THE LADIES NO 1 DETECTIVE AGENCY PLUS
THE LADIES NO 1 DETECTIVE AGENCY SERIES

THE LADIES NO 1 DETECTIVE AGENCY SERIES

The series is a continuation of the original two-hour BBC pilot episode, which was directed by Anthony Minghella before his untimely death in 2008. Aided by her highly efficient yet somewhat peculiar secretary Mma Makutsi (Anika Noni Rose), Precious investigates cases and helps people solve problems in their lives - and begins a special friendship with the highly respectable owner of a local garage, JLB Matekoni (Lucian Msamati). Directors: Tim Fywell, Charles Sturridgeīased on Alexander McCall Smith's bestselling novels, this six-part drama series chronicles the adventures of Precious Ramotswe (Jill Scott), the proprietor of the only female-owned detective agency in Botswana.

THE LADIES NO 1 DETECTIVE AGENCY PLUS

And if you’re looking for exciting historical novels, check out Top 10 historical mysteries and thrillers reviewed here (plus 100 others).Īnd you can always find my most popular reviews, and the most recent ones, plus a guide to this whole site, on the Home Page. 20 outstanding detective series from around the world.įor an abundance of great mystery stories, go to Top 20 suspenseful detective novels (plus 200 more).She hires a secretary and solves cases for her clients. The novel introduces the Motswana Mma Precious Ramotswe, who begins the first detective agency in Botswana, in the capital city Gaborone, after her beloved father dies. 20 excellent standalone mysteries and thrillers and 1 Ladies' Detective Agency is the first detective novel in the eponymous series by Scottish author Alexander McCall Smith, first published in 1998.The Handsome Man’s De Luxe Cafe is more comedy of manners than detective fiction. The three strands of the plot weave together artfully and amusingly in unpredictable ways, with complications galore: unbeknownst to Mma Makutsi, her bete noir, Violet Sephotho, has become the restaurant critic of the local newspaper. In other words, it’s a typical time in the life of the No. Matekoni, is facing a decline in his auto-repair business and must lay off his long-serving apprentice, Charlie. Meanwhile, Mma Ramotsewe’s ever-loving husband, Mr.

This leaves little time for Mma Makutsi to lend a hand on the mysterious new case that surfaces when a prosperous Indian shopowner requests help with an amnesiac woman who has wandered into his life. Now married to the wealthy owner of a furniture store and many cattle, Mma Makutsi has determined to establish a restaurant in the time she can spare from her duties as co-director and mother of her infant son. Mma Precious Ramotswe has named Mma Grace Makutsi as a partner, inflating the younger woman’s already outsized ego to gargantuan proportions. 1 Ladies’ Detective Series embody the African ideal of homegrown wisdom, tender manners, and a love for the land. It’s all a fantasy, of course Botswana has its ugliness and its challenges despite the charmed history that has isolated the country from the greatest excesses of ill-intentioned governments. Underlying the meandering dialogue that exposes the naivete and stubborn ignorance of Smith’s characters is a love for the culture of Botswana and its people, a wistful yearning for the simpler life he portrays. The humor of Alexander McCall Smith is gentle and forgiving, never mean. It would be an undignified end to a meal. She imagined herself reaching for a fire extinguisher and covering her friend in white foam, or pushing her down to the ground and covering her head with a fire blanket. I do not think it will set you on fire.” For a moment she pictured Mma Potokwane with flames coming out of her mouth. “But the picture is an exaggeration, I think. “I believe this is very hot,” said Mma Ramotswe. She handed her friend the jar for scrutiny. 1 Ladies Detective Agency #15) by Alexander McCall Smith ★★★★★ “Do you know whether this sauce is as hot as the jar claims? The label has a picture of a man with fire coming out of his mouth. Here, for example, is a conversation between Mma Precious Ramotswe, founder and proprietor of the agency, and her friend Mma Potokwane. 1 Ladies’ Detective Agency series, but I have never laughed so much as I did when reading the 15th entry in the series, The Handsome Man’s De Luxe Cafe.

There’s humor in abundance in the charming little novels of the No.

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