The Limpopo Academy of Private Detection cover

The Limpopo Academy of Private Detection

by Alexander McCall Smith

Precious Ramotswe is haunted by a repeated dream of a tall stranger who waits for her beneath an acacia tree. Odd as this is, she's too busy to worry about it. The best apprentice at Tlokweng Road Speedy Motors is in trouble with the law and stuck with the worst lawyer in Gaborone. Grace Makutsi and Phuti Radiphuti are building the house of their dreams, but their builder is not on the up and up. Most shockingly, Mma Potokwani, defender of Botswana's downtrodden, has been dismissed from her post as matron at the orphan farm. Can the No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency help restore the beloved matron to her rightful position?

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  1. Which character stayed with you after you turned the last page, and why?
  2. Was there a moment where you disagreed with a character’s choice? What would you have done?
  3. What theme did this book keep circling back to — and did it earn its ending?
  4. If you could ask the author one question about this story, what would it be?
  5. Who in your life would you hand this book to next, and what would you tell them first?