No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency #2

Tears of the Giraffe

Characters
  • Precious Ramotswe

    Precious Ramotswe

    a clever and generous woman who runs the only female-headed detective agency in Botswana -- possibly the only detective agency; she solves crimes based on her knowledge of human nature and hard work...

  • Puso

    Puso

    a Masarwa orphan and the younger brother of Motholeli; they are Precious Ramotswe and Mr. J.L.B. Matakonis foster childrenmore...

  • Silvia Potokwani

    Silvia Potokwani

    the matron of the orphan farm, always pestering Mr. J.L.B. Matekoni for free repairs...

  • J.L.B. Matekoni

    J.l.b. Matekoni

    owner of Tlokweng Speedy Motors...

  • Motholeli

    Motholeli

    a Masarwa orphan who is in a wheelchair due to polio; she loves mechanics and is the sister of Puso; they are Precious Ramotswe and Mr. J.L.B. Matekonis foster childrenmore...

  • Grace Makutsi

    Grace Makutsi

    a bespectacled super secretary who rises to become Precious Ramtoswes assistant at the No. 1 Ladies Detective Agency; she graduated from the Botswana Secretarial College with a never-equaled 97 percent; she goes a long way from her roots in im...

  • Obed Ramotswe

    Obed Ramotswe

    Precious Ramotswes late father, who worked in the South African diamond mines; he was wise and kindmore...