Books like the The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency series
What it is about
- Precious Ramotswe
- Women private investigators
- Beauty contests
- Husbands
- Parent and child
- Weddings
Where it happens
- Botswana
- Okavango River Delta (Botswana)
Ages
- Adult
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Why: Both series are mystery books.
Closest books: The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency and 4.50 from Paddington
What both books share
- mystery
The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency: "Mystery fiction" (OL subject); "Fiction, mystery & detective, women sleuths" (OL subject); "Mystery & Detective" (OL subject); "mystery fiction" (WD genre)
4.50 from Paddington: "Mystery" (OL subject); "Fiction, mystery & detective, general" (OL subject); "Fiction, mystery & detective, traditional" (OL subject); "Mystery fiction" (OL subject)
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Why: Both series are mystery books about women private investigators.
Closest books: The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency and G Is for Gumshoe
What both books share
- mystery
The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency: "Mystery fiction" (OL subject); "Fiction, mystery & detective, women sleuths" (OL subject); "Mystery & Detective" (OL subject); "mystery fiction" (WD genre)
G Is for Gumshoe: "Fiction, mystery & detective, women sleuths" (OL subject); "mystery fiction" (WD genre); "Mystery fiction." (LoC 655) - women private investigators
The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency: "Women private investigators" (OL subject); "Women private investigators -- Botswana -- Fiction." (LoC 650)
G Is for Gumshoe: "Women private investigators" (OL subject); "Women private investigators -- California -- Fiction." (LoC 650)
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Why: Both series are mystery books.
Closest books: The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency and The Brutal Telling
What both books share
- mystery
The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency: "Mystery fiction" (OL subject); "Fiction, mystery & detective, women sleuths" (OL subject); "Mystery & Detective" (OL subject); "mystery fiction" (WD genre)
The Brutal Telling: "Fiction, mystery & detective, police procedural" (OL subject); "Fiction, mystery & detective, general" (OL subject); "mystery fiction" (WD genre); "Mystery fiction." (LoC 655)
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Why: Both series are mystery books.
Closest books: The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency and Dead as a Doornail
What both books share
- mystery
The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency: "Mystery fiction" (OL subject); "Fiction, mystery & detective, women sleuths" (OL subject); "Mystery & Detective" (OL subject); "mystery fiction" (WD genre)
Dead as a Doornail: "Fiction, mystery & detective, women sleuths" (OL subject); "Mystery fiction" (OL subject); "Fiction, mystery & detective, general" (OL subject); "mystery fiction" (WD genre)
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Why: Both series are mystery books.
Closest books: The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency and The Overlook
What both books share
- mystery
The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency: "Mystery fiction" (OL subject); "Fiction, mystery & detective, women sleuths" (OL subject); "Mystery & Detective" (OL subject); "mystery fiction" (WD genre)
The Overlook: "Mystery" (OL subject); "Fiction, mystery & detective, general" (OL subject); "Mystery fiction" (OL subject); "mystery fiction" (WD genre)
See the Harry Bosch books in order · Books like the Harry Bosch series
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Why: Both series are mystery books.
Closest books: The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency and White Night
What both books share
- mystery
The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency: "Mystery fiction" (OL subject); "Fiction, mystery & detective, women sleuths" (OL subject); "Mystery & Detective" (OL subject); "mystery fiction" (WD genre)
White Night: "mystery fiction" (WD genre); "Mystery fiction." (LoC 655)
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Why: Both series are mystery books.
Closest books: The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency and A Murder of Quality
What both books share
- mystery
The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency: "Mystery fiction" (OL subject); "Fiction, mystery & detective, women sleuths" (OL subject); "Mystery & Detective" (OL subject); "mystery fiction" (WD genre)
A Murder of Quality: "mystery fiction" (WD genre); "Mystery fiction." (LoC 655)
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Why: Both series are mystery books.
