Dive into the latest installment of the multi-million copy bestselling and perennially adored No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency series. In this 27th book, Mma Ramotswe finds her life full of events, even as she begins with a simple task: buying a birthday present for Mr J.L.B. Matekoni. As usual in Botswana, one event leads to another, pulling the beloved detective into complex situations.

• Charlie, the junior mechanic and trainee detective, hatches an ill-thought-out plan involving local jazz musicians known as Lion and Leopard.
• Mma Makutsi anticipates disaster from Charlie's scheme.
• Mma Ramotswe must travel north to the Okavango Delta to assist friends at an elephant sanctuary facing a campaign waged against them.
• The narrative showcases Mma Ramotswe's characteristic generosity of spirit in resolving these intertwined challenges.

This is Book 27 in the No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency series.

• Author: Alexander McCall Smith
• Binding: Hardcover
• Language: English
• Publication Date: September 3, 2026
• Print Length: 240 pages
• ISBN-10: 0349147736
• ISBN-13: 978-0349147734
• Dimensions: 156 x 22 x 240mm
• Weight: 788g

Experience the charm and wisdom of Mma Ramotswe as she navigates musical schemes and wildlife battles in this latest dispatch from Botswana.