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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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Silvia Potokwani
the matron of the orphan farm, always pestering Mr. J.L.B. Matekoni for free repairs...
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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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Note Mokoti
a hard-drinking, abusive jazz trumpet player; he was Precious Ramotswes first husbandmore...
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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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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...