The one where it all begins Mma Ramotswe is the proud proprieter of the finest ladies' detective agency in all Botswana (also the only one). She spends her time, with a cup of redbush tea beneath the acacia tree, waiting for clients. When they come along, whether it is to enquire after a missing spouse or check the identity of a long-lost father, it is not The Principles of Private Detection that helps her to solve cases but old-fashioned common sense and a warm-hearted understanding of the fallibility of human nature -especially that of men. 'Jolly and exhilarating' Sunday Telegraph 'Delightful ' Sunday Times Discover the world of Alexander McCall Smith and his other books at alexandermccallsmith.co.uk [Facebook logo]