What do you need Sherlock Holmes, and dr. John Watson, or Hercule Poirot, and Captain Arthur J. M. Hastings for, when you’ve got Mma Precious Ramotswe, and Mma Grace Makutsi?

Not a whole lot.

Okay, maybe this isn’t a fair comparison. The fourth book in this series is about as light on mystery as the previous ones, unlike those with Holmes, Watson, Poirot, and Hastings, but I still enjoyed the story of Ramotswe, Makutsi, and all the other characters very much so I continue to read on.

And I’m enjoying it a whole lot.

I love this series!

Still charming though not enough investigating, which was missing for me.

Izvēloties grāmatu, nepamanīju, ka tā šajā sērijā ir jau 4. grāmata, taču pievērsu uzmanību, ka sērijas nosaukums ir Dāmu detektīvaģentūra nr.1. Diemžēl absolūti maldinoši, no detektīva te nav ne vēsts. Grāmata uzrakstīta patiesā mīlestībā pret Āfriku, pareizāk sakot, Botsvānu.

Yay for this series! I'm glad there are so many. It actually inspired me to read more about Botswana. Here is a nugget from this book:

"People's lives were delicate; you cannot interfere with them without running the risk of changing them profoundly. A chance remark, a careless involvement, may make the difference between a life of happiness and one of sorrow."
pg 164

This series is so charming and uplifting that I just want to read them all.

I didn't realized how much I would enjoy this series and wish that I had downloaded a few more for our camping trip. they were great little reads, on my kobo, by the fire and when settling in for sleep!!

Precious Ramotswe has several more cases to work on in the No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency in Botswana. Her good people skills lead to satisfactory outcomes for everyone.

Her assistant, Mma. Makutsi, opens an evening typing school for men. In addition to bringing in extra income to help support her relatives, she's hoping for an opportunity to meet an eligible man.

This charming cozy series has a good sense of place since the author lived in Botswana for many years. Mma. Ramotswe again treats her friends and her clients with warmth and fairness.

Great series..wonderful characters.

These books are always a lovely read, full of uplifting material.

Continuando con la seria primera agencia de mujeres detectives, en esta ocasión se desarrollan varias tramas secundarias y se da más foco a personajes segundones y se olvida un poco los misterios aunque nunca han sido lo principal de la historia, sí que agregan un factor d interés.

Ramostwe la jefa de la agencia está comprometida con el dueño de un taller mecánico y ha aceptado adoptar dos niños huérfanos, además se enfrenta a la competencia de una nueva agencia de detectives que va ganando popularidad y no conforme con ello, está preocupada por la soledad de su asistente, una prolija señorita que ha demostrado ser muy inteligente.

Aunque mantiene el tono ligero de los anteriores llega a ser demasiado diluido, los nudos se desatan muy rápidamente, no existe algo que eleve la trama o que llame la atención, como que todos los asuntos planteados quedan en nada o se solucionan mágicamente sin daños a terceros.

Es un libro desganado, como si solo fuera siguiendo la corriente sin más sobresalto, esto lo torna soberanamente aburrido, no sé si el autor ya estaba un poco cansado de la serie o tenía un bajón imaginativo y una fecha de entrega impostergable que le hizo entregar una historia sin matices.

3.5 stars.
Mma. Ramotswe continues to solve cases with her gentle touch and keen eye. This series may not be jammed packed action filled, but has life’s lessons that we all need to learn or relearn. Slow paced, easy read. Next....