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. 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. 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. This first novel in Alexander McCall Smith's widely acclaimed The No. In this charming series, Mma Ramotswe navigates her cases and her personal life with wisdom, and good humor-not to mention help from her loyal assistant, Grace Makutsi, and the occasional cup of tea. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency series, the basis of the HBO TV show, and its proprietor Precious Ramotswe, Botswana's premier lady detective. 1 LADIES' DETECTIVE AGENCY - Book 1įans around the world adore the bestselling No. And if you’re looking for exciting historical novels, check out Top 10 historical mysteries and thrillers reviewed here (plus 100 others).Īnd you can always find my most popular reviews, and the most recent ones, plus a guide to this whole site, on the Home Page.THE NO. 20 outstanding detective series from around the world.įor an abundance of great mystery stories, go to Top 20 suspenseful detective novels (plus 200 more).20 excellent standalone mysteries and thrillers and.The Handsome Man’s De Luxe Cafe is more comedy of manners than detective fiction. The three strands of the plot weave together artfully and amusingly in unpredictable ways, with complications galore: unbeknownst to Mma Makutsi, her bete noir, Violet Sephotho, has become the restaurant critic of the local newspaper. In other words, it’s a typical time in the life of the No. Matekoni, is facing a decline in his auto-repair business and must lay off his long-serving apprentice, Charlie. Meanwhile, Mma Ramotsewe’s ever-loving husband, Mr. This leaves little time for Mma Makutsi to lend a hand on the mysterious new case that surfaces when a prosperous Indian shopowner requests help with an amnesiac woman who has wandered into his life. Now married to the wealthy owner of a furniture store and many cattle, Mma Makutsi has determined to establish a restaurant in the time she can spare from her duties as co-director and mother of her infant son. Mma Precious Ramotswe has named Mma Grace Makutsi as a partner, inflating the younger woman’s already outsized ego to gargantuan proportions. 1 Ladies’ Detective Series embody the African ideal of homegrown wisdom, tender manners, and a love for the land. It’s all a fantasy, of course Botswana has its ugliness and its challenges despite the charmed history that has isolated the country from the greatest excesses of ill-intentioned governments. Underlying the meandering dialogue that exposes the naivete and stubborn ignorance of Smith’s characters is a love for the culture of Botswana and its people, a wistful yearning for the simpler life he portrays. The humor of Alexander McCall Smith is gentle and forgiving, never mean. It would be an undignified end to a meal. This book is the first in a series that has become immensely popular since. She imagined herself reaching for a fire extinguisher and covering her friend in white foam, or pushing her down to the ground and covering her head with a fire blanket. Mma Ramotswe is the main character and owner of the No. I do not think it will set you on fire.” For a moment she pictured Mma Potokwane with flames coming out of her mouth. “But the picture is an exaggeration, I think. “I believe this is very hot,” said Mma Ramotswe. She handed her friend the jar for scrutiny. 1 Ladies Detective Agency #15) by Alexander McCall Smith ★★★★★ “Do you know whether this sauce is as hot as the jar claims? The label has a picture of a man with fire coming out of his mouth. Here, for example, is a conversation between Mma Precious Ramotswe, founder and proprietor of the agency, and her friend Mma Potokwane.
1 Ladies’ Detective Agency series, but I have never laughed so much as I did when reading the 15th entry in the series, The Handsome Man’s De Luxe Cafe. There’s humor in abundance in the charming little novels of the No.
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