The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency

''The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency'' is a series of eight novels (as of 2007 ) by Rhodesian -born author Alexander McCall Smith . The eponymous agency is located in modern-day Gaborone , capital of Botswana . Its founder is a fictional Motswana woman, Mma Precious Ramotswe , who features as the stories' protagonist and main detective.

The episodic novels are as much about the adventures and foibles of different characters as they are about solving mysteries.

MAIN CHARACTERS

Mma Precious Ramotswe , the first female Private Investigator in Botswana

Mma Grace Makutsi , the Agency's secretary and Mma Ramotswe's assistant

Mr. J.L.B. Matekoni , Mechanic and proprietor of Tlokweng Road Speedy Motors, Mma Ramotswe's husband

Mma Silvia Potokwane, matron of an orphanage situated east of Gabarone

LOCALES

In Botswana

Gaborone

Mochudi

Molepolole

THEMES AND TOPICS OF THE STORIES

Women in traditional vs. nontraditional occupations

Rural way of life in Southern Africa

Social relations in traditional African society

Christianity and traditional belief systems in contemporary Africa

Clinical Depression

AIDS and AIDS orphans in Sub-Saharan Africa

ISSUES ADDRESSED IN THE CASES

Domestic Violence

Forgiveness and Restitution

Marital Infidelity

BIBLIOGRAPHY

'' The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency '' (1999)

'' Tears Of The Giraffe '' (2000)

'' Morality For Beautiful Girls '' (2001)

'' The Kalahari Typing School For Men '' (2002)

'' The Full Cupboard Of Life '' (2004)

'' In The Company Of Cheerful Ladies '' (2004 - also known as ''The Night-Time Dancer'')

'' Blue Shoes And Happiness '' (2006)

'' The Good Husband Of Zebra Drive '' (2007)

EXTERNAL LINKS

{Link without Title} Alexander McCall Smith's official website

{Link without Title} The Guardian's humorous "digested" version of ''Blue Shoes and Happiness'' ( February 28 , 2006 )

{Link without Title} Times (of London) interview with Alexander McCall Smith ( February 28 , 2006 )

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