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.
The novels of Alexander McCall Smith aren't yet prescribed on the NHS, but it might not be a bad idea * Telegraph * Funny, farcical and filled with entertaining musings on human nature... an engaging, richly rewarding escapist read that throngs with mystery, humour and tender observations * LoveReading * Though he has the lightest of touches and is always entertaining, [McCall Smith] is a deeply serious writer who values truth, honesty, sympathy and kindness * Scotsman *