No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency Tea Time for the Traditionally Built, Book 10, (Paperback)

from frisbeesage

Tea Time for the Traditionally Built is # 10 in the series about Mma Ramotswe. The series is set in Botswana and centers around a small detective agency and car repair garage. In this installment Mma Ramotswe and her assistant Mma Makutse solve a variety of mysteries including why the once famous...

from smik

An annual meet up with Precious Ramotswe, proprietor and founder of the No 1. Ladies Detective Agency in Gaborone, Botswana, is one of the pleasures of life. For me it is like renewing a friendship with an old friend. For TEA TIME for the TRADITIONALLY BUILT is #10 in the series, the first of whi...

from Noofy

My favourite bit of this book was the scene where Mma Ramotswe is worried about Mr. J.L.B. Matekoni coming home late from work. Her love for him is something that is never specifically addressed before, being implied rather than spelt out, and the scene where she rushes from the car to greet him ...

from seoulful

The dominant theme of this latest No 1 Ladies Detective Agency offering from Alexander McCall Smith is the weakness of men, which though settled opinion, does not detract from a woman's desire to have and to hold onto her man. Mma Makutsi decries the weak men who "may know they should look for th...

from catarina1

Still charming but not quite as good as previous. There really is only one big mystery in this one for Mma Romotswe to solve. The tiny white van was sent to the junk yard, but Mma Makutse and Charlie are still bantering with one another, and we can still sit quietly and enjoy red bush tea.