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02901cam a22004458a 4500 001 A60EEF7E82A711DE820800E8A7D7520A 003 SILO 005 20090806125602 008 090109s2009 nyu 000 1 eng 020 $a 0375424490 020 $a 9780375424496 040 $d SILO $d SILO 043 $a f-bs--- 082 00 $a 823/.914 $2 22 100 1 $a McCall Smith, Alexander, $d 1948- 245 1 $a Tea time for the traditionally built / $c Alexander McCall Smith. 260 $a New York : $b Pantheon Books, $c 2009. 300 $a 212 p. ; $c 22 cm. 490 1 $a No. 1 Ladies Detective Agency series ; $v 10. 520 $a Mma Ramotswe's ever-ready tiny white van has developed a rather disturbing noise. Of course, Mr. J.L.B. Matekoni--her estimable husband and one of Botswana's most talented mechanics--is the man to turn to for help. But Precious suspects he might simply send the tiny white van to the junkyard and replace it with something more modern. Can she find a way to save her old friend? In the meantime, Mma Makutsi discovers that her old rival Violet Sephotho, who could not have gotten more than 50 percent on her typing final at the Botswana Secretarial College, has set her sights on none other than Mma Makutsi's fiance, Phuti Radiphuti. Can Mma Ramotswe's intuition save the day? Finally, the proprietor of a local football team has enlisted the No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency to help explain its dreadful losing streak. The owner of the team is convinced he has a traitor in his midst. But how is Mma Ramotswe, who has never seen a football match in her life, going to discern who is throwing the game? Help, it turns out, may come from an unexpected quarter. There are few mysteries that can't be solved and fewer problems that can't be fixed when the irrepressible Precious Ramotswe puts her mind to them. A good cup of red bush tea might be the best solution of all. 650 0 $a Ramotswe, Precious (Fictitious character) $v Fiction. 650 0 $a Women private investigators $z Botswana $v Fiction. 650 0 $a No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency (Imaginary organization) $v Fiction. 650 0 $a Husbands $v Fiction. 650 0 $a Parent and child $v Fiction. 650 0 $a Married people $v Fiction. 650 0 $a Industrial relations $v Fiction. 650 0 $a Automobile repair shops $v Fiction. 650 0 $a Betrothal $v Fiction. 650 0 $a Soccer teams $z Botswana $v Fiction. 651 0 $a Botswana $x Social life and customs $v Fiction. 651 0 $a Botswana $v Fiction. 651 0 $a Africa $v Fiction. 655 0 $a Domestic fiction. 655 7 $a Mystery fiction. $2 gsafd. 655 7 $a Mystery fiction $z Africa. $2 gsafd. 800 1 $a McCall Smith, Alexander, $d 1948- $t No. 1 Ladies Detective Agency series ; $v 10. 941 $a 1 952 $l VIPA334 $d 20090806113132.0 956 $a http://locator.silo.lib.ia.us/search.cgi?index_0=id&term_0=A60EEF7E82A711DE820800E8A7D7520AInitiate Another SILO Locator Search