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This is more a drama than a mystery; it’s a love letter to Africa. Precious Ramotswe starts up a detective agency in Botswana and helps clients with a variety of problems, often involving finding out if someone is honest or not.
Some parts were slow and dull, others quite exciting. I was most interested in the cases. It’s written in an episodic style. It has a light tone overall but has some dark moments. It also has a major misandry vibe.
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Some parts were slow and dull, others quite exciting. I was most interested in the cases. It’s written in an episodic style. It has a light tone overall but has some dark moments. It also has a major misandry vibe.
“We are the ones who first ploughed the earth when Modise ...more
Apr 01, 2020
Suzy
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Indeed, I did enjoy this book on my perhaps third reading. I believe that I first read it in print and then listened to this first in a series of TWENTY! books. The No. 1 Ladies Detective Agency introduces us to the main characters: Prescious Romotswe, the first lady detective in Botswana; Mma Makutsi, her secretary who got 97% at the Botswana Secretarial School; J L B Matekoni, propriety of the Tlokweng Road Speedy Motors garage. We also meet in retrospect Prescious's late Daddy who raised and
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The first one hooked me and I've had to read all the books in the series since then.
In the first book you get a bit of the back story of Precious Ramotswe and the start of her detective agency. she hires MMa Matkutsi as her secretary and begins to develop a relationship with Mr. J.L.B. Matekoni.
There is something so wise and decent about Precious Ramotswe that these books are positively addicting. ...more
In the first book you get a bit of the back story of Precious Ramotswe and the start of her detective agency. she hires MMa Matkutsi as her secretary and begins to develop a relationship with Mr. J.L.B. Matekoni.
There is something so wise and decent about Precious Ramotswe that these books are positively addicting. ...more
Enjoyable series mystery. Will read more of them.
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Sep 29, 2019
Melanie
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Apr 06, 2020
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