The no 1 ladies' detective agency consists of one woman - the engaging and sassy Precious Ramotswe, who sets up shop in Gaborone, Botswana A cross between Kinsey Millhone and Miss Marple, this unlikely heroine specialises in missing husbands, wayward daughters, con men and imposters When she sets out on the trail of a missing child, she is tumbled headlong into some strange situations and not a little danger