Formerly a British protectorate, it became independent in 1966 when Mma Ramotswe was eight years old. At this writing there are approximately 18 books in this series, including such interesting titles as Morality for Beautiful Girls, Tea Time for the Traditionally Built, and The Minor Adjustment Beauty Salon.īotswana is a dry, sparsely populated country in southern Africa surrounded by Namibia, Zimbabwe, and South Africa.
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General audiences will welcome this little gem of a book just as much if not more than mystery readers.FYI:Anchor is simultaneously issuing two other titles in this series,Tears of the Giraffe andMorality for Beautiful Girls.This is the first book in a series by the same name, featuring Botswana’s first female private detective, Precious Ramotswe. Images of this large woman driving her tiny white van or sharing a cup of bush tea with a friend or client while working a case linger pleasantly. Mma Ramotswe's love of Africa, her wisdom and humor, shine through these pages as she shines her own light on the problems that vex her clients.
The desultory pace is fine, since she has only a detective manual, the frequently cited example of Agatha Christie and her instincts to guide her.
Mma Ramotswe's cases come slowly and hesitantly at first: women who suspect their husbands are cheating on them a father worried that his daughter is sneaking off to see a boy a missing child who may have been killed by witchdoctors to make medicine a doctor who sometimes seems highly competent and sometimes seems to know almost nothing about medicine. 1 Ladies Detective Agency" serve not only to entertain but to explore conditions in Botswana in a way that is both penetrating and light thanks to Smith's deft touch. A series of vignettes linked to the establishment and growth of Mma Ramotswe's "No. The African-born author of more than 50 books, from children's stories (The Perfect Hamburger) to scholarly works (Forensic Aspects of Sleep), turns his talents to detection in this artful, pleasing novel about Mma (aka Precious) Ramotswe, Botswana's one and only lady private detective. 1 Ladies’ Detective Agency received two Booker Judges’ Special Recommendations and was voted one of the International Books of the Year and the Millennium by the Times Literary Supplement. But the case that tugs at her heart, and lands her in danger, is a missing eleven-year-old boy, who may have been snatched by witchdoctors. 1 Ladies Detective Agency series tells the story of the delightfully cunning and enormously engaging Precious Ramotswe, who is drawn to her profession to “help people with problems in their lives.” Immediately upon setting up shop in a small storefront in Gaborone, she is hired to track down a missing husband, uncover a con man, and follow a wayward daughter. This first novel in Alexander McCall Smith’s widely acclaimed The No. In this charming series, Mma Ramotswe-with help from her loyal associate, Grace Makutsi-navigates her cases and her personal life with wisdom, good humor, and the occasional cup of tea. 1 Ladies’ Detective Agency series and its proprietor, Precious Ramotswe, Botswana’s premier lady detective. 1 LADIES’ DETECTIVE AGENCY - Book 1įans around the world adore the best-selling No.
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