The No. 1 Ladies’ Detective Agency (1998) Alexander McCall Smith

My mom got me the first three books in this series for Christmas, but I hadn’t gotten around to reading the first book until now.

This is a rather unusual book for a mystery. It’s almost a collection of short stories tied together by an overall arc. The book tells the story of Mma Ramotswe life and how she came to be the only detective agency in Botswana, as well as her first few cases as she settles into being a detective.

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