#THE NO1 LADIES DETECTIVE AGENCY SERIES SERIES#

They do come, eventually, and Mma Ramotswe finds herself with an intriguing selection of cases to investigate. She hangs a sign above the door, employs a secretary, then sits back and waits for clients. When her father dies, leaving his herd of cattle to Precious, she sells them and uses the money to buy herself a house and an office which becomes the headquarters of her very own detective agency. 1 LadiesвЂ™ Detective Agency is set in Botswana and features thirty-four-year-old Mma Precious Ramotswe.

#THE NO1 LADIES DETECTIVE AGENCY SERIES SERIES#

It didnвЂ™t help that whenever I noticed some on the library shelf, they tended to be the later books in the series and my personal preference is always to start at the beginning if possibleвЂ¦so when I had the chance, earlier this year, to read the first book in the series via NetGalley, I thought it would be a good opportunity to finally see what it was like. 1 LadiesвЂ™ Detective Agency books seem to have been around forever, but I have never really felt tempted to try one. The stories included are: The Daddy The Bone The Maid Tears of the Giraffe The Chief Justice of Beauty The Confession The Kalahari Typing School for Men and The Admirer.Д¬laire Benedict stars as Mma Ramotswe, with Nadine Marshall as Mma Makutsi and Joseph Marcell as Mr JLB Matekoni.Alexander McCall SmithвЂ™s No. In addition, she is hired by a beauty contest judge to check the integrity of the finalists looks for two women wronged by her client, Mr Molefelo learns of a rival detective agency and is commissioned by a physiotherapist to find out what her errant husband is up to.

In these eight episodes, Mma Ramotswe takes on her first case - and a new secretary tries to solve a bone mystery tackles a domestic drama and a doctor's erratic behaviour and investigates the case of a missing American. These acclaimed productions, complete with vibrant music, bring the exotic world of the books to life. 'Must-listen.beautifully cast, precisely timed, simply wonderful' Daily TelegraphДЄlexander McCall Smith's hugely popular novels featuring Precious Ramotswe, proprietor of Botswana's only female private detective agency, have become international bestsellers. Winner of AudioFile Earphones Award (c) AudioFile No 1 Ladies' Detective Agency: BBC Radio Casebook: BBC Radio 4 Full-Cast Dramatisations 1 LadiesвЂ™ Detective Agency received two Booker JudgesвЂ™ Special Recommendations and was voted one of the International Books of the Year and the Millennium by the Times Literary Supplement. 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. 1 Ladies Detective Agency series tells the story of the delightfully cunning and enormously engaging Precious Ramotswe, who is drawn to her profession to вЂњhelp people with problems in their lives.вЂќ 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. This first novel in Alexander McCall SmithвЂ™s widely acclaimed The No. In this charming series, Mma Ramotswe-with help from her loyal associate, Grace Makutsi-navigates her cases and her personal life with wisdom, good humor, and the occasional cup of tea.

1 LadiesвЂ™ Detective Agency series and its proprietor, Precious Ramotswe, BotswanaвЂ™s premier lady detective. Fans around the world adore the best-selling No.

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