This first novel in the Alexander McCall series, we meet Precious Ramotswe who, after receiving her father’s inheritance, opens the first- ever Ladies Detective Agency in Botswana. 

She does this with a keen sense of right and wrong, perseverance, understanding of the human mind and a  belief that “They are my people, my brothers and sisters. It is my duty to help them to solve the mysteries in their lives. That is what I am called to do.”

Ramotswe’s passion for her country and people sees her search for a missing

husband and a boy who may have been taken by a witchdoctor, uncover a con man and deal with a wayward daughter.

The No.1 Ladies Detective Agency gives us a light-hearted look at some of Africa’s gender, development and poverty issues through the eyes of the  first female detective in Botswana.

This story is for anyone who likes mystery novels, a light hearted read that also it gives an insight to Africa culture and its people.

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