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The Minor Adjustment Beauty Salon

2013242 pagesAlfred A. Knopf Canada

Synopsis

Precious Ramotswe, Botswana's premier lady detective, takes on a case involving a new beauty salon plagued by smear campaigns and sabotaged products. While she investigates who is trying to ruin the business, her assistant Mma Makutsi prepares for motherhood and navigates the traditional expectations of her community. It is a gentle mystery about friendship, community, and the balance between old ways and modern life.

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About the author

Alexander McCall Smith, often referred to as ‘Sandy’, is one of the world’s most prolific and best-loved authors. For many years he was a professor of Medical Law and worked in universities in the UK and abroad before turning his hand to writing fiction. He has written and contributed to more than 100 books including specialist academic titles, short story collections, and a number of immensely popular children’s books. His first book, The White Hippo—a children’s book, was published by Hamish...

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Precious RamotsweProtagonist
Grace MakutsiProtagonist

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The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency

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