clovis anderson
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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...
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Puso
a Masarwa orphan and the younger brother of Motholeli; they are Precious Ramotswe and Mr. J.L.B. Matakonis foster childrenmore...
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Charlie The Older Apprentice
a feckless girl-crazy apprentice mechanic who never seems to get final approval for his full licence...
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Mr. Polopetsi
an erroneously imprisoned pharmacist who becomes an employee at the garage and an assistant to Precious Ramotswe before becoming a high-school chemistry teacher. In "Blue Shoes ..." he has issues with his rich uncle.more...
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Note Mokoti
a hard-drinking, abusive jazz trumpet player; he was Precious Ramotswes first husbandmore...
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Clovis Anderson
the frequently quoted author of "The Principles of Private Detection." Mma Ramotswe almost knows the book by heartmore...
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J.l.b. Matekoni
owner of Tlokweng Speedy Motors...
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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...
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Phuti Radiphuti
a stuttering and good-hearted man who becomes first Grace Makutsis fiancé and then husband. Hes in the furniture businessmore...
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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...
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Fanwell The Younger Apprentice
the kind-hearted, naïve automotive apprentice to Mr. J.L.B. Matekoni...
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Obed Ramotswe
Precious Ramotswes late father, who worked in the South African diamond mines; he was wise and kindmore...
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Aunty Emang
the new advice columnist at the local paper. Her column has taken Gaborone by storm...
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Poppy Maope
a cook at the local government college; she consults Mma Ramotswe about theft...
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Mma Tsau
the head cook at the local college; she is Poppy Maopes bossmore...
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Boitelo Motholeti
a nurse in a doctors office. The doctor is from Uganda. Boitelo suspects he may be cheating his patientsmore...
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Neil Whitson
a client of the garage who knows a thing or two about snakes. He operates the Mokolodi Game reserve outside Gaborone...
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Dr. Eustace Lubega
a doctor from Uganda; he employs nurse Boitelo...
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Dr. Howard Moffat
an older friend of Mma Ramotswe...
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Mma Potokwane
a friend of Mma Ramotswe; she has a farm for orphans and is always asking for a favour...