It's the first in a series that currently has 8 books (I think) by Alexander McCall Smith. It follows the adventures of a lady detective, Mma. Precious Ramotswe, in Botwana. I read a blurb somewhere that compared these books to the Judge Dee books by Robert van Gulik, which is an odd coincidence, since that is the one other mystery I own.
I can safely say that this is much better than Judge Dee.
One of the things I enjoyed most was not the mystery aspect of the books (which was also good), but the descriptions of life in Botswana and the commentary on her society that Precious gives. I don't want to say too much, since it is a mystery, but the biggest case she takes on in this book concerns a boy kidnapped by witch doctors.
A good, quick, fulfilling read. I will buy the rest of the series.
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