THE MINOR ADJUSTMENT BEAUTY SALON by Alexander McCall Smith

With the arrival of an heir to the Double Comfort furniture empire, and Mma Makutsi busy with motherhood, cobras and a senior aunt, Mma Ramotswe must grapple alone with tea-making, detective work and a new uncertainty.  Disturbing developments over the will of a local dignitary point to fraud and a shocking family secret, while tracing the source of a smear campaign against the Minor Adjustment Beauty Salon, in which notorious troublemaker Violet Sephetho may or may not have a hand, requires a keen eye and an open mind.  But the No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency is resilient and adaptable, and brings salutory lessons: our enemies are not always obvious; a snake under the bed may be an ally; and a mother's love conquers all.

Hard cover, in excellent condition, with dust jacket.