But rather than feeling energized, he comes back in low spirits, not sure if he should be satisfied with the already venerable and successful Tlokweng Road Speedy Motors. Precious abhors the idea of putting up the garage that includes her detective office as security for a bank loan. Sometimes those people simply did not see what others could see; sometimes their hands were tied; sometimes they felt threatened. Ladies’ Detective Agency was a reminiscence about a traditional colonial African experience; a reminiscent about a world that used to exist—a least in the eyes of a white man who enjoyed interacting with local people.

Along the way to satisfying solutions to both situations, Mma Ramotswe and her friends converse about such topics as the need to attend to the happiness of both men and women.Once under the shade of the tree, she seated herself on one of the rocks and looked about her appreciatively. Mophephu is concerned about his rich elderly father, whose caregiver may be exerting undue influence - perhaps even planning to marry the old man - for financial gain. Whenever Mma Ramotswe is worried, she visits her old friend Mma Potokwane - the director of the Gabarone orphan farm - for advice. What worries Precious Ramotswe most about the scheme is that the necessary bank loan will be taken against the garage and the premises of the No 1 Ladies Detective Agency. So it was reassuring when people followed routines that you had seen them follow countless times: without pattern the world could be a perplexing and frightening place.

Studies have shown that reading can lower your blood pressure, but might some books – and some authors – achieve this more effectively than others? Mma Ramotswe, Mna Makutsi, and Mma Potokwane are still investigating small personal problems, and still dispensing wisdom and tact while doing so. Mr JLB Matekoni, husband of Number One Ladies’ Detective agency proprietor Mma Precious Ramotswe, is feeling uncertain about the future of his business, leading to a possible risky course of action. I started pulling my hair out when Book 21 of this series had a different narrator than the magnificent Lisette Lecat. As with all the best bus rides, though, this is a book in which savouring the journey is more important than the final destination.Baboloki Mophephu, who suspects that his elderly father’s nurse has manipulated his father into leaving her his house in his will.