The No. 1 Ladies’ Detective Agency

Fans around the world adore the best-selling No. 1 Ladies’ Detective Agency series and its proprietor, Precious Ramotswe, Botswana’s premier lady detective. In the first book of the bestselling series, Mma Ramotswe – with help from her loyal associate, Grace Makutsi – navigates her cases and her personal life with wisdom, good humour and the occasional cup of tea.Wayward daughters. Missing Husbands. Philandering partners. Curious conmen. If you’ve got a problem, and no one else can help you, then pay a visit to Precious Ramotswe, Botswana’s only – and finest – female private detective.Her methods may not be conventional, and her manner not exactly Miss Marple, but she’s got warmth, wit and canny intuition on her side, not to mention Mr J. L. B. Matekoni, the charming proprietor of Tlokweng Road Speedy Motors. And Precious is going to need them all as she sets out on the trail of a missing child, a case that tumbles our heroine into a hotbed of strange situations and more than a little danger . . .Delightfully different, THE NO.1 LADIES’ DETECTIVE AGENCY offers a captivating glimpse of an unusual world.

Reviews of The No. 1 Ladies’ Detective Agency

A small slice of heaven * Scotsman * A delight * Daily Telegraph * Hugely enjoyable * Sunday Times * Immersing yourself in Precious Ramotswe's life seems to slow your heart rate while sharpening your senses * Scotsman * I haven't read anything with such alloyed pleasure for a long time * Sunday Telegraph * A publishing phenomenon * Guardian * A rare pleasure * Daily Telegraph * The Miss Marple of Botswana * New York Times Book Review *