A SONG OF COMFORTABLE CHAIRS

230pp., paperback, London, 2022

A No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency novel by Alexander McCall Smith.

An international firm is trying to undercut Grace Makutsi's husband Phuti's prices in his office furniture business. And when Grace and Phuti agree to help out an old friend who has a troubled son, the situation proves to be more than they can handle on their own.

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Alexander McCall Smith is the author of over one hundred books on various subjects, including the No.1 Ladies' Detective Agency series, the Isabel Dalhousie novels and the serial novel, Scotland Street. He is Professor Emeritus of Medical Law at the University of Edinburgh and holds honorary doctorates from thirteen universities.