RENOWNED author Alexander McCall Smith is to visit Blackwell’s Bookshop in Oxford to discuss his new crime novel.

Mr McCall Smith will be at the Broad Street store on Thursday, March 21, from 7pm to reveal more about The Department of Sensitive Crimes, the first Detective Varg novel.

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The story focuses on Ulf Varg, who works for the Malmo Police’s Department of Sensitive Crimes.

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Mr McCall Smith is the author of more than 80 books on a wide array of subjects, including the award-winning The No.1 Ladies’ Detective Agency series. He is also the author of the Isabel Dalhousie novels. Tickets cost £5.