founded the first opera house in Botswana (The No.1 Opera House in Botswana, of course!); is the writer of many series for adults known world-wide; and writes for children, which began by winning ...

"The Secret Life of Bees" goes to No. 1. But Al Franken's going nowhere and Chuck Palahniuk keeps coming back for more -- all on this week's list, courtesy of Powell's.

“The No. 1 Ladies’ Detective Agency” introduced Precious Ramotswe, a 35-year-old “traditionally built” woman who didn’t solve crimes so much as mysteries in people’s lives. Utilizing ...

McCall Smith is the author of the popular series of books "The No. 1 Ladies’ Detective Agency," according to a news release. McCall Smith has written or contributed to more than 100 books ...

Smith’s breezy latest outing for Botswanan sleuths Precious Ramotswe and Grace Makutsi (after From a Far and Lovely Country) finds the pair digging into the operations of a struggling hotel.

Botswana's No.1 Ladies' Detective Agency is in desperate need of clients. To boost business, Mma Makutsi prints up flyers, which seem to do the trick. Mma Ramotswe soon finds herself hunting down ...

O'Connor's appreciate-your-life sentiment could work as the title for almost all 24 of Alexander McCall Smith's books about the No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency, featuring Precious Ramotswe ...

Mma Precious Ramotswe is back, clever and smart as ever in “The Miracle of Speedy Motors,” the ninth installment in The No.1 Ladies’ Detective Agency series. And again author Alexander ...