Other Books: The Limpopo Academy of Private Detection - Alexander McCall Smith - 4 stars

[Robin P]

It has been quite a while since I read any of this series. I first did them on audio, so I can hear the accent in my head while reading. Smith has a good thing going here because the style of conversation usually goes something like this:

Hello, I am looking for Mme Ramotswa.
Yes, I am Mme Ramotswa.
Are you well?
Yes (and a few more pleasantries)
How can I help you?
I have a problem
Oh, you have a problem?
Yes, I hope you can help me.
Let us have some tea and you can tell me about your problem.
Oh, thank you, you are very kind
etc. - A whole page can be filled with no plot information.

Still the stories are amusing and it's fun to visit familiar characters. The mysteries aren't always complex but I did enjoy this.

[Karin]

I enjoy this series and have since the first time I read one, back when it was fairly new and I was visiting my parents (my mother had it). I have had some gaps, but for the past few have been fully caught up.

[Booknblues]

They are not great books, but I love the characters and the predictability. It is like visiting an old friend every time I read one.

I save them for special moments.