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The Good Husband of Zebra Drive (No 1 Ladies Detective Agency 8)
by: Alexander McCall Smith

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Availability: Usually dispatched within 24 hours Binding: Paperback
EAN: 9780349117737
ISBN: 034911773X
Label: Abacus
Manufacturer: Abacus
Number Of Pages: 240
Publication Date: February 07, 2008
Publisher: Abacus
Studio: Abacus
Sales Rank: 1041

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Customer Reviews

Average Rating: out of 5 stars

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- It's About People
I loved the Ladies No. 1 Detective Agency series when it first appeared, but like so many things in life, as I read further entries in the series, they grew progressively less enchanting. Perfectly fun and readable, but somewhat familiar and no longer greatly anticipated, until I stopped after the fifth. Needing something fairly simple for short a car ride, I picked up the audio version of this eighth in the series, and revisited the familiar characters and their beloved Botswana.

This installment features three separate cases for the detective agency, all of which underscore the book's (and series') main theme: personal relationships. Mma. Ramotswe is asked by a distant relative to investigate the mysterious deaths of three patients ... Read More:

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- fantastic read, captures Botswana in a charming way
Having visited Botswana I can truly say this book, though a little more charming in places than reality, is a good representation of the people, their majesty and the beauty of the country. It is a gentle read and enjoyable in that it is the first in a great series. Its evident popularity is well deserved.

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- Back to the old familiar!
I have been a big fan of AMS Botswana series ever since the first book, and have read them all in order. I shall probably continue to do so, simply because I have become addicted to their feel-good nature and total lack of intellectual challenge. However I have to say that as the series progresses they no longer offer anything new, although Grace Makutsi makes me howl with laughter.

I was going to say that this book makes a great holiday read, though having taken days to get through it on my recent holiday to Turkey I'm going to revise that. My progress was slowed by the fact that the events around the No 1 Ladies Detective Agency this time round failed to grab my attention quite as much as people-watching on the beach or nattering by ... Read More:

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- Aaaaaahhhh! Like a mug of good red bush tea!
It is nice to see that AMS is back in his stride vis a vis the No1 Ladies Detective Agency! The last couple of the books of this series-though enjoyable as always!-have not been quite as "traditionally built" as the first few of the series, as I say in my review of "Blue Shoes and Happiness". For those who say the pace is too slow, I understand, but that is Africa...Maddening for the first while one is there and then sorely missed and grieved when one is not. For those who say the plots are predicatable, well, yes, I suppose but, to me, this is part of AMS's "genius" because what he is describing is just...LIFE. Life in Botswana, to be sure, and of a rather unusual person for her enviroment, but life noetheless. How many times have you realized ... Read More:

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- Amusing and thought-provoking - despite a degree of predictablity
Slow paced, often predictable, repetitive, based in an imaginary, utopian version of a very small country. Not really crime fiction and certainly not thrillers. So why do I like the No.1 Ladies' Detective Agency so much?

I read "The Good Husband of Zebra Drive", having realised, on buying the recently published next book in the series, and issued, that I had missed it out. My main quibble is that the denouement of this episode was itself very predictable, based I am sure on an "urban myth" or something similar - and while elements of the storyline are very predictable, I had not previously found the crux of the ending to be.

Professor McCall Smith writes unashamedly feel-good books, with a slow, measured pace and lightness ... Read More:

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