The No. 1 Ladies Detective Agency by Alexander McCall Smith

The No.1 ladies' detective agency consists of one woman, the engaging and sassy Precious Ramotswe, who sets up shop in Gabarone, Botswana. This unlikely herione specialises in missing husbands, wayward daughters, con men and impostors.

A fun book - you'll find phillygirl did the review for the follow up a couple of weeks ago. This is not your usual detective agency, nor will you find the latest technology or jargon or anything else that we've come to expect from detective novels. What this is, is a lyrical wandering through the life of Mma Ramotswe - how she came to start the agency and so on... It's fun, entertaining reading. It's also very light and a welcome change of pace after my previous read. I very much enjoyed the style and the slow pace, as well as the fact that it's a collection of vignettes from her life that are strung together by their connection with her work.

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