Avigail (Israel) (2008/11/19): Built into the stories are ruminations of the tensions between modernity and traditional values. There are a number of passages that attempt to capture the essence of Africa, and how that noble vision is under constant assault by greed, corruption, and power. The adventures of Precious and her cohort are a warm antidote to the often depressing news that dominates coverage of Africa in the West. Smith writes in a delightfully fluid and simple prose with pacing that makes the book quite difficult to put down. The series thankfully continues with Morality for Beautiful Girls and The Kalahari Typing School For Men, with further volumes to follow, one hopes.
Bonnie (USA) (2010/03/30): Loved this book, 2nd in the series. The way life is looked at in Botswana vs. here is wonderful. mb (USA: MI) (2010/05/07): Enjoyable series, I've read thorough at least the first five or six....then I lost interest I guess or else got sucked into something else. Enjoyable series set in Botswana, cheerful & upbeat tone even when dealing with not the nicest of subjects or circumstances. Kaye (Netherlands) (2016/04/02): "Suspicious? Call the No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency. You ask, we answer. No, that was too lame. You cry, we spy. No. Not all the clients felt miserable. We find things out. That was better: it had the necessary dignity."
