It’s always good to spend a few days reading from this series. The books are sweet and funny and full of charm. What characters these two women are, too!

I think this is my favourite of the series so far!

Lots of references to the near perfect score of 97% and each one made me smile and laugh.

Excellent story with a most satisfactory ending.

Precious Ramotswe, Botwana's No.1 Lady Detective, is usually concerned with other people's problems and mishaps. She handles these with aplomb, common sense and, sometimes a little pressure... Her usual cheerfulness is rarely put to the test. Yet, when it comes to difficulties in her own life, she is not so well prepared. She has, after all, a position to maintain and this limits her options. Mma Makutsi is her junior in the agency, which makes her unsuitable as a confidante. And Mr J.L.B. Matekoni, she feels, has enough on his plate already to be burdened with more. On one of her regular visits with Mma Potokwani, the pushy matron of the orphan farm to "just sit and talk", she is advised of the reappearance of somebody from her past. Calamity looms for her and her new marriage.

This latest, sixth, instalment of the delightful series, brings us more of life's ups and downs of the small community of Precious' family and friends. Charlie, the young apprentice, seems to be getting into trouble. A minor accident with the tiny white van brings a surprisingly interesting new character into the circle, Mr Polopetsi. He turns out to be quite an asset, quietly working away, and even assisting Mma Ramotswe with her private problems. The white van breaks down, then disappears, leaving Mma Ramotswe in disarray. In the meantime, Mma Makutsi moves into new circles, and takes exploratory steps towards a new life - literally with new shoes.

McCall Smith has a unique style that wraps around the reader like a comforting blanket. We follow the flow and participate in the daily routines and any disruptions of them. McCall Smith's main subject of interest of this as it was in his previous instalments, are the people. The surroundings are beautifully described as a backdrop. With each episode we learn more about the main characters. New aspects are revealed about their personalities that we did not see before. We think we can imagine what might happen next but then, life has its own ways to proceed, often with unexpected results. When, please, is the next instalment?

As always the No1 ladies' detective agency stories were also great in the sixth book of the serie. But this time I think there were so much more different things happening. New characters were introduced who have an important part in this book. The pumpkin part was sooo funny and the end of the story promises other happenings in the enxt books which sound already interesting and exciting just thinking about them!

These are such warm books, I really enjoy them. A great pick-me-up. I wouldn't describe them as a mystery however, some may be disappointed if this is what they are expecting.

Very Good; continuing character: Precious Ramotswe; one of the apprentices seeing an older woman, a visit from Precious' ex-husband, a bicyclist hit by the van, and dance lessons for Mma Makutsi keep the detective agency busy

Delightful.

As I have already said, I live to read this series! <3

Another enjoyable No. Ladies' Detective Agency novel, but I can't recommend listening to it on Audible. I did not enjoy the reader - she said, "Mma" in a very annoying way...like drags it out for an additional pause, and, unfortunately, the author uses this title in practically every sentence of dialogue, so it gets real old REAL fast.

This might be the best in the series so far.