The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency - Alexander McCall

Hello today I would like share my experience reading No1 Ladies Detective Agency book, I read the book while I was at work , it was left on top of the TV in our rest room and the red cover of the book drew my attention and then I began reading. The book was about a African lady reaching her goal in life. The female was called Precious Ramotswe. Ramotswe was borne alone while her father was working in Johannesburg as a miner , she met her father when she was couple months old and when she united with her father , she lost her mother , who died naturally in a young age. She was raised by her father and her lovely female cousin , the cousin taught Ramotswe how to count ...  Read the complete review

Like many I had heard of the popular No 1 Ladies' Detective Agency Series but had not got round to reading any of them. At the time I started reading them there were only four of five books in the series, although at the time of writing there are now eight. Being a stickler for reading such things in the right order (if not necessarily reviewing them in the right order) I started at the beginning with the original, and in my opinion, the best of the series (saying that I have only read five of them so far). I don't think it is essential to read them in order, as you will not miss too much of the plot, although there is some character development over the later novels, ...  Read the complete review

Precious Ramotswe would like to be the Miss Marple of the African continent. When her father dies, she does as he has asked ? as any good daughter would ? and sets up a business. Mma Ramotswe's business is not exactly the one her father had imagined, though. Precious sets up the very first ladies' private detective agency in Botswana. Its assets are modest: an office; an old white van; two desks; two chairs; a telephone and an underworked secretary. Unambitious this may seem but the real asset to Mma Ramotswe's detective agency is Mma Ramotswe herself. An ample woman ? "Hey fat ...  Read the complete review

Sometimes you can judge a book by its cover. Browsing through Waterstone’s 3 for 2 offers I was magically drawn to ‘The No. 1 Ladies’ Detective Agency’. You can see a (bad) reproduction at the top of the site: the colours and the design have an ethno touch, the bush hut in the upper part and the crocodile in the lower part suggest Africa. Why is there an inlay in the beast’s belly containing a wrist watch? Mystery! Then the title; not short, not snappy, indicating maybe a slow-go, old-fashioned thriller. The blurbs on the back mention Botswana, a country which unto now hasn’t been on the map of world wide thrillers. ...  Read the complete review

The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency was one of the books that I read on the coach whilst travelling home from Austria. The book isn't one that I'd hurry to read again but it was one that I rather enjoyed. When you're travelling all you want is a book that is easy to digest and easy to read whilst being entertaining at the same time. For all intents and purpose you want to be reading one of those so-called 'beach read' books and in my opinion that is exactly what this book is. The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency tells the story of Precious Ramotswe who is the proud owner of the first and only ladies detective agency is Botswana. Now I don't normally do this but ...  Read the complete review