The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency

The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency is a series of novels by Alexander McCall Smith set in Botswana and featuring as the main character Mma Precious Ramotswe. The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency is also the title of the first book in the series published in 1998. By 2025, twenty-six titles in this series had been published. The books were also adapted as a television series.

I have read a selection of these books over the years and enjoyed spending time with the main characters as they examine and reflect on aspects of life as well as solve a crime or two on the way. Many years ago I gave my mother a copy of this title which she enjoyed and lent to her friends. Consequently I included new titles as birthday and Christmas presents for a number of years.

A summary of a number of the titles I have read can be found under the link for The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency series.