![]() Several cases of hers, including a missing husband, a suspicious employee of an old friend, and a protective father investigating his daughter, as well as a stolen car and a pair of twins pulling a medical scheme are summarized. After her husband disappeared and her father died, Precious bought herself a house, moved to the capital city, and hired Grace Makutsi, a young college graduate, to serve as her assistant and receptionist. Further flashbacks show her past, including her father’s youth and time working in the mines, the death of Precious’s mother, and her past abusive marriage. ![]() Her first successful case, looking into the true identity of a man posing as a client’s father is described. 1 Ladies’ Detective Agency opens by summarizing how Precious Ramotswe inherited the money and will to be an independent woman from her late father, and how she used both to start the first detective agency in Botswana run by women. #NO 1 LADIES DETECTIVE AGENCY BOOKS IN ORDER SERIES#It was adapted into an HBO television series starring Jill Scott, which ran for one season from 2009 to 2010. The original series has been praised for its optimistic, leisurely tone and its well-researched depiction of the culture of Botswana. In 2010, a spin-off aimed at young readers, Young Precious Ramotswe, was released in five installments. The series is overall a hit, although it became much more popular when the second and third installments were released in the United States in 2002. 1 Ladies’ Detective Agency explores themes of national identity, women’s rights and liberation, the role of animals in African society, and the skills needed to be an effective detective. Narrated alternately by Precious and her late father in flashbacks, The No. ![]() ![]() Hiring a secretary and taking on cases, she seeks to honor her father and make a name for herself in a society that does not believe a woman can do this sort of work. 1 Ladies’ Detective Agency focuses on Mma Precious Ramotswe, a Botswana woman from Gaborone, the capital city of Botswana, as she starts the first detective agency in the city after her father passes away. 1 Ladies’ Detective Agency (1998) is the first book in the series of the same name, which, in 2016, includes seventeen novels. British author Alexander McCall Smith’s detective novel The No. ![]()
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