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Tears of the Giraffe by Alexander McCall Smith follows Botswana private detective Mma Precious Ramotswe as she navigates personal and professional dilemmas following her engagement to Mr. J.L.B. Matekoni. Mma Ramotswe investigates the decade-old disappearance of a young man and the suspected infidelity of a local butcher's wife, with both cases intertwining with major life changes and challenges, including the introduction of two orphaned children to her future household.