The great hippopotamus hotel Author Forename:Smith, Alexande hard-boiled characters who populate the

hard-boiled characters who populate the streets of his stories

As a private security officer

One night less than two weeks before Christmas

When he receives a letter from a man claiming to be the perpetrator and threatening to strike again

Each reveals a terrible secret

The great hippopotamus hotel Author Forename:Smith, Alexande hard-boiled characters who populate theA chance meeting with the manager of The Great Hippopotamus Hotel leads the much admired and traditionally built Precious Ramotswe to investigate what is going wrong with this previously successful country hotel. Guests have been unwell, clothing has disappeared from the washing line, and scorpions have found their way into the guest bedrooms. Mma Ramotswe drives out to the hotel with her irrepressible colleague, Grace Makutsi (97 per cent in the