Evelyn Peffers

Alexander McCall Smith, b. 1948. Professor and author

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Alexander McCall Smith became one of Scotland’s most popular writers after the publication of his ‘No.1 Ladies’ Detective Agency’ novels: a series about Botswana’s only female detective. Born in Zimbabwe, McCall Smith was educated there and in Scotland, where he was Professor of Medical Law at the University of Edinburgh. Edinburgh is the setting of another hugely successful series of novels by McCall Smith called ‘44 Scotland Street’.

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