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Title: Interesting Story, But Not a Mystery
Review: The book was pretty interesting and well-written, with great descriptions of Africa and its culture. The tone is refreshing, and there are several poignant moments. Unfortunately, I don't think Mma Ramotswe is "The Miss Marple of Botswana" because the story does not have suspense, and the problem at hand is not a real mystery.First of all, mystery books have danger. Perhaps Miss Marple never finds herself in a life or death situation, but at least her murders are usually fresh and not ten years old. As Mma Ramotswe herself admits, the case is "stale." I haven't read the other books in the series, so maybe those are more exciting.Also, I would expect a mystery to have clues. My favorite part of Agatha Christie mysteries is looking over the clues and trying to guess whodunit. In this book, they simply look up some old records and rely on "intuition." Oooh, how clever!
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