Tourists Go Looking For Clues In Botswana With 'The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency'
Think of it as the 21st century's 221B Baker Street: Fans of the book series No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency have taken an interest in the country of Botswana, where the book's action takes place, thanks in part to a small-screen adaptation.
The ten-book series by Alexander McCall Smith follows Precious Ramotswe, the first female Botswanan P.I., as she and her assistant Grace solve cases of missing girlfriends and blackmail, among others. Oscar-winning director Anthony Minghella shot a TV adaptation of the books in Botswana starring singer Jill Scott last year before his untimely death after surgery; in a documentary called "In the Footsteps of the No. 1 Ladies' Detective," author Smith visits Minghella on set as well as other locations he used in his books.
According to AFP, the fictional detective agency has stirred up interest in a country usually known for diamond mining and big-game safaris. (Hey, they said it, not us.) Sections of Disney's documentary "Earth" were also shot there, which we predicted back in April would also inspire visitors—and considering those animals are more real than Precious and her neighbors, you're more likely to see them.
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