from LisCarey

Precious Ramotswe's friends and family decide she needs a holiday. One clue she really does need a break may be how ready she is to suspect Mma Makutsi of a wicked desire to take the agency away from her. Sanity prevails, Rra Polopetsi, now working part-time as a science teacher, volunteers to he...

from mdoris

I love these books. This is #16 in the Ladies Detective series that takes place in Botswana. I have read them all and they are delightful reads. While reading there is almost always a wee smile on your face or a full on chuckle that emerges. McCall Smith is considered an "utopian" writer in that ...

from mamzel

Precious Ramotswe is back for another adventure. This time her family and coworkers insist she take a holiday. She gives in but work doesn't elude her. She finds out that an important client showed up the first day she was out, a young man scratches her car and she looks into his situation, and s...

from repb

Another wonderful, simple, story rife with good sense and kindness. In this episode Mma Makutsi takes a lead role in her stand-in job as Manager at the No 1 Ladies' Detective Agency while Mma Ramotswe unsuccessfully attempts to take a short vacation. Love the names, love the plots, love everythin...

from AuthorMarion

The No. 1 Ladies Detective Agency is experiencing a slump in business. And Mma Makutsi, now partner of the business but always second in command, convinces owner Precious Ramotswe that she is due for a holiday. This would leave Mma Makutsi at the helm of the business. Feeling pressured by those a...