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Saturday, December 14, 2002 |
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Precious Ramotswe Right now I'm reading the #1 Ladies' Detective Agency by Alexander McCall Smith. I found it on Powell's on-line book recommendations. It's categorized as a mystery, so I bought it for my mother, who likes that genre. But, of course I wanted to preview it, and now I can't put it down. Lyrical writing style. Follows the life of a detective in Botswana. Now I have to go out and get myself a copy! Here's how it starts:
Mma Ramotswe had a detective agency in Africa, at the foot of Kgale Hill. These were its assets: a tiny white van, two desks, two chairs, a telephone, and an old typewriter. Then there was a teapot, in which Mma Ramotswe--the only lady private detective in Botswana--brewed red bush tea. And three mugs--one for herself, one for her secretary, and one for the client. What else does a detective agency really need? Detective agencies rely on human intuition and intellegence, both of which Mma Ramotswe had in abundance. No inventory would ever include those, of course. 11:27:53 AM comment []  |
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stinking roachesFun fact of the day: each species of cockroach has a specific smell, and scholars of cockroaches, after much time devoted to their craft, are actually able to discern among species just by smell. [gargoyle drumming] |
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