Book Review: The Minor Adjustment Beauty Salon

 

Book: The Minor Adjustment Beauty Salon (No. 1 Ladies Detective Agency book #14) by Alexander McCall Smith

Source: Library

Rating: 4 1/2 stars

Review:

Honestly, I love reading the books from this series, first for the characters and second for the mysteries.

To me this long running series hasn't lost any of it's appeal from when I read the first book. And the 14th book find detective Precious Ramotswe having to initially go about solving two mysteries alone while her associate detective Grace Makutsi is out on maternity leave.

The first mystery had detective Ramotswe trying to determine if the young man who is to be granted the estate from his late uncle is truly the person who is supposed to inherit the land. According to the lawyer Mma Sheba who is handling the case, she believes the young man Liso is impersonating the real Liso in order to get access to the inheritance.

The second mystery surrounded the owner of a newly opened beauty salon who has received an anonymous threat in the mail followed by rampant gossip and printed flyers possibly to put the owner out of business.

With Grace's return they were able to turn up some interesting clues which took their investigations to new directions.

There is also a secondary and humorous plot that has Mr. J.L.B. Matekoni attending a class for husbands who want to become more modern instead of being old fashioned or traditional. He thought he needed to change to be a better husband. Which was far from the truth but he was encouraged by a friend to go to these classes.

I like reading this series because it's such a character driven series and the characters continue to be interesting, charming and real. There is a rich variety of the characters that keeps the story fresh. An although this is the epitome of the cozy mystery that doesn't stop the mysteries from holding your attention.

So, far I continue to enjoy this series and I have mention before in my last review for this series that you can really tell the author cares about these characters. Because the characters have not gotten stale or stagnant, the characters are allowed to progress and move on with new experiences. Which is a delight for the reader.