Closest books: The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency and In a Dry Season
What both books share
- mystery
The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency: "Mystery fiction" (OL subject); "Fiction, mystery & detective, women sleuths" (OL subject); "Mystery & Detective" (OL subject); "mystery fiction" (WD genre)
In a Dry Season: "mystery fiction" (WD genre); "Mystery fiction." (LoC 655)
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Why: Both series are detective books.
Closest books: The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency and Naked in Death
What both books share
- detective
The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency: "Fiction, mystery & detective, women sleuths" (OL subject); "Detectives" (OL subject); "Mystery & Detective" (OL subject); "detective fiction" (WD genre)
Naked in Death: "Fiction, mystery & detective, police procedural" (OL subject); "Fiction, mystery & detective, women sleuths" (OL subject); "detective fiction" (WD genre)
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Why: Both series are mystery books.
Closest books: The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency and Inferno
What both books share
- mystery
The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency: "Mystery fiction" (OL subject); "Fiction, mystery & detective, women sleuths" (OL subject); "Mystery & Detective" (OL subject); "mystery fiction" (WD genre)
Inferno: "mystery fiction" (WD genre); "Mystery fiction." (LoC 655)
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- mystery
Books like the books in this series
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Why: Both The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency and 4.50 from Paddington are mystery books.
What both books share
- mystery
The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency: "Mystery fiction" (OL subject); "Fiction, mystery & detective, women sleuths" (OL subject); "Mystery & Detective" (OL subject); "mystery fiction" (WD genre)
4.50 from Paddington: "Mystery" (OL subject); "Fiction, mystery & detective, general" (OL subject); "Fiction, mystery & detective, traditional" (OL subject); "Mystery fiction" (OL subject)
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Why: Both The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency and G Is for Gumshoe are mystery books about women private investigators.
What both books share
- mystery
The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency: "Mystery fiction" (OL subject); "Fiction, mystery & detective, women sleuths" (OL subject); "Mystery & Detective" (OL subject); "mystery fiction" (WD genre)
G Is for Gumshoe: "Fiction, mystery & detective, women sleuths" (OL subject); "mystery fiction" (WD genre); "Mystery fiction." (LoC 655) - women private investigators
The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency: "Women private investigators" (OL subject); "Women private investigators -- Botswana -- Fiction." (LoC 650)
G Is for Gumshoe: "Women private investigators" (OL subject); "Women private investigators -- California -- Fiction." (LoC 650)
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Why: Both The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency and The Brutal Telling are mystery books.
What both books share
- mystery
The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency: "Mystery fiction" (OL subject); "Fiction, mystery & detective, women sleuths" (OL subject); "Mystery & Detective" (OL subject); "mystery fiction" (WD genre)
The Brutal Telling: "Fiction, mystery & detective, police procedural" (OL subject); "Fiction, mystery & detective, general" (OL subject); "mystery fiction" (WD genre); "Mystery fiction." (LoC 655)
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Why: Both The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency and A Is for Alibi are mystery books about women private investigators.
What both books share
- mystery
The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency: "Mystery fiction" (OL subject); "Fiction, mystery & detective, women sleuths" (OL subject); "Mystery & Detective" (OL subject); "mystery fiction" (WD genre)
A Is for Alibi: "Fiction, mystery & detective, women sleuths" (OL subject); "FICTION / Mystery & Detective / Private Investigators" (OL subject); "FICTION / Mystery & Detective / Women Sleuths" (OL subject); "Mystery fiction" (OL subject) - women private investigators
The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency: "Women private investigators" (OL subject); "Women private investigators -- Botswana -- Fiction." (LoC 650)
A Is for Alibi: "Women private investigators" (OL subject); "Women private investigators in fiction" (OL subject); "Women private investigators -- California -- Fiction." (LoC 650)
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Why: Both The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency and C Is for Corpse are mystery books about women private investigators.
