This first novel in Alexander McCall Smith's widely acclaimed The No. 1 Ladies Detective Agency series tells the story of the delightfully cunning and enormously engaging Precious Ramotswe, who is drawn to her profession to "help people with problems in their lives." 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. 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.

The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency received two Booker Judges' Special Recommendations and was voted one of the International Books of the Year and the Millennium by the Times Literary Supplement.

RELEASE NOTES:

Going to FireFlyWishes for YBS swap. Enjoy!

Hi Malagan! Thanks for sending the book, as you can see it arrived today, safe and sound! :)

My mom swiped it as soon as I unwrapped it, so she is excited about reading it! I'll read it after, and make sure to journal it with my thoughts.

Thanks,
April

This book was so much fun to read! I like how the writer didn't just focus on one case, and Mma Ramotswe is a wonderful character! I now understand why this series is so popular! I'll definitely be looking for the rest of the series.

Now I have to turn this back over to my mom, because I snitched it from her, after she snitched it from me!