Book #7 The No. 1 Ladies Detective Agency by Alexander Mccall Smith
Title : The No. 1 Ladies Detective Agency
Author : Alexander Mccall Smith
Genre : Fiction - Mystery/Detective
My rating : 4/5
Teaser :
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 . . .
This book is the first of the Ladies Detective Agency series and it made me eager to read more of Smith's works. I'm definitely going to read the rest of the series. This book is a great introduction to Botswana and Africa with all the smiles and the tears from the land. It makes me want to know more about Botswana and drink the famous red bush tea. Bush tea seems to be a very comforting and calming drink. But then again, it might be just the effect of Precious Ramotswe or Mma Ramotswe. She's an endearing character and I find myself emotionally involved throughout the story. I really want to know what happens to her next. I gave the book 4 stars out 5 because the cases in the book did not provide me with that elements of surprise, awe and puzzlement. They're simple cases and sometimes very predictable but still delivered in a good and obviously not in a boring way. The book is more of a story about life in Botswana and the problems that come up in everyday life, instead of deep mystery detective story. But I'm loving it and will read more!