The Miracle at Speedy Motors

The Miracle at Speedy Motors
First edition
AuthorAlexander McCall Smith
LanguageEnglish
SeriesThe No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency
GenreDetective, Mystery novel
PublisherLittle, Brown
Publication date
2008
Publication placeScotland
Media typePrint (Hardback & Paperback), Audio (CD)
Pages256 pp
ISBN978-0-316-03007-6
OCLC181422305
Preceded byThe Good Husband of Zebra Drive 
Followed byTea Time for the Traditionally Built 

The Miracle at Speedy Motors, published in 2008, is the ninth in The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency series of novels by Alexander McCall Smith,[1] set in Gaborone, Botswana, and featuring the Motswana protagonist Precious Ramotswe.

Plot summary

It has never occurred to Precious Ramotswe that there might be disadvantages to being the best-known lady detective in Botswana. But when she receives a threatening anonymous letter, she is compelled to reconsider her previously unconquerable belief in a kind world and good neighbours.

While she ponders the identity of the letter-writer, Mma Ramotswe has a further set of problems to solve, both professional and personal. There is an adopted child's poignant search for her true family and Mr J.L.B. Matekoni's pursuit of an expensive miracle for their foster daughter Motholeli.

References

  1. ^ "Alexander McCall Smith". Alexander McCall Smith. 2016. Retrieved 19 March 2023.