Tears of the Giraffe
- 234
- Pages
- about 4.5 h
- Reading time
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Our view
“Tears of the Giraffe” is a gentle, good-hearted second visit to the detective agency Precious Ramotswe runs in Botswana. Some readers single out the likeable characters and the way the separate cases fit together; others are won over by its plain storytelling and optimistic outlook. It is best taken after the first volume of “The No. 1 Ladies’ Detective Agency”, a series that runs to twenty-one books.
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About the book
Tears of the Giraffe is the second in The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency series of novels by Alexander McCall Smith, set in Botswana, which features the Motswana protagonist Precious Ramotswe.
Reading order · The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency
Full order & progress →- The No. 1 Ladies' Detective AgencyStart here
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Where the score comes from
The sources average 7.6 across 67 ratings — not yet many, so the reader vote carries 31% of the weight and the rest pulls toward the Crime & mystery average of 7.6. That is how 7.6 comes out.
| Source | Average | Ratings | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hardcover | 7.6 | 67 | 100% |
Frequently asked
How long is Tears of the Giraffe?
It has 234 pages — shorter than 93% of the ranked books in Crime & mystery.
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