She has been approached by a wealthy lady to check up on several suitors. Besides Mma Ramotswe herself has weighty matters on her mind. Matekoni, Mma Ramotswe understands that she should not put too much pressure on him, as he has other concerns, especially a hair-raising request from the ever persuasive Mma Potokwane, matron of the orphan farm. But, of course, Precious will manage these things, as she always does, with her uncanny insight and her good heart. And worse, a rival detective agency has opened in town-an agency that does not have the gentle approach to business that Mma Ramotswe’s does. Her able assistant, Mma Makutsi, wants a husband. Matekoni has not set the date for their marriage. Her business is well established with many satisfied customers, and in her mid-thirties (“the finest age to be”) she has a house, two adopted children, a fine fiance.
Mma Precious Ramotswe is content at the beginning of The Kalahari Typing School for Men. Matekoni is more complicated then he seems.
Yet her business is having money problems, and when other difficulties arise at her fiance’s Tlokweng Road Speedy Motors, she discovers the reliable Mr J.L.B. In Morality for Beautiful Girls, Precious Ramotswe investigates the alleged poisoning of the brother of an important “Government Man,” and the moral character of the four finalists of the Miss Beauty and Integrity Contest, the winner of which will almost certainly be a contestant for the title of Miss Botswana. Matekoni, and the promotion of her talented secretary (a graduate of the Botswana Secretarial College, with a mark of 97 percent), she also finds her family suddenly and unexpectedly increased by two. In the midst of resolving uncertainties, pondering her impending marriage to a good, kind man, Mr. In the second book, Precious Ramotswe tracks a wayward wife, uncovers an unscrupulous maid, and searches for an American man who disappeared into the plains many years ago. 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.
LADIES NO.1 DETECTIVE AGENCY SERIES
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. Below is an updated list of the books in the series in order-read on for reminders of some of your favorite moments and discover any books you may have missed. With twenty-two books and counting, there’s always more of The No. In this charming series, Mma Ramotswe-with help from her loyal associate, Grace Makutsi-navigates her cases and her personal life with wisdom, good humor, and the occasional cup of tea. 1 Ladies’ Detective Agency and its proprietor, Precious Ramotswe, Botswana’s premier lady detective. 1 Ladies’ Detective Agency Seriesįans around the world adore the bestselling The No. The gentle pacing and episodic construction means that it isn't exactly edge-of-your seat stuff but its also fresh, diverting and oddly believable - and as such, a final feather in Minghella's cap.A Guide to The No. You could argue that this is a slightly patronising idea, although equally, you could argue that most British fictional detectives, from Miss Marple down to Morse himself, embody a certain archetypal Britishness just as clearly as Precious represents one idea of Africa. Also a degree of its horror: the tale does not altogether shy away from some of the grimmer realities of contemporary African life, but sweetens them with the comforting idea that at least some of these problems could be resolved by a formidable middle aged woman short on sophistication but well-endowed with compassion and common sense. Now, I've read detective stories set in the third world that could have been set anywhere, but the charm of this story lies emphatically in its African flavour.
The late Anthony Minghella's early credits included writing several episodes of 'Inspector Morse', so there's a symmetry in the fact that his final film as a director was another story about a fictional detective, namely Alexander MacCall Smith's Precious Ramotse, the eponymous No.1 lady detective in Botswana.
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