Alexander McCall Smith - The No 1 Ladies Detective Agency

I had never got round to reading any of these before (there are now six in the series) so the first in the series seemed like a good place to start. The writing style is easy to read (without being trashy) and our heroine, Mma Precious Ramotwse, is an endearing character. Whilst the mysteries she solves do not involve hi-tech investigation like contemporary crime novels, and the outcome often predictable, she solves them with aplomb and they are always amusing to read.

I can't wait to read the rest of them.