The Limpopo Academy of Private Detection - (No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency) by Alexander McCall Smith (Paperback)

About the Book

Fans around the world adore the bestselling No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency series, the basis of the HBO TV show, and its proprietor Precious Ramotswe, Botswana's premier lady detective. In this charming series, Ramotswe navigates her cases and her personal life with wisdom, and good humor--not to mention help from her loyal assistant, Grace.

Book Synopsis

Fans around the world adore the bestselling No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency series and its proprietor, Precious Ramotswe, Botswana's premier lady detective. 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.

Alexander McCall Smith's beloved, bestselling No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency series continues as Botswana's best and kindest detective finds her personal and professional lives have become entangled.

Precious Ramotswe is very busy these days. The best apprentice at Tlokweng Road Speedy Motors is in trouble with the law and stuck with the worst lawyer in Gaborone. Grace Makutsi and Phuti Radiphuti are building the house of their dreams, but their builder is not completely on the up and up. Most shockingly, Mma Potokwane, the orphan farm's respected matron, has been dismissed from her post. Mma Ramotswe is not about to rest when her friends are mistreated. Help arrives from an unexpected visitor. He is none other than the estimable Mr. Clovis Andersen, author of The Principles of Private Detection, the No. 1 Ladies' prized manual. Together, Mma Ramotswe, Mma Makutsi, and their colleague help right injustices that occur even in their beloved Botswana, and in the process discover something new about being a good detective.

Review Quotes

"In Mma Ramotswe, [McCall Smith] minted one of the most memorable heroines in any modern fiction."
--Newsweek

"Enthralling. . . . Mma Ramotswe is someone readers can't help but love."
--USA Today

"If you've never read a No. 1 Ladies', now's the time. . . . The brilliance of this series ... is that what may seem like tiny cases expand into considerations of virtue, love, ambition, greed, and evil."
--Booklist (starred review)

"An oasis. . . . Full of wit, nuance, and caring."
--Chicago Sun-Times

"Smart and sassy . . . [with] the power to amuse or shock or touch the heart, sometimes all at once."
--Los Angeles Times

"There is no end to the pleasure that may be extracted from these books."
--The New York Times Book Review

"These gentle stories of manners and morality have a clarity that . . . seems far harder to discern in our own rushed, deadline-driven lives."
--The Scotsman

"Endearing, amusing. . . . Sparkles with African sunshine and wit."
--Dallas Morning News

"The best, most charming, honest, hilarious, and life-affirming books to appear in years."
--The Plain Dealer

About the Author

Alexander McCall Smith is also the author of the Isabel Dalhousie series, the Portuguese Irregular Verbs series, the 44 Scotland Street series, and the Corduroy Mansions series. He is professor emeritus of medical law at the University of Edinburgh and has served with many national and international organizations concerned with bioethics. He was born in what is now known as Zimbabwe and taught law at the University of Botswana. He lives in Scotland.