The No. 1 Ladies Detective AgencyModern · Mystery, Fiction, Africa
The No. 1 Ladies Detective Agency
1998 · 224 pages · Fiction
25
Modern
★ 3.81 on Goodreads · 281K ratings
Lifetime bestseller
≈ 6 hours to read · about 2 weeks at 30 minutes a day
Is it worth reading?
One of the best-selling books ever (about 15 million copies). 3.81★ from 281K Goodreads ratings.
By the numbers
25Must-Read Score
- Readers13 out of 100 · counts 40%+6
- Critics0 out of 100 · counts 14%+0
- Bestseller53 out of 100 · counts 32% (its stronger lane)+19
- Buzz0 out of 100 · counts 15%+0
Critics and Bestseller are two ways to earn a place: a book's stronger one counts more. Buzz rewards recent bestseller weeks and prizes, so older books start at zero.
Where it ranks
- #190 of the 231 mysteries and thrillers we rank
- #575 of the 666 modern books we rank
- #1245 of the 1,404 books we rank
Bestseller
- One of the best-selling books ever (about 15 million copies)
Reads as
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