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  • Botswana
  • Okavango River Delta (Botswana)

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  • Adult

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Other series with a book that matches a The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency book, most similar first. Each one names the two books and what both series share.

  • The Murder at the Vicarage book cover by Agatha Christie

    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)
  • A Is for Alibi book cover by Sue Grafton

    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)
  • 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)
  • 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)
  • The Black Echo book cover by Michael Connelly

    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)
  • Storm Front book cover by Jim Butcher

    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)
  • Call for the Dead book cover by John le Carré

    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)
  • 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)
  • Naked in Death book cover by J. D. Robb

    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)
  • Angels & Demons book cover by Dan Brown

    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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