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No violence
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No profanity
Sexual Content
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No sexual content
Substance Use
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No substance use
Emotional Intensity
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No disturbing content; a thoroughly warm and life-affirming read
What this book is about
Precious Ramotswe, a traditionally built woman from Botswana, uses her inheritance to open the No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency in Gaborone. Her cases—a missing husband, a suspicious insurance claim, a child suspected of being a witch—are solved with common sense, kindness, and an intimate understanding of Botswana's people. McCall Smith's beloved series is one of the gentlest, warmest, and most civilized in detective fiction.
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