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Title: 3rd best of the series so far
Review: I am reading the Number One Ladies Detective series in order, and this is clearly the worst of the three I have read so far. However, that isn't a bad indictment on this charming and easy to read book.In this book, our hero's assistant, who was promoted to Assistant Detective in Tears of the Giraffe, finds herself in an expanded role in the detective business, and in the automotive repair business too. For reasons not entirely explained, Mr J.L.B. Matekoni suffers from depression and takes a theraputic vacation, leaving his business in the hands of his fiancee and her trusted assistant. I was disappointed that we didn't find out more about the cause of the depression, but perhaps that is the cliffhanger to lead the reader to the next book, The Kalahari Typing School for Men.There are two main detective tales in this book, one involving each of our two lady detectives. Each are solved with uncommon common sense from two of the smartest women in Africa.
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