And at Tlokweng Road Speedy Motors, where Mr J.L.B. She’s taken up dance lessons, only to be partnered with a man with two left feet. Her associate, Mma Makutsi, also has a full plate. Precious is busier than usual at the detective agency when she discovers an intruder in her house on Zebra Drive and-perhaps even more baffling-a pumpkin on her porch. Are these men interested in the lady or just her money? This may be a difficult case, but it’s just the kind of problem Mma Ramotswe likes and she is, as we know, a very intuitive lady. 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. 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.
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