Pantheon Books
Pub. Date
[2014]
Edition
First United States edition.
Physical Desc
227 pages ; 25 cm.
Language
English
Description
"The newest installment in the beloved and best-selling series. In this delightful fifteenth installment, Mma Ramotswe has her hands full both at home and in the office. To add to her current challenges, her devoted partner, Grace Makutsi, has decided to branch out on her own and open The Handsome Man's De Luxe Cafe. But even "Miss 97 Per Cent" can't quite meet all the demands of running a business--not to mention those that a lightning strike makes...
Author
Series
Isabel Dalhousie mysteries volume 5
Publisher
Pantheon Books
Pub. Date
2008
Physical Desc
240 p. ; 24 cm.
Language
English
Description
Isabel Dalhousie comes to the aid of a renowned, much respected doctor whose reputation is at stake following the death of a patient because of allegations of scientific fraud in respect to a newly marketed drug.
Author
Series
Publisher
Pantheon Books
Pub. Date
2004
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 6.4 - AR Pts: 10
Physical Desc
198 p. ; 22 cm.
Language
English
Description
Worrying about her upcoming marriage, Precious Ramotswe is confronted by the challenges of running her No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency and an investigation into the would-be suitors of a wealthy woman to determine if any are fortune hunters.
Author
Series
Isabel Dalhousie mysteries volume 7
Publisher
Pantheon Books
Pub. Date
c2010
Edition
1st United States ed.
Physical Desc
256 p. ; 22 cm.
Language
English
Description
A couple who are old friends of Isabel Dalhousie's ask for her help in a rather tricky situation: A successor is being sought for the headmaster position at their alma mater. The board has four final candidates but has received an anonymous letter alleging that one of them has a very serious skeleton in the closet. Could Isabel discreetly look into it?
Author
Series
Pub. Date
c2007
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 6.2 - AR Pts: 10
Language
English
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Description
Things go badly awry for Mr. J. L. B. Matekoni when he sets out to do something special for their adopted daughter, Motholeli, and it is up to his wife, Mma Precious Ramotswe, proprietor of the No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency, to extricate him from his problems.
Author
Series
Isabel Dalhousie mysteries volume 4
Publisher
Pantheon Books
Pub. Date
c2007
Physical Desc
245 p. ; 22 cm.
Language
English
Author
Series
Isabel Dalhousie mysteries volume 6
Publisher
Pantheon Books
Pub. Date
2009
Physical Desc
262 p. ; 23 cm.
Language
English
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