Mma Ramotswe kept a general watch on the generously cut khaki trousers that her husband wore underneath his work overalls, and eventually, when the trouser legs became scuffed at the bottom, she would ...

‘The Full Cupboard of Life” – the fifth of Alexander McCall Smith’s enchanting novels about Mma Ramotswe, the founder of Botswana’s No. 1 Ladies’ Detective Agency – ended with her marrying her ...

The hardest mysteries to unravel are those that are closest to home, which may be why Precious Ramotswe only takes on one professional detecting case in her fifth outing, "The Full Cupboard of Life." ...

It wasn't your typical stake-out. We had parked right outside the suspect's house, which stood in a wide tree-lined street in a quiet residential part of Gaborone, Botswana's capital. 'OK,' whispered ...

"I had a dream that I saw a white stranger on the road outside the garage of my husband, Mr JLB Maketoni," said Mma Ramotswe, founder of Botswana's No 1 Ladies' Detective Agency. "If that's what you ...

There are few more difficult tasks in literature than to create a character who is both morally good and interesting. In Precious Ramotswe, the traditionally built proprietress of the Number One ...

Author Sir Alexander McCall Smith has said his knighthood is a “wonderful thing” and that his famous fictional detective Mma Precious Ramotswe would be “very happy” for him after being honoured by the ...

THE SATURDAY BIG TENT WEDDING PARTY By Alexander McCall Smith Pantheon, $24.95, 224 pages The analysis of the soul of a tiny white car is the kind of thing only Alexander McCall Smith can write about ...

Why is Christian Science in our name? Our name is about honesty. The Monitor is owned by The Christian Science Church, and we’ve always been transparent about that. The Church publishes the Monitor ...