"Precious Ramotswe finds herself overly beset by problems.
She is already busier than usual at the detective agency
when added to her concerns are a strange intruder in her
house on Zebra Drive and the baffling appearance of a
pumpkin. And then there is Mma Makutsi, who decides to
treat herself to dance lessons, only to be partnered with
a man who seems to have two left feet. Nor are things
running quite as smoothly as they usually do at Tlokweng
Road Speedy Motors. Mma Ramotswe's husband, the estimable
Mr. J.L.B. Matekoni, is overburdened with work even before
one of his apprentices runs off with a wealthy woman. But
what finally rattles Mma Ramotswe's normally unshakable
composure is a visitor who forces her to confront a secret
from her past." All this unfolds against the sunlit
background of Mma Ramotswe's beloved homeland, Botswana -
a land of empty spaces, echoing skies, and an endless
supply of soothing bush tea.