For most readers, African crime fiction begins and ends with Alexander McCall Smith. His wonderful, internationally bestselling No. 1 Ladies’ Detective Agency series, which debuted in the U.S. in 1998 ...
This first novel in Alexander McCall Smith’s widely acclaimed “The No. 1 Ladies Detective Agency” series tells the story of the delightfully cunning and enormously engaging Precious Ramotswe, who is ...
"Can I ask why a fine woman like yourself wants to become a detective?" a man inquires of Precious Ramotswe, the heroine of HBO's delightful new mystery series, "The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency." ...
On the screen and on the page, today we are accustomed to seeing fictional representations of women detectives kicking in doors, taking down names and sleuthing out villains. From Olivia Benson ...
Meet Maud West, a real life lady detective from the golden age of detective fiction who lived a very colourful life — as well as sleuthing, she liked to dress up as Charlie Chaplin and once threatened ...