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I'm a fan of mystery novels, although I often find myself less than happy with the subgenre this corresponds to, the so-called "cozy mystery." Several things though lift this above the usual book on the mystery aisle. The style is simple, even spare, and the structure rather loose, but Smith's detective, Precious Ramotswe, is charming and clever--a worthy successor to the detectives that she mentions as her inspiration more than once, those of Agatha Christie. Like Christie's Miss Marple, she's
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Precious Ramotswe adalah satu-satunya detektif wanita di Botswana. Sebelum meninggal, Obed Ramtoswe nanya sama anak satu-satunya itu, mau buka usaha apa, Mma Ramotswa malah bilang dia mau jadi detektif, ayahnya kaget tapi gak pernah mendapat jawaban alasan kenapa Mma Ramotswa mau buka kantor detektif dan dia membawa rasa penasaran itu sampai meninggal.
Jadilah Mma Ramotswa detektif wanita no. 1 di Botswana. Beberapa temannya, seperti pengacaranya juga cenderung heran atas pilihan usaha Mma Ramots ...more
Jadilah Mma Ramotswa detektif wanita no. 1 di Botswana. Beberapa temannya, seperti pengacaranya juga cenderung heran atas pilihan usaha Mma Ramots ...more

I learned a lot about Botswana from reading this book! Alexander McCall Smith is excellent at character sketching.
The mysteries were clever as well. I can't wait to read more by this author! ...more
The mysteries were clever as well. I can't wait to read more by this author! ...more


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