THE NO. 1 LADIES’ DETECTIVE AGENCY – Book 1Fans around the world adore the best-selling No. 1 Ladies’ Detective Agency series and its proprietor, Precious Ramotswe, Botswana’s premier lady detective. 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.This first … of tea.
This first novel in Alexander McCall Smith’s widely acclaimed The No. 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. 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.
The No. 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.
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Funny, interesting, and lovely.
Botswana will always be my favorite African country despite the fact that I’ve never been there. Alexander McCall Smith’s No. 1 Ladies Detectives Agency series brings the country and its people to life and one can’t help being charmed by it. Each book in the series is a treasure for its indomitable characters, particularly the philosophical detective Precious Ramotswe, and its vivid depiction of the place and its culture.
You cannot help falling in love with the characters.
Easy reading. Cleverly done.
I love the exchange between Grace and her boss Precious is refreshing. I like how they solve mysteries of everyday Botswana residents.
Loved it.
Well written
I really like the whole series and have read several of these books.
I love this author. I love reading books in series. That way I get a connection with the characters and grow with them. Nothing worse than putting a book down loving a character but never getting to read more adventures with them. I have read his other series too. He is a great author. Give you so much detail and background information on his characters.
I love the whole series!
I didn’t read this on Book Bub but read it about 10 years ago and the descriptions of the area and the people are still in my mind’s eye. Love reading these books and when I finished them, gave them to our neighborhood library for others to enjoy.
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I adore Mma Ramotswe and her role as the first lady detective in Botswana. The small mysteries kept my interest while the big one unfolded, and the subplot of the romance was also tender and realistic. I”ll be reading the rest of this series.
This is my new favorite series. Set in Botswana, Precious Ramotswe is the person you want to investigate your problem. You want to be her friend, and neighbor. With a great supporting group of characters, this is one series that everyone should read and it needs to be made into a tv series, staying true to the books.
Loved this book! Such a gentle and heart-warming story, with absolutely wonderful characters.
Love this whole series.
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Wonderfully written, I love that the hero was a woman, I loved hearing her thoughts and reasoning, feeling her confidence.
It’s lovely to read a book peopled by such admirable characters.
Terrific, I have loved the entire series.