This first novel in Alexander McCall Smiths widely acclaimed The No. 1 LadiesDetective Agency series tells the story of the delightfully cunning andenormously e... » 

This first novel in Alexander McCall Smiths widely acclaimed The No. 1 LadiesDetective Agency series tells the story of the delightfully cunning andenormously engaging Precious Ramotswe who is drawn to her profession to helppeople with problems in their lives. Immediately upon setting up shop in asmall storefront in Gaborone she is hired to track down a missing husbanduncover a con man and follow a wayward daughter. But the case that tugs at herheart and lands her in danger is a missing elevenyearold boy who may havebeen snatched by witchdoctors. The No. 1 Ladies Detective Agency received twoBooker Judges Special Recommendations and was voted one of the InternationalBooks of the Year and the Millennium by the Times Literary Supplement «