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I love this series. Sixteen books in and I still look forward to each new one as it comes out. Alexander McCall Smith has such a delightful view of the world and an equally delightful way of writing about it. His characters are all so entertaining that this reader anyway wants to know everything abo Leggi tutto

A Review by Charlie (The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency's No. 1 Ladies' Man) Dumela Mmas and Rras. Ko Ko! The latest book about me by Rra McCall Smith has just been published so now you can read all about my adventures as a liberated, modern Botswana man. You see, I am no longer an apprentice mechani Leggi tutto

In this 16th book in the 'No.1 Ladies' Detective Agency' series, set in Botswana, Mma Ramotswe is gently manipulated into taking a vacation by her assistant Mma Makutsi - who thinks Mma Ramotswe needs a little break. The book can be read as a standalone, but familiarity with the characters is a plus Leggi tutto

I have read every book in this series and liked them all. This one was slow in places--it can seem like one is reading several advice columns in a row--but Smith has this magician's trick (see, I'm talking while something is happening over there) in which the reader realizes that with Smith's gracef Leggi tutto

One of my great pleasures in life is a new Precious Ramotswe book in the Number 1 Ladies Detective Agency series. I throw everything aside and settle in for a wonderful time with the calmness Mma Ramotswe brings me. The last thing I expected though was that she was going on vacation. What? Vacation? Leggi tutto

I admire Alexander McCall Smith immensely, and this rating reflects my inability to keep my mind on the story. I have always listened to this series because I love the way Lisette Lecat speaks through the stories so slowly and with such clear pronunciation, accenting the English as though it is spok Leggi tutto

Thanks to the connivance of her husband, secretary, and even Charlie, the onetime apprentice mechanic turned para-secretary, Botswana’s only lady detective — probably only detective of either sex — Precious Ramotswe has been bamboozled into a two-week vacation. But Mma Ramotswe isn’t idle but a few Leggi tutto

****Fourth Read**** Should I keep reviewing these books when I've read them now four times? Not sure if there is anything more to say. This is one of my favorites of the series. I love these characters so much. When you need a comfort read, any book in this series is great. The audio performances are Leggi tutto

This is a favorite series' latest installment. Mr. Smith couldn't write fast enough to fill my desire to read one of them! The continuing story of Mms Ramotswe & Mma Mukusi & all the regulars never fails to delight me and make feel at peace except for a longing to go to Botswana. In this latest nove Leggi tutto

“I worry about you a great deal, Mma. I worry that you will take all the cares of the world on your shoulders and that you will collapse under the weight. I worry that you will open your heart to so many people that eventually it will be full – crowded – and it will stop because there is no room for Leggi tutto