The Full Cupboard of Life

By Alexander McCall SmithLife is a rich, full, and happy experience for Mma Ramotswe, who is still engaged to the good-hearted Mr. J.L.B. Matakone. Even though they have not yet set a date for a wedding, she helps him with his problems and cooks and cares for the two orphans he has taken into his home. Over the course of this book, Mma Ramotswe and her friends face several "difficult" problems. First, a woman who has made a fortune establishing hair-braiding salons hires Mma Ramotswe to find out whether her suitors want to marry her for her money. Then, Mr. J.L.B. Matakone finds himself tricked into "volunteering" to do a parachute jump. He is also disturbed to discover that First Class Motors, a rival garage, has sold improper parts and failed to service a classic old Range Rover correctly, and he has been procrastinating about reporting him to authorities. However, as always, these problems and more are all resolved through Mma Ramotswe's quick thinking and observation skills.

One more book down, still loving them. I am going to be sad when they are all over.

P.S. Don't you love the artwork on the cover?

The Kalahari Typing School for Men

Mma Precious Ramotswe is content. Her business is well established with many satisfied customers, and in her mid-thirties. She has a house, two adopted children, a fine fiancé. But, as always, there are troubles. Mr. J.L.B. Matekoni has not set the date for their marriage. Her able assistant, Mma Makutsi, wants a husband and needs more income. And worse, a rival detective agency has opened in town, an agency that does not have the gentle approach to business that Mma Ramotswe’s does. Even more distressing, Mma Ramotswe is charged, through her casework, to determine the identity of a cheating man's lover, only to find that it is Mma Makutsi! But, of course, Mma Ramotswe manages these things, as she always does, with her uncanny insight and her good heart.

Still loving them....

Morality for Beautiful Girls

By Alexander McCall SmithThis book begins with Mma Ramotswe still engaged to Mr. J.L.B. Matekoni, owner of Tlokweng Road Speedy Motors. Things are not going very well for The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency, which faces a slowdown of business that may force them to close their doors. At this same time, Mr. J.L.B. Matekoni is dealing with a mysterious illness that is causing him to neglect his business and the people that are important to him. It takes all of Mma Ramotswe's intuitive thinking, and the assistance of Mma Grace Makutsi, secretary of the The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency, to get both businesses back up and running smoothly.

Still loving these books! They are perfect for busy people who don't have time to devote their life to reading. I can read a chapter here or there and be perfectly happy. And I am always happy to read more about Mma Ramotswe and her perspective on live.