description: This remarkably fresh and charming best-seller took the world by storm upon its publication. It has since earned two Booker Judges' Special Recommendations and was voted one of the "International Books of the Year and the Millennium" by the Times Literary Supplement. Mma "Precious" Ramotswe sets up a detective agency in Botswana on the edge of the Kalahari Desert, making her the only female detective in the country. At first, cases are hard to come by. But eventually, troubled people come to Precious with a variety of concerns. Potentially philandering husbands, seemingly schizophrenic doctors, and a missing boy who may have been killed by witch doctors all compel Precious to roam about in her tiny van, searching for clues. Chosen as a Top Ten Mystery by the Organization of Independent Booksellers, U.S.A., The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency is that rare novel that imparts a sage wisdom while inspiring hearty laughter and lasting smiles.
language: English
title: The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency
titlecomplete: The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency
characters: Obed Ramotswe, Grace Makutsi, Precious Ramotswe, J.L.B. Matekoni
genres: Fiction, Mystery, Detective, Mystery Thriller, Audiobook, Adult, Adult Fiction, Crime, Botswana, Africa
ratings_count: 260938
places: Botswana, Africa, Gaborone
series: No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency
awards: awardedAt: 1072944000000
name: Martin Beck Award
publisher: Recorded Books, Inc.