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Oct 24, 2011kmoyer rated this title 5 out of 5 stars
Having recently viewed the well-produced HBO series chronicling Mma Ramotswe’s early cases, I found it even easier to get engaged in this latest installment of the No 1 Ladies’ Detective Agency. Although some of the main characters were not exactly as I had imagined them, I felt they all were quite accurate representations and seeing the environment of Botswana, both city and rural, helps put the stories in perspective. In this novel, I particularly like the way the main case unfolds, because it provides a slightly different twist. Even though several plausible hypothesis can be deducted, the actual truth of what happened and why remains a bit of a mystery, even when the situation itself is resolved satisfactorily. Also, glad to read that Mma Ramotswe is reunited with her trusted ally, the little white van she drove to Gabarone in to start her new life and the catalyst for her initial meeting with JLB Matekoni.