No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency Series: The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency (Series #1) (Paperback)

from Goodwillbooks

The Ladies' No. 1 Detective Agency tells the story of Mma Precious Ramotswe, a confident, self-sufficient woman in Botswana. We learn of Mma Ramotswe's family, childhood, and first unhappy marriage, and of her determination to start a detective agency. Several comments/reviews I've read suggest t...

from goose114

Alexander McCall Smith has created truly rich characters within a picturesque environment in Botswana, Africa. The cases taken on by The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency are fun and interesting while there is an overarching story line that connects the main characters. This is a wonderful quick rea...

from PoohGrandpa

Perhaps you've become jaded by mysteries filled with maniacal murderers and graphic descriptions of the violence they perpetrate. Perhaps you just want a break from the likes of Hannibal Lector or the nightmares of Stephen King. Perhaps you long for a kinder, gentler sort of mystery, with a kinde...

from bibliobbe

So many books contain bad things happening to basically good people, so that even by the end when the baddie gets their comeuppance, you feel completely strung out. Well, take heart, brothers and sisters, this is the book for you. This is such a light-hearted tale of one woman's unlikely career m...

from kaionvin

Just about everyone has read this, so I won't add anything new. I just want to say that it would be so easy for Alexander McCall Smith to sound like he's condescending to the story, given the unassuming* format and the atypical setting, and he doesn't. In fact, he spends the whole novel wandering...