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Alexander McCall Smith
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Alexander McCall Smith is a Rhodesian/Zimbabwean–Scottish legal scholar and bestselling fiction author, creator of The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency series.
Biography
Alexander McCall Smith (born 24 August 1948) was born and raised in Southern Rhodesia (now Zimbabwe) and is described as Rhodesian/Zimbabwean–Scottish. He served as Professor of Medical Law at the University of Edinburgh, became an expert on medical law and bioethics, and participated on related British and international committees.
He later became known as a fiction writer and is the creator of The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency series. By 2010 his fiction sales in English had exceeded 40 million and his work had been translated into 46 languages.
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Books by Alexander McCall Smith
The Minor Adjustment Beauty Salon
In this No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency novel, Mma Ramotswe investigates trouble at the Minor Adjustment Beauty Salon after face cream burns the skin, suggesting someone may be trying to close the business. Meanwhile Mma Makutsi's impending motherhood brings both celebration and controversy amid Botswana's changing social landscape.