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Title: The No. 1 Mystery Writer Wannabe
Review: The author in his time has written several children's books, and, well, actually this is a children's book as well. It reminds me most of any Disney story where Mickey Mouse and Goofy set out to catch a mastermind of some kind.On average, you'll have figured out the whole mystery about five pages before the heroine, Mma Ramotswe, has. Unless you're a seven year old, that is. Then you'll probably just about be solving mysteries alongside the lady detective.Unless you're annoyed by details like every second paragraph beginning with "She", you'll find this book an easy read. And there's no doubt the author knows Botswana/Southern African life and everyday language very well, and he demonstrates it through his writing. If you're a sucker for anything African, including the occasional crocodile and snake thrown into the story for no major reason at all, you'll like this book. If you're a grown-up and looking for something Agatha Christie-like, you will not.
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