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The Handsome Man's De Luxe Café

by Alexander McCall Smith
(No. 1 Ladies Detective Agency, Bk. 15). 9 CDs. 9:45 hrs. Recorded Bks. 2014. ISBN 9781490602943. $102.75. 1 MP3-CD, Playaway digital, digital download. F
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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.
Reviewed by Juleigh Muirhead Clark, Colonial Williamsburg Fdn. Lib., VA , Mar 15, 2015
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