Anna S. (annapi) reviewed on 1/2/2010 + 334 more book reviews

This second book in the No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency is even better than the first. If you are looking for thrillers or pretzel-like mystery twists, look elsewhere. But this is a cozy mystery that you can sit back with and relax while drinking a cup of tea, and armchair travel to distant Africa with its fascinating culture. Mma Ramotswe and her fiance, Rra J.L.B. Matekone, are preparing for their upcoming wedding. The agency's new case involves finding out what happened to the son of an American woman who went missing 10 years ago, and Mma Ramotswe's secretary, now promoted to assistant detective, investigates a man's wife who he suspects is cheating on him. And while Rra Matekone fixes the pump engine for an orphanage, he finds himself agreeing to take two orphans home. This book is filled with warmth and the amusing human foibles that show that, cultural differences aside, people are pretty much the same everywhere.

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