Mma Ramotswe discovers she has a half-sister.At the end he freely admits he's nowhere near the Great Detective she thinks him to be, his book had to be self-published (and it only sold 30 copies out of 200 printed), and he has no idea how one copy ended up in Africa of all places, but she waves it away, demonstrating the difference he made (via her) in people's lives. Subverted when Clovis Andersen (author of Mma Ramotswe's go-to book The Principles of Detection) shows up in The Limpopo Academy of Detection: he keeps downplaying his achievements and is surprised that they keep quoting the book at him (which is taken for modesty), but he proves instrumental in solving the case by suggesting alternate leads the local detectives would never have imagined.Black Jezebel Stereotype: Zigzagged, in that while Violet Sephotho is portrayed negatively as a Gold Digger using her charms to avoid having to work, the fact that she's black plays no part in it since, well, everyone else is black.The detective does this in the most convenient way possible: taking a photo of the two of them together. Be Careful What You Wish For: A woman comes to Mma Ramotswe trying to catch proof of her husband's womanizing ways.but this dies down when she no longer needs to bring the baby to the agency. When Mma Makutsi has her baby, he goes into adoring big-brother mode. Babies Make Everything Better: Subverted with Charlie: His first reaction on learning he's the father of twins is to run like hell (fortunately for everyone involved, it turns out he isn't the father).Artificial Limbs: Phuti loses a foot in a car accident, but this doesn't bother him overmuch as he gets a replacement quickly.Artifact Title: Repeatedly subverted: Mma Ramostwe and Makutsi never consider adding any male staff on payroll as it would no longer be the No.It seems that everyone in Botswana speaks stilted, formal, old-fashioned, and rather pompous English. Antiquated Linguistics: Can come across like this to native English speakers.A Minor Kidroduction: The first few chapters of the first book are from the perspective of Precious' late father, Obed Ramotswe.All Women Love Shoes: While Mma Ramotswe is content with her own shoes, Mma Makutsi has enough love for shoes for the two of them.Her response is to help pay for her tuition. Always Someone Better: Mma Maktusi learns someone passed the secretarial examination with 98%.so Violet could make fun of Grace's clothes. Alpha Bitch: Violet Sephotho and Grace Makutsi's first interaction at the college involved Violet telling Grace to come talk to her Girl Posse.Aerith and Bob: Many characters have English first names with Setswana last names, such as our heroines Precious Ramotswe and Grace Makutsi. ![]() The administrator knew all along, but asks Mma Ramotswe not to say anything as the victims were already old and without kin, and doesn't want to burden the cleaning lady with that knowledge. Accidental Murder: Three hospital deaths were caused by the cleaning lady unplugging the ventilator to run the floor buffer.To the Land of Long Lost Friends (2019). ![]()
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