McCall Smith is a Emeritus Professor of Medical Law as well as an author who has written over 50 books on a wide range of subjects: from Forensic Aspects of Sleep to The Criminal Law of Botswana, The Perfect Hamburger (children's fiction) to The 2 1/2 Pillars of Wisdom.
It is hard to think of a contemporary writer more genuinely engaging...(his) novels are also extremely funny: I find it impossible to think about them without smiling - Craig Brown, Mail on Sunday A treasure of a writer whose books deserve immediate devouring - Marcel Berlins, Guardian As warm as cocoa, as cosy as thermal underwear, and just what the doctor ordered for the cold winter evenings - THE TIMES