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Book Review of The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency (No.1 Ladies Detective Agency, Bk 1)

The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency (No.1 Ladies Detective Agency, Bk 1)
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An African woman, Mma Ramotswe, uses her inheritance to set up an agency and become the first woman private detective in Botswana. Her common-sense approach to solving the minor (and not-so-minor) problems and mysteries that affect her rural community is both charming and witty.