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Author: Alexander McCall Smith
The sign above hangs outside the office
of the only female-owned detective agency in Botswana
and introduces readers and clients to the fictitious
detective agency "for the concerns of both ladies
and others."
The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency series
of mysteries by Alexander McCall Smith (himself an interesting
character--see below), is the story of an enormously
engaging detective who is drawn to her profession to “help
people with problems in their lives.”
The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency, located
in Gaborone, Botswana, specializes in everyday problems
such as missing husbands, wayward daughters, con men
and imposters. Its proprietor, an unlikely heroine,
is the eminently sensible and delightfully cunning Precious
Ramotswe, a cross between Kinsey Millhone and Miss Marple.
The series is not only entertaining but
also explores conditions in Botswana in a way that is
both light and penetrating.
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