Mystery
The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency
1998·235 pages
Precious Ramotswe opens Botswana's first ladies' detective agency, solving cases involving missing persons, cons, and a child possibly taken by witchdoctors.
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Precious Ramotswe opens Botswana's first ladies' detective agency, solving cases involving missing persons, cons, and a child possibly taken by witchdoctors.
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This first novel in Alexander McCall Smith's widely acclaimed The No. 1 Ladies Detective Agency series tells the story of the delightfully cunning and enormously engaging Precious Ramotswe, who is drawn to her profession to "help people with problems in their lives." Immediately upon setting up shop in a small storefront in Gaborone, she is hired to track down a missing husband, uncover a con man, and follow a wayward daughter. But the case that tugs at her heart, and lands her in danger, is a m...
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will contain mild spoilers
Sexual content
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Mild romantic interest and courtship elements
Violence & gore
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Mentions of danger and a missing child case
Profanity
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No profanity present
Substance use
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No substance use depicted
LGBTQ+ Rep.
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No LGBTQ+ characters or themes
Religious content
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References to traditional beliefs and religion in Botswana
Magic & witchcraft
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No fantasy magic elements
Occult / demonology
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Plot involves witchdoctors and possible abduction
Political content
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Themes of gender roles and societal modernization
Self-harm / suicide
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No self-harm or suicide depicted
Abuse & suffering
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Includes domestic abuse and infant death themes
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