The Handsome Man's De Luxe Café

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 on her building. Eventually, she'll have to accept all the help she can get--even if it comes from a completely unexpected source.

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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 Deluxe 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 on her building. Eventually, she'll have to accept all the help she can get-even if it comes from a completely unexpected source.

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Alexander McCall Smith was born on August 24, 1948 in Zimbabwe. He was a professor of medical law at the University of Edinburgh, but he left in 2005 to focus on his writing. He has written over 60 books, including specialist academic titles including Forensic Aspects of Sleep and The Criminal Law of Botswana, short story collections including Portuguese Irregular Verbs, and children's books including The Perfect Hamburger. He is best known for the No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency series. He also writes the Corduroy Mansions, Isabel Dalhousie and 44 Scotland Street series.

He has received numerous awards, including The Crime Writers' Association Dagger in the Library Award and the 2004 United Kingdom's Author of the Year Award. His book, The Full Cupboard of Life, received the Saga Award for Wit in the United Kingdom. In 2007, he received a CBE for his services in literature.

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Fans of the "No. 1 Ladies Detective Agency" will find their favorite characters in full comic mode in this latest outing. Indefatigable Mma Makutsi embarks on yet another project-opening a café with a name that dismays her modest husband. Irrepressible Charley moves from apprentice mechanic to detective-clerk, and Mma Ramotswe must solve personnel issues and discover the identity of a woman suffering from amnesia. South African narrator -Lisette Lecat brings McCall Smith's Botswana to the listener and makes the faraway locale feel close to home. Her warmth and charm do justice to the humor and kindness that Mma Ramotswe typifies. Then she raises her voice, speeds up her diction, and brings the persnickety Grace Makutsi to life. -VERDICT Recommended for series fans and those who enjoy cozy mysteries.-Juleigh Muirhead Clark, Colonial Williamsburg Fdn. Lib., VA © Copyright 2015. Library Journals LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted.

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