The novel begins with these words: “Mma Ramotswe had a detective agency in Africa, at the foot of Kgale Hill.” MAlthough the book is a work of fiction, if one visited Gabarone, Botswana’s ...

From her small, whitewashed office in the shadow of Kgale Hill, where chickens wander in as often as clients, Botswana's only female private eye has plenty of time for contemplation.