When the two ladies of the No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency arrive at the Okavango Delta, the natural beauty of their homeland is teeming with wildlife. But they can't help being drawn into a world filled with other wildlife: rival safari operators, discontented guides, grumpy hippopotamuses. On top of that, the date has still not been set for Mma Makutsi and Phuti Radiphuti's wedding and the impossible has happened: one of Mr. J.L.B. Matekoni's apprentices has gotten married.