Customer Reviews
Lovely gentle soap opera in a book - By: Janie U, 15 Sep 2008 
This is a lovely comfortable read. I have read the 3 before this one & this feels like familiar territory.
The characters are gradually developing with each book (particularly Mma Makutsi with this book) & you feel that you know them all a little better at the end.
There are very simple plot lines which all get tied up before the end making it possible to read on its own.
I also liked the chapter headings which announce what is going to happenin that chapter making it feel even more familiar when you actually read the chapter.
Unsurprising - By: Nicholas Whyte, 19 Mar 2008 
As usual, the homely wisdom of the old ways wins out, sins are expiated rather than necessarily exposed, & everyone is backin the right place at the end; but McCall Smith has brought some darker elementsin here as well, including a child with AIDS. A decent quick read.
Precious Book - By: A. Tatton, 22 Jan 2007 
The No 1 Ladies Detective Agency Series has got to be the best series recently written. It's been a long time since such a number of books have been so devoured, enjoyed & smiled at. Mccall Smith has a genius touch managing to make simple lives seem so attractive, & the plainly described African landscape so enticing. The plot lines are typical of most we all come acrossin our daily lives - unwanted children, relationship breakdown, depression & economic hardship - yet the optimism & community spirit is almost palpable. Precious books.
Keep them coming - By: Mr. H. Jones, 22 Dec 2006 As someone who is not a great reader this series has caught my attention remarkably well. Now the fourth installment, which for the detractors will inevitably be earmarked as not as good as the rest. I disagree, character development is how the series is progressing & it still reads as well as ever. The scenein the visit to churchin this book for me is the funniest episode yet, laugh out loud funny. Keep these books coming, my interest is a long way off waning.
A nice read - By: Mikhail, 07 Apr 2005 The Kalahari Typing School for Men is an extremely interesting story. McCall made a combination of a great concept & an outstanding execution to come up with a story like this which deserves all the applause that it has been given. I greatly enjoyed the book & recommend it to readers interestedin McCall's stories or interesting books about Africa.
Recommended along with: The Usurper & other Stories, Graceland, Disciples of Fortune
