I don't know if her accent is authentic African, but it convinced me. It's just easy, entertaining and a nice little escape to Africa! PERFORMANCE - Ms. It's well written with nice descriptions of African landscape and villages. You're not going to get anxious or sad, and your mind can wonder a bit and you won't lose your place. She drives around in that tiny white van following people, then comes up with some pretty good whoppers to convince them to tell her what she needs to know so she can solve her case. She solves these problems with nothing more than a good heart, common sense and some very creative lying.
They are all fairly simple problems like following a possible cheating husband or figuring out why a doctor seems to be behaving strangely. and is pronounced "Ma." Anyway, Mma Ramotswe solves probably six or seven mysteries throughout the book. Throughout the book she is referred to as "Mma Ramotswe," which apparently is some form of title similar to Miss or Madam or Mrs. She just decides to open up a detective business and does it. She lives in Botswana and drives a tiny white van (three words which you will hear about 50 times). The main character, Precious Ramotswe, is female, self-admittedly very fat, and has no detective training whatsoever. STORY (modern fiction) - Yes, the title of the book has the word "detective" in it and the main character is a detective, but this is not your typical detective book.