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    <body><![CDATA[I was charmed immediately by Alexander McCall Smith's character Precious Ramotswe in his first book &quot;The No. 1 Ladies Detective Agency&quot;.  Since reading that first book several years ago I have eagerly inhaled all the books in that series including his latest &quot;Miracle at Speedy Motors&quot;...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/21386572">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[Yet another installment in the No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency. This time Mma Ramotswe and her cast of characters destroy a heart-shaped bed, and reunite a long-separated brother and sister.<br/><br/>I always pick up these books at the library, and then put off reading them, because I think I'm not...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/32448084">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[Yet another No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency novel - I love these books. I know this is not much of a review, but the characters are great, things happen at a leisurely pace and the mysteries are not solved through violence, but through common sense and knowledge of human nature. A real feel-good read...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/51137804">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[The Miracle At Speedy Motors<br/>Alexander McCall Smith<br/>214 Pages<br/><br/>This is a lighthearted mystery that is part of Alexander <br/><br/>McCall Smith's famous No.1 Ladies Detective Agency Series.  It<br/><br/>is about a woman named Mma Ramotswe who is a private detective <br/><br/>...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/76762617">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[Alexander McCall Smith does it again!  It amazes me that the author is a man because he understands women and their innermost feelings so well!  Mma Ramotswe had lost a baby before the series started when she was married to a man who abused her.  In one book in the series, she marries Mr. J.L.B. Mat...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/53532302">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[I love these books. I can't remember the last time I've been so pleased with a series -- I feel like every time I pick up a new book it's like continuing a conversation with old friends. <br/><br/>This book was one of the better ones. Sometimes I think these books are simple, but then I'll come ac...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/61955910">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[This is the second one of the No.1 Ladies' Detective Agency Series that I have read, and I am very fond of the main character, Mma Prescious Ramotswe.  I don't like mysteries, and I also dislike &quot;feel good&quot; books, as some call them, but this has endearing suspense, and I feel wonderful at ...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/79835951">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[This is the 9th in the series which began with &quot;The No.1 Ladies' Detective Agency.&quot; I warn you - do NOT read ANY of these books. You'll probably find them simple and mundane. However, please DO listen to the audiobook versions! The stories &quot;come alive&quot; in the superb voice of the ...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/38402586">more...</a>]]></body>
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