The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency
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The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency
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Adjoa Andoh
About this listen
Winner of the CWA Dagger in the Library Award, 2004.
Wayward daughters. Missing husbands. Philandering partners. Curious con men. If you've got a problem, and no one else can help you, then pay a visit to Mma Ramotswe, Botswana's only female private detective. Her methods may not be conventional, and her manner not exactly Miss Marple's, but she's got warmth, wit, and canny intuition on her side - not to mention Mr J.L.B. Maketoni, the charming proprietor of Tlokweng Road Speedy Motors.
©1998 Alexander McCall Smith (P)2003 Time Warner AudioBooksCritic Reviews
"A publishing phenomenon." ( Guardian)
"Everything about [McCall Smith] is appealing. He's just full of delight; it just bubbles out of him." ( Sunday Herald)
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- Moira
- 21-08-2022
Brilliant
Loved listening to this story after many years of first reading it and watching tv series. Brilliant narration.
highly recommend
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- Kindle Customer
- 25-08-2017
the no. 1 Ladies Detective Agency
loved it. couldn't stop listening. beautifully read and performed. one of my all time favourite authors.
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- Alex
- 18-01-2018
Classic storytelling
Beautiful production, narrator music & as a new reader to the No 1 ‘s listened all the way home from Sydney to Far South Coast, can’t wait to listen to another.
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- Tiffany Sharp
- 02-12-2022
fabulously written and narrated giving an insight
The series of 'cases' are simply but cleverly put together .. very enjoyable listening and the music adds to the narration.
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- Anonymous User
- 02-10-2023
Colourful and charming
The African setting for this story is very colourful and charming as the story delves into the African culture and the ways of the people funny and quirky, a delightful read – listen
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- Tara
- 26-10-2022
DNF - Problematic
i only listened to the first chapter. Aside from it being very very slow to start, it wasn’t long before I questioned the author v narrative / ie a white male writing about the perspective of a Botswanan woman in Botswana. Although AMS seems to have strong connections to Botswana & has contributed there, it’s still a bit iffy to me. The narrator was good although, also British born so… On Goodreads a Botswanan woman commented how uncomfortable, condescending and patronising she found these books. so yeah… I decided not to continue reading.
I’ll find another cosy crime mystery series to read & instead try some books by Botswanan authors.
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