The No. 1 Ladies Detective Agency: Alexander McCall Smith

Wayward daughters. Missing husbands. Philandering partners. Curious conmen. If you've got a problem, then see Precious Ramotswe, Botswana's only - and finest - lady private detective. She's not exactly conventional, nor is she Miss Marple, but she has warmth, wit and an uncanny intuition, not to mention Mr Matekoni - charming proprietor of Tlokweng Road Speedy Motors. She's on the trail of a missing child which will be a hotbed of strange situations and more than a little danger. Made into a very successful TV series.