![]() That can seem alien to people like me, living in a fast-moving, technology laden world that can sometimes seem devoid of manners or morals. This is post-colonial Africa, but an old-style politeness lives on. The series is set in the here and now, but because of the exotic Botswana backdrop it almost feels as if you’re going back in time. Try to pick up earlier editions if you can – as well as great reading, they are a feast for the eyes.īut I digress. There have been 14 so far, with gorgeous covers – at least until number 12 in the series, when the publishers, in their wisdom, decided to lose the fabulous, colourful vinyl block print and collage designs of Hannah Firmin for something much less eye-catching. Oh, and they’re written by a Rhodesian-born Scotsman, Alexander McCall Smith. ![]() Sales of the first 13 books have topped 20 million copies in English, and the books appear in 45 languages around the world.įor the uninitiated, The No1 Ladies’ Detective Agency is the first in a series of books, all set in Botswana and featuring the aforementioned Precious Ramotswe. ![]() The series has just celebrated its 15th anniversary and Precious appears in 14 novels, including one for children. I’ve always been a fan of high-action, bloody and remorseless crime novels, and this book was none of those things, but I loved it all the same.Īnd I’m certainly not the only one. A friend let me borrow her copy of The No1 Ladies’ Detective Agency, and I was immediately hooked. I was on holiday and, as usual in those pre-Kindle days, there was plenty of time to go before I returned home and I had run out of things to read. I first met this lovely lady of traditional build in the late 1990s. The writing was easy to understand and the plot was interesting, which kept me turning every page until the book was over.As I sit here sipping my red bush tea (artistic licence… it’s PG Tips!), I’ve been reflecting on how long I’ve been acquainted with Mma Precious Ramotswe, and why she deserves her place in the list of classic crime novels. Some of the mysteries are really quite funny, while others can be a bit scary!Īlthough I picked this book up from the adult section, I am sure that young readers will also enjoy this book and I recommend the entire series to you. Sometimes, while reading, I'd get so involved with the case Mma Ramostwe was solving that I wouldn't leave my chair until the case got over. I really enjoyed this book, I found it thoroughly entertaining. This time, her marriage will not be a mistake. Matekoni, proposes to her, and she says yes. Later on in the book, her good friend, Mr. Probably the funniest one is 'The Boyfriend' case. Ramotswe encounters lots of different cases in the book. It will be hard for me to continue with the storytelling because Ms. She named it The No.1 Ladies's Detective Agency. She married a trumpeter, Note Mokoti, but sadly, in the end, they were divorced when she got sick of getting beaten up by him.Īfter her father died, she used the money from their cattle farm to buy a small building and start her own little detective agency. She grew up to be a sensible, equal minded, smart and quite well educated woman. She didn't have a mother and was brought up by her father and her father's cousin. Anyway, back to the plot, enough with the blabbering! Precious (silly name, don't you think, for a grown up woman! I suppose it's a good nickname.) Ramotswe has had ups and downs in her life.
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