The Joy and Light Bus Company (No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency Book 22)

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I enjoyed visiting with Mma Ramotswe and her entourage, and its fun to see Mma Ramotswe solve problems in her unique fashion. Even as she puzzles over mysteries on the domestic front, Mma Ramotswe’s professional duties must take precedence. In the meantime, the detective ladies Ramotswe and Makutsi are hired to investigate an issue of the nurse of an elderly man being named to inherit his family home. And then there is the disturbing rumoured maltreatment of children living and working on a local farm, which a concerned Mma Ramotswe is intent on investigating. That was why Mma Ramotswe liked the old ways; that was why she appreciated it when people greeted you in the traditional manner, or enquired after your health, or made mention of things that had happened a long time ago and that people liked to hear about.

Mma Ramotswe, who fears the bus company will fail, is VERY troubled by the plan and hopes to nip it in the bud.I purchased the first six books, and then read the next five as soon as they appeared in the library.

As always, there is lots happening in the small community, but Mma Ramotswe can unfailingly be relied upon to be the voice of reason and patience in an increasingly chaotic world. As always, the ladies muse on many topics, including what is required to keep men happy, and Mma Makutsi coins an excellent term for those old-fashioned males who still indulge in sexual discrimination: Past Tense Men. And, in a further troubling sub-plot, is there anything Mma Ramotswe can do about the rumour that another wealthy local family are using vulnerable children as slave labour? Then an old friend from school approaches him about a new business venture that could be just the ticket.But both Mma Ramotswe and Mma Makutsi are wary because of their instinctual dislike of their client. When this thought-provoking and compelling book concludes, I am already awaiting the next book in the series. He is dismayed that the evil woman has unduly influenced his father to do so and wants her investigated.

Several recurring characters make an appearance in the book, one of them being beautiful, husband-stealer Violet Sephoto, who's always making trouble. B. Matekoni attends a course hosted by the local chamber of commerce entitled “Where Is Your Business Going?He was born in what is now known as Zimbabwe and he was a law professor at the University of Botswana. It was fun to dip into the lives of characters that I have grown fond of and I always enjoy the descriptions of teatime with cake. Ladies’ Detective Agency was a reminiscence about a traditional colonial African experience; a reminiscent about a world that used to exist—a least in the eyes of a white man who enjoyed interacting with local people. Finally, while visiting Mma Potokwame at the Orphan Farm, Mma Ramotswe hears about what amounts to domestic slavery. While there, Precious is disturbed by what she learns about one of the newest orphans: there is a suggestion that a well-off family is engaging in a practice long out-lawed.