Page turners

About 5-6 years ago I came across a series of books written by Alexander McCall Smith: The No. 1 Ladies Detective Agency. It was pretty popular at the time and the books were easy to read. There were half a dozen or so books published and I avidly read through all of them, one after the other, until I'd finished the series.

Today I discovered that in those 5-6 years since I read them, he wrote another six novels in the series. Boo-ya! Discovering more volumes in a series of novels you enjoy is right up there with finding a scrunched up $20 in the pocket of your jacket.

It's set in Botswana and the central character is an obese woman who enjoys sticking her nose into everyone's business, usually over a fat piece of cake, to solve little mysteries.

I've also just discovered the BBC has developed a TV series based on the novels but I doubt I'd watch it... it's like my own mental image of Agatha Christie's Poirot is much better than the actor's portrayal.

Although having said that, in my mind Miss Marple is  Angela Lansbury. I guess that's what happens when you see the television version before reading the books