This book is the latest installment of Alexander McCall Smith's series, The No. 1 Ladies Detective Agency. I became a fan of this series through the movies that had been made out of some of the books.
Precious Ramotswe is the kind, warm and "traditionally built" owner of the No. 1 Ladies Detective Agency, and Grace Makutsi is her associate detective. Where Mma Ramotswe is gentle in her inquiries, Mma Makutsi tends towards being much more direct and outspoken in her opinions and methods of questioning and has ruffled more than a few feathers.
In this installment, the owner of the Minor Adjustment Beauty Salon enlists Mma Ramotswe's help in finding out whom is sabotaging her business. In a separate case, a lawyer approaches the agency for help in determining whether a young man is who he claims to be, as he stands to inherit his uncle's very successful farm. There is enough doubt about his identity and enough other people who would benefit whether he inherited or not to keep Mma Ramotswe on her toes and there is a surprise twist to the story that I did not see coming.
In addition to everything else, Mma Makutsi gives birth to her first child and things at the agency go into a bit of a tailspin without her day-to-day presence. However, childbirth and even a meddling aunt-in-law cannot keep Mma Makutsi out of commission for very long and she is soon enough able to assist Mma Ramotswe with resolving the cases and still being there for her new baby.
This was a fun read and I would recommend it to fans of the series or anyone else looking for an engaging read. If you are into mysteries with lots of blood and guts and assorted other violence, this series is not for you. You can check out more about the book here.
Note: I am not being compensated for this review.
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