BIG CATS DANCE PARTY

Book 27 in the multi million copy bestselling and perennially adored No 1 Ladies Detective Agency series I am a fortunate woman to have such an eventful life observes Mma Ramotswe of the No 1 Ladies Detective Agency Perhaps but there are times when rather too much seems to be happening and a quieter life might seem rather attractive This latest despatch from Botswana is certainly full of events even if it starts with a leisurely trip to buy a pair of shoes as a birthday present for Mr J L B Matekoni As often happens in Mma Ramotswe s world one thing leads to another and we are soon caught up in an ill thought out plan hatched by Charlie junior mechanic and enthusiastic trainee detective Charlie has met up with two rising stars of the local musical world jazz players known to their public as Lion and Leopard He is keen to plan a big event with them even though Mma Makutsi sees nothing but disaster ahead Mma Ramotswe would like to keep an eye on the situation but she has to go up north to the wilds of the Okavango Delta where her friends at an elephant sanctuary are battling with a campaign being waged against them Mma Ramotswe s help is needed and of course is given with all the generosity of spirit that illuminates the character of this most