What both books share
- mystery
The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency: "Mystery fiction" (OL subject); "Fiction, mystery & detective, women sleuths" (OL subject); "Mystery & Detective" (OL subject); "mystery fiction" (WD genre)
C Is for Corpse: "Fiction, mystery & detective, women sleuths" (OL subject); "Mystery fiction" (OL subject); "mystery fiction" (WD genre); "Mystery fiction." (LoC 655) - women private investigators
The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency: "Women private investigators" (OL subject); "Women private investigators -- Botswana -- Fiction." (LoC 650)
C Is for Corpse: "Women private investigators" (OL subject); "Women private investigators -- California -- Fiction." (LoC 650)
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Why: Both The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency and S Is for Silence are mystery books about women private investigators.
What both books share
- mystery
The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency: "Mystery fiction" (OL subject); "Fiction, mystery & detective, women sleuths" (OL subject); "Mystery & Detective" (OL subject); "mystery fiction" (WD genre)
S Is for Silence: "Mystery" (OL subject); "FICTION / Mystery & Detective / Women Sleuths" (OL subject); "Mystery fiction" (OL subject); "FICTION / Mystery & Detective / Private Investigators" (OL subject) - women private investigators
The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency: "Women private investigators" (OL subject); "Women private investigators -- Botswana -- Fiction." (LoC 650)
S Is for Silence: "Women private investigators" (OL subject); "Women private investigators -- California -- Fiction." (LoC 650)
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Why: Both The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency and R Is for Ricochet are mystery books about women private investigators.
What both books share
- mystery
The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency: "Mystery fiction" (OL subject); "Fiction, mystery & detective, women sleuths" (OL subject); "Mystery & Detective" (OL subject); "mystery fiction" (WD genre)
R Is for Ricochet: "Mystery" (OL subject); "Mystery & Detective" (OL subject); "Mystery fiction" (OL subject); "Fiction, mystery & detective, women sleuths" (OL subject) - women private investigators
The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency: "Women private investigators" (OL subject); "Women private investigators -- Botswana -- Fiction." (LoC 650)
R Is for Ricochet: "Women private investigators" (OL subject); "Women private investigators -- California -- Fiction." (LoC 650)
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Why: Both The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency and Naked in Death are detective books.
What both books share
- detective
The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency: "Fiction, mystery & detective, women sleuths" (OL subject); "Detectives" (OL subject); "Mystery & Detective" (OL subject); "detective fiction" (WD genre)
Naked in Death: "Fiction, mystery & detective, police procedural" (OL subject); "Fiction, mystery & detective, women sleuths" (OL subject); "detective fiction" (WD genre)
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Why: Both The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency and The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo are mystery books.
What both books share
- mystery
The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency: "Mystery fiction" (OL subject); "Fiction, mystery & detective, women sleuths" (OL subject); "Mystery & Detective" (OL subject); "mystery fiction" (WD genre)
The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo: "Mystery" (OL subject); "mystery fiction" (OL subject); "Fiction, mystery & detective, general" (OL subject); "mystery fiction" (WD genre)
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Why: Both The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency and Step on a Crack are mystery books.
What both books share
- mystery
The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency: "Mystery fiction" (OL subject); "Fiction, mystery & detective, women sleuths" (OL subject); "Mystery & Detective" (OL subject); "mystery fiction" (WD genre)
Step on a Crack: "Fiction, mystery & detective, police procedural" (OL subject); "mystery fiction" (WD genre)
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The The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency books on this site
- Book 1: The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency
- Book 2: Tears of the Giraffe
- Book 3: Morality for Beautiful Girls
- Book 4: The Kalahari Typing School for Men
- Book 5: The Full Cupboard of Life
- Book 6: In the Company of Cheerful Ladies
- Book 7: Blue Shoes and Happiness
- Book 8: The Good Husband of Zebra Drive
- Book 9: The Miracle at Speedy Motors
- Book 10: Tea Time for the Traditionally Built
- Book 11: The Double Comfort Safari Club
- Book 12: The Saturday Big Tent Wedding Party
- Book 13: The Limpopo Academy of Private Detection
- Book 14: The Minor Adjustment Beauty Salon
- Book 15: The Handsome Man's De Luxe Café
- Book 16: The Woman Who Walked in Sunshine
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