Part of No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency, book 3
First published 2002
Mma Ramotswe watches her detective agency struggle with money problems. She must relocate her business into the garage owned by her fiancé Mr J. L. B. Matekoni at Tlokweng Road Speedy Motors. The cramped quarters add stress to her already complicated home life with Matekoni and his two adopted children, Motholeli and Puso. Two peculiar cases demand her attention. Beauty pageant contestants behave badly, requiring her to investigate their unseemly conduct. More mysteriously, someone discovers a wild boy who carries the scent of lions on his skin. Mma Ramotswe must determine whether lions actually raised this strange child. The financial pressures threaten her agency while personal relationships pull her in different directions. She navigates these challenges with her characteristic wisdom and patience, finding ways to solve both professional mysteries and domestic troubles in Botswana.
Genres: african-literature, mystery, contemporary, detective
Vibes: intimate, suspenseful, thought-provoking
Tropes: amateur-sleuth, found-family
Setting: Botswana, Tlokweng Road Speedy Motors
Period: Contemporary
227 pages · Paperback · Random House Anchor