Cozy mystery · Detective fiction
The No.1 Ladies' Detective Agency
Bestseller: about 15 million copies (estimate)Precious Ramotswe opens Botswana's first female-run detective agency, using her wits and good sense. She takes on small cases of missing husbands, runaway daughters and fraud.
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- First published
- 1998
- Pace
- Slow
- Length
- Short
- Pages
- 250
- Format
- Book 1 of 27 in No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency
Read this if you like gentle, warm mysteries with a strong sense of place and kindly characters.
Skip this if you want intricate puzzles and high suspense.
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- What is The No.1 Ladies' Detective Agency about?
- Precious Ramotswe opens Botswana's first female-run detective agency, using her wits and good sense. She takes on small cases of missing husbands, runaway daughters and fraud.
- Who should read The No.1 Ladies' Detective Agency?
- Read it if you like gentle, warm mysteries with a strong sense of place and kindly characters. Skip it if you want intricate puzzles and high suspense.
- How long and how fast is The No.1 Ladies' Detective Agency?
- It is a slow-paced, short read of about 250 pages, first published in 1998.
- Does The No.1 Ladies' Detective Agency have content warnings?
- We have not noted any content warnings for this book yet.
- Can I borrow The No.1 Ladies' Detective Agency for free?
- Often, yes. Check Libby (OverDrive) to see whether your library lends The No.1 Ladies' Detective Agency; the borrow button above searches it for you.
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