Imagined crossover · Cosy crime
What if Precious Ramotswe met Agatha Raisin?
Two very different ladies’ detectives. Two warm, determined women who run their own detective agencies and solve crimes by understanding people.
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The pair
Precious RamotsweFounder of the No. 1 Ladies’ Detective AgencyBy Alexander McCall Smith · No. 1 Ladies’ Detective Agency · first in The No. 1 Ladies’ Detective Agency
Agatha RaisinRetired London PR executive turned amateur detective, later private investigatorBy M.C. Beaton · Agatha Raisin · first in The Quiche of Death
Chemistry8/10
Friction5/10
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Where and when
The Cotswolds
The 2000s
The story
- How they might meet
- Mma Ramotswe visits England for a cousin’s wedding in Carsely, and a guest dies before the cake is cut.
- Why they would work
- Two warm, determined women who run their own detective agencies and solve crimes by understanding people.
- What each brings
- Mma Ramotswe has patience, kindness and a fine sense of human nature. Agatha has energy, nerve and no shame at all about asking questions.
- Where they would clash
- Agatha bulldozes; Mma Ramotswe would suggest, gently, that a cup of bush tea might help everyone think.
Strengths compared
Precious Ramotswe Agatha Raisin
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On the page together
The years in which each character's books were published.
Read your way in
Start with each character's first appearance.
- The No. 1 Ladies’ Detective AgencyAlexander McCall Smith · 1998 · Precious Ramotswe's first appearanceBuy on Amazon
- The Quiche of DeathM.C. Beaton · 1992 · Agatha Raisin's first appearanceBuy on Amazon
