![]() ![]() General audiences will welcome this little gem of a book just as much if not more than mystery readers. 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. But what finally rattles Mma Ramotswe’s normally unshakable composure is a visitor who forces her to confront a difficult secret from her past.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. Matekoni is already overburdened with work, one of his apprentices has run off with a wealthy older woman. And at Tlokweng Road Speedy Motors, where Mr J.L.B. She's taken up dance lessons, only to be partnered with a man with two left feet. Her associate, Mma Makutsi, also has a full plate. Life Lessons with Precious Ramotswe of the No. Precious is busier than usual at the detective agency when she discovers an intruder in her house on Zebra Drive-and perhaps even more baffling-a pumpkin on her porch. 1 Ladies Detective Agency books in Publication Order and Chronological Order. 1 Ladies’ Detective Agency series, the charming and ever-resourceful Precious Ramotswe finds herself faced with new challenges-and intriguing surprises. In this latest, widely praised addition to the beloved No. There is no end to the pleasure that may be extracted from. Mma Ramotswe has prepared the bush tea and is waiting for us to join her. In the background of all this is Botswana, a country of empty spaces and echoing skies, a country so beautiful and entrancing that it breaks your heart. ![]() ![]() Her entrepreneurial venture, the Kalahari Typing School for Men, is thriving and with this new income she has rented two rooms in a house. Meanwhile, Mma Makutsi-plucky assistant detective and deputy manager of the Tlokweng Road Speedy Motors garage-is moving. Mma Ramotswe herself has weighty matters on her mind, including a case in which a wealthy woman wonders whether her suitors are interested in her or just her money. For indeed he has other things on his mind-particularly a frightening request (involving a parachute jump) made by Mma Potokwani, the persuasive matron of the orphan farm. Mma Ramotswe wonders when a wedding date will be named, but she is anxious to avoid putting pressure on her fiancé. Matekoni are still engaged, but with no immediate plans to get married. "Utterly enchanting." - Chicago Sun-Times 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.Īlso available in a Mass Market Edition The No. 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. "The Miss Marple of Botswana." - The New York Times Book Review 1 Ladies' Detective Agency Anchorįiction - Mystery & Detective - Women Sleuths 1 Ladies' Detective Agency 3-Book Box Set The Kalahari Typing School for Men The Full Cupboard of Life In the Company of Cheerful Ladies Blue Shoes and Happiness The Good Husband of Zebra Drive 1 Ladies' Detective Agency Tears of the Giraffe Morality for Beautiful Girls The No. ![]()
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