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A review by apechild
The Miracle at Speedy Motors by Alexander McCall Smith
3.0
I enjoy these books although I tend to leave a year or more between each one, as they are a much of a muchness. But it's like going back to visit old friends for a day or two, and really this series is just a happy place for me. There are some great one liners and reflections on life and the nature of people. And the life in these books is at a different pace to the way madness can feel here.
Honestly, there's not a heck of a lot to this book. There is an investigation in to a woman's real family - since her mother's death she's realised that her mother wasn't her mother; in fact she doesn't even know what date she was really born. They do a half arsed investigation on this, the details, such as a date of birth searched for. There's some hate mail coming in to the office which is neatly explained away. Mma Matkusi buys a bed.... yeah, it's not mind blowing, but as I say, it's the charm of these books that holds them up.
Honestly, there's not a heck of a lot to this book. There is an investigation in to a woman's real family - since her mother's death she's realised that her mother wasn't her mother; in fact she doesn't even know what date she was really born. They do a half arsed investigation on this, the details, such as a date of birth searched for. There's some hate mail coming in to the office which is neatly explained away. Mma Matkusi buys a bed.... yeah, it's not mind blowing, but as I say, it's the charm of these books that holds them up.