The Shape of Ladies (2006)
by Alexander McCall Smith
(#7 in No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency (Short Story))

The Shape of Ladies

First published in Woman & Home magazine. Later published in The Sunday Night Book Club.

Pages:

16

Published:

2006

Genres:

Mystery Womens Fiction

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