by Alexander McCall Smith · Penguin Books · tapa blanda · ISBN 9780349116754
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«The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency» is the mystery novel by Alexander McCall Smith, published by Penguin Books in paperback, with 256 pages in English.
The novel follows Precious Ramotswe, founder of the first detective agency for women in Botswana. With the help of her assistant Grace Makutsi and unconventional methods, she solves cases of unfaithful husbands, missing children and other everyday mysteries. Amid cups of tea and reflections, the story portrays life in Botswana with humour, warmth and a sharp look at human relationships.
First instalment of the No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency series, which served as the basis for an HBO television series. The novel was originally published in 1998.
For readers of cozy mystery and contemporary fiction set in Africa.
Sir Alexander "Sandy" McCall Smith is a Scottish legal scholar and author of fiction. He was born and brought up in Southern Rhodesia and was formerly Professor of Medical Law at the University of Edinburgh. He became an expert on medical law and bioethics and served on related British and international committees. He has since become known as a fiction writer, with sales in English exceeding 40 million by 2010 and translations into 46 languages. He is known as the creator of The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency series. The "McCall" derives from his great-great-grandmother Bethea McCall, who married James Smith at Glencairn, Dumfries-shire, in 1833.
