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Old 11-13-2009, 02:24 PM
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I like the No.1 Ladies' Detective Agency series by Alexander McCall Smith. Lots of nice emotional interactions, and solving of human problems based in Botswana. These books are small, but very very good. You should start with the first one, and move thru them in order.
They follow a life pattern with the characters.
http://www.randomhouse.com/features/...smith/main.php

Right now I am reading Wife of the Gods, by Kwei Quartey.
This takes place in Ghana, and is similar in vein, only more complex, with a more intense storyline. But most of the "detecting" is done by psychological work.
http://www.kweiquartey.com/
I am only about 1/2 thru this one, so far, but it is very very interesting!
This is Quartey's first book.

I just found Quartey's book when I picked up my latest McCall Smith one, "Teatime for the Traditionally Built" which I just finished.
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