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Published September 30, 2025
Reviewed by Meredith Frazier
For those familiar with the long-running series and those just being introduced to it, In the Time of Five Pumpkins is quintessential Alexander McCall Smith and his No. 1 Ladies’ Detective Agency novels. This latest novel in the series features all the beloved characters, from Precious Ramotswe and Grace Makutsi to Mma Potokwane and even Grace’s shoes. It also features McCall Smith’s trademark voice and gentle philosophizing about the human condition as Ramotswe and Makutsi take on the investigation of a married couple, representing both husband and wife who each suspect the other of infidelity. This is tricky, of course, but after much thought, Ramotswe decides there is no conflict of interest if she treads carefully, especially considering that there are no other detectives to whom she can refer the case.
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