The Handsome Man's Deluxe Café

De: Alexander McCall Smith

Narrado por: Lisette Lecat

In this delightful 15th installment, Mma Ramotswe has her hands full both at home and in the office. To add to her current challenges, her devoted partner, Grace Makutsi, has decided to branch out on her own and open The Handsome Man's Deluxe Cafe. But even “Miss 97 Per Cent” can't quite meet all the demands of running a business - not to mention those that a lightning strike makes on her building. Eventually, she'll have to accept all the help she can get - even if it comes from a completely unexpected source.

©2014 Alexander McCall Smith (P)2014 Recorded Books

Fun story!

Fun story, but the author exposes uncomfortable truth about where the characters have lived in their lives. It is a joy they have moved on and grown to the point that they can remember the past and help others with wisdom from their own natural experiences and now good lives.

As always a great story.

You cannot help but love these rich characters. From Mr. Jlb to Ma Macutsie you will chuckle many times at the situations they are in. Such a good read and the performance fantastic as always for this narrator Lisette Licat. Could listen to her all day. :)

Too much repetition

I think I've read too many of these. I'm sick of hearing about the 97% or whatever was on the secretary exam

wonderful as ever

but the ending was a bit abrupt for the rest of the story for me

I'm addicted to these wonderful novels!

Another winner in the 1 Ladies Detective Agency series! This is Book 15 in the 16 book series of wonderful novels set in Botswana (I have already reviewed Book 16). Book 15 is one of my favorites in the series. Both Grace Makutsi and Charlie (the apprentice mechanic) have some major issues to face. Violet Suporto is back and remains the villain.

I'm a huge fan of the narration of Lisette Lecat and her wonderful accent. I've given her 5 stars here, but during the first two hours her voice was different. Maybe she had a cold.

Love the Narrator

So refreshing to have a decent story about people with morals and common sense. No profanity or sex mentioned, however, all of life's situations are tastefully represented.

Another pleasure read

The story is a simple one - or is it? There is more than one mystery to solve.

Life lived at a gentle pace by caring souls. Takes me back to Africa and away from N. American striving and selfishness.

Hated for it to end.

Fun!

I loved the fun story line a hearing more about Charlie. He took a much more active role in this book than just the ne'er do well apprentice.

The handsome man’s De Luxe Cafe

I always enjoy reading all his books. This one was delightful. I truly enjoyed it.

Pleasant enough but back to print for me

AUDIO BOOK REVIEW. This is the fifteenth book in the No. 1 Ladies Detective Agency series that I love so much, but it's the first I have read with my ears. It was truly wonderful to return to the setting and the people that provide such a wonderful, stress-free escape for me.

However, that lazy pace and the comfort of knowing pretty much what to expect out of every character and out of the plot didn't work for me as well in audio format. Though the narration, provided by Lisette Lecat, was flawless, and her accent is absolutely delightful, even increasing the delivery speed to 1.25x didn't work its magic. The dialogue became tedious, and the safety of how Mma Ramotswe and team unravel a mystery was just a bit dull when listening to it.

I think had I read this with my eyes, it still would have been a four-stars story; it's not AMS's best, but it was a pleasant enough, had some great one-liners, and I don't regret the time spent with the book. Number sixteen will have me back between pages I can touch.