The series is a global phenomenom, each new title rocketing up the bestselling charts, and spawning an entire industry unto itself that includes a BBC radio series, a popular HBO television adaptation starring American singer Jill Scott, a cookbook and now evidently a series of books aimed at young readers. Although the self-taught sleuth is certainly a private detective, the books are a far cry from the mean streets of Chandler, Mosley, Hammett et al.
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His descriptions leave one as if standing in the Botswanan landscape. Her concern only intensifies when she learns of the complicated new case being handled in her absence. This sixteenth installment of the No.
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We are experiencing technical difficulties. Please try again later. Read an Excerpt. The Mystery of the Missing Lion. A detective in the wild. Young Precious gets a very special treat. She gets a trip to visit her Aunty Bee at a safari camp. While there she makes a new friend, a boy named Khumo, and meets an actor-lion named Teddy, who is starring in a film.
When Teddy disappears, Khumo and Precious will brave hippos and crocodiles as they search for the missing lion. Mystery of Meerkat Hill. Precious wants to be a detective when she grows up. There are two new students in her class, a girl called Teb and a boy called Pontsho.
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