The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency

Characters

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...
J.l.b. Matekoni

owner of Tlokweng Speedy Motors...
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

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