Morality for Beautiful Girls by Alexander McCall Smith

submitted by Georgann

MoralityI have thoroughly enjoyed these mild-mannered detective stories from the No. 1 Ladies Detective series, set in the country of Botswana, Africa. The characters are engaging, coming from a world-view different from my own, and a society with a somewhat different set of mores. Still, it is easy to identify with them and a delight to read about their adventures. The characters struggle with a rapidly changing Africa, and with changes that are good and not-so-good. Their cases are interesting, often solved with intuition and plenty of footwork. In Morality for Beautiful Girls, detective Precious Ramotswe investigates an alleged poisoning, and checks the moral character of the four finalists of the Miss Beauty and Integrity Contest.

For me, the best part of the books is the philosophizing, of which there is plenty, for a detective must understand human nature. How often it makes me smile or even laugh out loud. With 10 books in the series, I expect to be entertained for some time!

2 thoughts on “Morality for Beautiful Girls by Alexander McCall Smith

  1. Be sure to check out the DVD of HBO’s beautiful production of the early stories in the series – The Ladies No 1 Detective Agency starring Jill Scott. You get to see just how beautiful the country is, and how wonderful and interesting the people are.

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