![]() ![]() Mary Mead, and the sign Precious orders, painted in brilliant colors, is anything but discreet. Once the clients start showing up on her doorstep, Precious enjoys a pleasingly successful series of cases.īut the edge of the Kalahari is not St. If Miss Marple were fat and jolly and lived in Botswana-and decided to go against any conventional notion of what an unmarried woman should do, spending the money she got from selling her late father's cattle to set up a Ladies' Detective Agency-then you have an idea of how Precious sets herself up as her country's first female detective. It's the detective as folk hero, solving crimes through an innate, self-possessed wisdom that, combined with an understanding of human nature, invariably penetrates into the heart of a puzzle. Penzler Pick, July 2001: Working in a mystery tradition that will cause genre aficionados to think of such classic sleuths as Melville Davisson Post's Uncle Abner or Robert van Gulik's Judge Dee, Alexander McCall Smith creates an African detective, Precious Ramotswe, who's their full-fledged heir. "synopsis" may belong to another edition of this title. 1 Ladies’ Detective Agency, but it’s nothing a little clear thinking and a few mugs of bush tea can’t handle. Life is more difficult than ever at The No. On top of all this, Precious’ reliable fiancé finally shows a crack in his armor. Meanwhile, assistant detective Mma Makutsi explores the moral fiber of four beauty pageant contestants. She personally investigates the claim of an important government worker, who suspects his brother is being poisoned. Despite all this, duty calls, and Mma Ramotswe is asked to help find an American woman’s son, who has been missing in Africa for ten years.īetween intriguing new cases and troubling personal developments, Precious’ hands are full. Matekoni’s unscrupulous maid, who quickly begins plotting the disintegration of the engagement. This new development provokes a hostile reaction from Mr. ![]() Matekoni, the kind owner of Tlokweng Road Speedy Motors. The clever proprietor of the only detective agency in all of Botswana, Mma Ramotswe is now engaged to Mr. Potentially philandering husbands, seemingly schizophrenic doctors, and a missing boy who may have been killed by witch doctors all compel Precious to roam about in her tiny van, searching for clues. But eventually, troubled people come to Precious with a variety of concerns. ![]() 1 Ladies' Detective Agency is that rare novel that imparts a sage wisdom while inspiring hearty laughter and lasting smiles.Mma “Precious” Ramotswe sets up a detective agency in Botswana on the edge of the Kalahari Desert, making her the only female detective in the country. Potentially philandering husbands, seemingly schizophrenic doctors, and a missing boy who may have been killed by witch doctors all compel Precious to roam about in her tiny van, searching for clues.Ĭhosen as a Top Ten Mystery by the Organization of Independent Booksellers, U.S.A., The No. Mma "Precious" Ramotswe sets up a detective agency in Botswana on the edge of the Kalahari Desert, making her the only female detective in the country. It has since earned two Booker Judges' Special Recommendations and was voted one of the "International Books of the Year and the Millennium" by the Times Literary Supplement. This remarkably fresh and charming best seller took the world by storm upon its publication. ![]()
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