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FB Book Club
So I started this series of "detective novels" (but they're so much more than that) by this author called Alexander McCall Smith. The first book (and the name the series goes by, as far as I can tell) is "The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency". I read the first one, expecting to be mildly diverted, but was so impressed with it, that I checked out all the books from the library that were in, and bought the ones that weren't. The second book (it's called "Tears of the Giraffe") was even better than the first; I can't tell whether I think that because of the deeper character development, or because the story itself was so touching.
Has anyone else read these? I just love them. They're not "weighty" and involved, but they are delightful. They are about a woman who opens a detective agency in her native Botswana, and about her life and about Africa.
Anyway, I'd love to know if anyone else likes them, and to recommend them for anyone looking for something nice to read.
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