Topic: Ladies Detective Agency

What books will Monitor readers be enjoying this summer?

We asked our readers what they are reading this month and – on a scale of 1 to 10 – here are the books they're enjoying the most.

11 excellent novels for summer reading

Whether you're on the beach, in the airport, or staying in your own backyard, there's nothing like the perfect novel to round out your summer vacation. Here are a handful of very attractive titles appearing this summer.

4 new mysteries for spring

As April is the cruelest month, it seems like a fine time to check in with some of the mystery genre's most reliable wordsmiths. From forgotten historical figures to lost children, there are enough puzzles and double-crosses here to carry fans through to summer – but not a butler in sight.

5 novels for the new year

If you're a fiction reader, you are going to want to pick up at least one of these early 2011 novels.

Alexander McCall Smith: the incredible productivity of a writer

Alexander McCall Smith has four books coming out in 2010 – the equivalent of "War and Peace" and then some.

10 best Mother's Day books of 2010

You know the favorites. But so does she. Here are the 10 best new books to give for Mother's Day.

The Double Comfort Safari Club

Bush tea and empathy flow in the new ‘No. 1 Ladies’ Detective agency’ novel.

A reading list for 2010

Looking ahead, here's a list of some of the most anticipated titles of the first quarter of the new year.

Summer reading list

Tea Time for the Traditionally Built

Africa’s No. 1 female detective probes the mysteries of the human heart.

The Miracle at Speedy Motors

A Guide to the Birds of East Africa

A McCall Smith-like romance set in Kenya's expat community.

Morality for Beautiful Girls