The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency

by

235 pages

English language

Published Nov. 13, 2005 by Pantheon Books.

ISBN:
978-0-375-42387-1
Copied ISBN!

View on OpenLibrary

5 stars (2 reviews)

This first novel in Alexander McCall Smith's widely acclaimed The No. 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. 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.The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency received two Booker Judges' Special Recommendations and was voted one of the International Books of the Year and the Millennium by the Times Literary Supplement.From the Trade Paperback edition.

12 editions

reviewed The No.1 Ladies' Detective Agency by Alexander McCall Smith (No. 1 Ladies Detective Agency (1))

Review of "The No.1 Ladies' Detective Agency" on 'Goodreads'

4 stars

Mma Ramotswe lives in Botswana and leads the #1 ladies' detective agency in the country. She accepts every case, as long as it is legal, and slowly makes a name for herself. Precious Ramotswe is a smart lady and her intuition proves correct in most of her cases. The book is written in the form of several short stories that together paint a picture of Mma Ramotswe, her family and friends, and her country.

I know some people complained about this audio being abridged, and although I haven't read the full version, I must say I thoroughly enjoyed Adjoa Andoh's narration. She does a wonderful job of voicing the different characters, and she was the reason I started listening to the book.

avatar for vitor

rated it

5 stars

Subjects

  • Ramotswe, Precious (Fictitious character) -- Fiction.
  • Women private investigators -- Botswana -- Fiction.
  • No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency (Imaginary organization) -- Fiction.
  • Botswana -- Fiction.