Alexander McCall Smith is the author of over one hundred books on a wide array of subjects, including the award-winning The No.1 Ladies' Detective Agency series. He is also the author of the Isabel Dalhousie novels and the world's longest-running serial novel, 44 Scotland Street. His books have been translated into forty-six languages. Alexander McCall Smith is Professor Emeritus of Medical Law at the University of Edinburgh and holds honorary doctorates from thirteen universities. He was knighted by the King in 2024.
McCall Smith is an author who sees his characters and their world,
fully and tenderly. And that makes for a book that is as comforting
to sink into as a well-worn armchair
*New York Journal of Books*
A delightful addition to one of the most endearing and readable
series in the world of fiction... ensures that this series fully
deserves all the accolades it has received
*LoveReading*
Another irresistible slice of Botswana-set cosy crime
*Waterstones*
A story that possesses all the cosiness of your own, very
comfortable armchair... captivating
*Oakville News*
McCall Smith is a master orchestrator of multiple plotlines and
currents of influence... a clever, hilarious and sometimes poignant
mystery tale
*Book Reporter*
As they would sink into one of Phuti's large, overstuffed,
extremely comfortable armchairs, so will readers delightedly
immerse themselves in descriptions of the Botswana landscape; in
Precious and Grace's conversations over mugs of red bush tea; and
in the doings of the rest of the cast of comic characters...
Another delight from the prolific McCall Smith
*Booklist*
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