The audio tape wonderfully imparts the lyrical sounds of Botswana as the narrator rolls her Rs throughout the text. The theme of physical beauty and the trappings of incompetence, vanity and true inner beauty are intertwined in the story.

posted Aug 15, 2006 at 7:56AM

Mma Ramotswe, Botswana’s only female detective, is back with her usual charm and even more mysteries to solve, both professionally as well as in her personal life. A government official believes his brother is being poisoned, and a beauty pageant official needs help determining which girl is more deserving of winning. What’s more, Mr. J.L.B. Maketoni, Mma Ramotswe’s fiancé, is acting strangely, but her assistant Mma Makutsi proves herself capable in more ways than one. Wonderful and highly enjoyable. I’ve also heard that the audio renditions of the book are superb.

posted Jun 23, 2008 at 5:15PM

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