The House of Unexpected Sisters by AlexanderMcCall Smith
Precious Ramotswe of the No. 1 Ladies Detective Agency investigates a suspicious firing of a saleswoman, the discovery of another lady named Ramotswe, and unexpected competition for Co-director Makutsi’s husband. As usual, all ends well in Botswana.
Mma Charity Mompoloki comes to Mma Ramotswe and Mma Makutsi, unhappy that she was fired for being rude to a customer. She was an outstanding salesperson. Can the No. 1 Ladies Detective Agency get her job back? Her mother thinks she was rude. Did a customer complain? Did the boss make up the complaint? Does Mma Makutsi think she is innocent because they both went to the Botswana Secretarial College? How does troublemaker Violet Sephotho figure in? There are so many red herrings and a surprise twist at the end.
The second mystery is Mingie Ramotswe. Ramotswe is an uncommon name, and Mma Ramotswe thought she knew everyone with this name. When she sees a newspaper mention of Mingie Ramotswe, she has to find out who she is. The path to discovery includes many difficulties.”
This is the eighteenth book in the No. 1 Ladies Detective Agency series. These are cozy books with more interest in slices of fruit cake, Mma Ramotswe’s “rather old and inclined to rattle” white van, “traditionally built” women, “old Botswana morality,” and cattle, rather than serious crimes.
The book includes LGBTQ themes.
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