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BOOKS by Alexander McCall Smith

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The No.1 Ladies' Detective Agency

The No.1 Ladies' Detective Agency more books like this

by Alexander McCall Smith

Precious Ramotswe lives to help people, a predilection that directs her to embark on a career as a private detective. It proves to be a remarkably prescient notion as upon opening the No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency, she is inundated with cases--including tracking down a missing boy who appears to have been kidnapped by witchdoctors.

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The Full Cupboard of Life

The Full Cupboard of Life more books like this

by Alexander McCall Smith

Mma Precious Ramotswe of the No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency in Botswana is hired to determine which of Mma Holonga's prospective husbands is truly interested in her, and not her money. Meanwhile, Mma Ramotswe wonders when her own wedding to Mr J.L.B. Maketoni will take place.

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Morality for Beautiful Girls

Morality for Beautiful Girls more books like this

by Alexander McCall Smith

Precious Ramotswe, whom the New York Times has called "the Miss Marple of Botswana," finds herself involved in yet another murder when an important government figure is poisoned just as Precious is trying to concentrate on the Miss Beauty and Integrity Contest--and on the rather odd doings of her fiancé, Mr J.L.B. Matekoni.

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Blue Shoes and Happiness

Blue Shoes and Happiness more books like this

by Alexander McCall Smith

This newest entry in the No. 1 Ladies Detective Agency series continues the adventures of Precious Ramotswe, Botswana's leading, and only, female private detective. Her personal life, busy agency, and unusual cases are always fascinating--and highly entertaining.

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44 Scotland Street

44 Scotland Street more books like this

by Alexander McCall Smith

Just as Armistead Maupin's San Francisco Chronicle serial Tales of the City recorded the doings of the inhabitants of 28 Barbary Lane, so did Alexander McCall Smith (author of the bestselling No. 1 Ladies’ Detective Agency series) serialize the happenings of the residents of 44 Scotland Street, Edinburgh, five times a week from January to June, ...

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The Good Husband of Zebra Drive

The Good Husband of Zebra Drive more books like this

by Alexander McCall Smith

For Mma Ramotswe, there is rarely a dull moment, and in her newest round of adventures, the same certainly holds true. One thing above all else is keeping her occupied--her estimable husband has been hinting that he intends to do something special for their adopted daughter.

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Tears of the Giraffe

Tears of the Giraffe more books like this

by Alexander McCall Smith

In her second outing (following THE NO. 1 LADIES' DETECTIVE AGENCY), Precious Ramotswe tries to help a women whose son disappeared into the plains years earlier, while also dealing with a number of changes at the agency and in her personal life.

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Kalahari Typing School for Men

Kalahari Typing School for Men more books like this

by Alexander McCall Smith

Now that the No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency is established, its founder, Precious Ramotswe, can look upon her life with pride. But life is never without its problems, as she discovers in this fourth book in a series the "Los Angeles Times" calls "thoroughly engaging and entertaining."

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The Miracle at Speedy Motors

The Miracle at Speedy Motors more books like this

by Alexander McCall Smith

In the ninth mystery of the No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency series, Precious Ramotswe visits a game preserve to uncover the truth about an elderly American traveler whose safari proves to be his last journey.

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In the Company of Cheerful Ladies

In the Company of Cheerful Ladies more books like this

by Alexander McCall Smith

This time around, the charming and ever-resourceful Precious Ramotswe finds herself overly beset by problems. She is busier than usual at the No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency, when a strange intruder in her house forces her to confront a painful secret from her past.

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Finer Points of Sausage Dogs more books like this

by Alexander McCall Smith

Readers who fell in love with Precious Ramotswe, proprietor of The No. 1 Ladies’ Detective Agency, now have new cause for celebration in the protagonist of these three light-footed comic novels by Alexander McCall Smith. Welcome to the insane and rarified world of Professor Dr. Moritz-Maria von Igelfeld of the Institute of Romance Philology. ...

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The Sunday Philosophy Club more books like this

by Alexander McCall Smith

The author of the bestselling No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency mysteries shifts venue from Gaborone, Botswana, to Edinburgh, Scotland in this first volume of a new series. Isabel Dalhousie, a wealthy academic spinster who edits an ethics journal, uses her extensive education in philosophy to inform her every decision, including her involvement in ...

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The Careful Use of Compliments: An Isabel Dalhousie Novel more books like this

by Alexander McCall Smith

Isabel Dalhousie is back--and with a new baby--in the fourth installment of this bestselling series from the author of phenomenally popular "The No. 1 Ladies Detective Agency" series.

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Portuguese Irregular Verbs more books like this

by Alexander McCall Smith

A deliciously entertaining new series by the bestselling author of The No. 1 Ladies’ Detective Agency The many fans of Precious Ramotswe will find further cause for celebration in the protagonist of Alexander McCall Smith’s irresistibly funny trilogy, the eminent (if shamefully under-read) philologist Professor Dr. Mortiz-Maria von ...

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Love Over Scotland more books like this

by Alexander McCall Smith, Iain McIntosh (Illustrator)

From the bestselling author of the No. 1 Ladies Detective Agency series comesthe third book in his popular 44 Scotland Street series.

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At the Villa of Reduced Circumstances more books like this

by Alexander McCall Smith

Readers who fell in love with Precious Ramotswe, proprietor of The No. 1 Ladies’ Detective Agency, now have new cause for celebration in the protagonist of these three light-footed comic novels by Alexander McCall Smith. Welcome to the insane and rarified world of Professor Dr. Moritz-Maria von Igelfeld of the Institute of Romance Philology. ...

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In the Company of Cheerful Ladies: The New Novel in the No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency Series more books like this

by Alexander McCall Smith

For just-married Precious Ramotswe, proprietor of the No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency, life is no idyllic honeymoon. Her husband, car mechanic J. L. B. Maketoni, struggles to keep up with work after one of his apprentices runs off with a married woman. Mma Ramotswe, meanwhile, must cope with an intruder and the unwelcome arrival of her abusive ...

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The Kalahari Typing School for Men

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Friends, Lovers, Chocolate more books like this

by Alexander McCall Smith

The bestselling creator of the No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency once again eschews Botswana in favor of Scotland for this second entry in the Sunday Philosophy Club series, marking the return of Isabel Dalhousie, an independently wealthy half-Scot, half-American woman living in Edinburgh who devotes her time to editing the Review of Applied Ethics ...

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In the Company of Cheerful Ladies

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Espresso Tales more books like this

by A McCall Smith

Fans will welcome the second installment in the bestselling 44 Scotland Street series. Full of McCall Smith's gentle humor and sympathy for his characters, "Espresso Tales" is also an affectionate portrait of a city and its people who, in the author's own words, "make Edinburgh one of the most vibrant and interesting places in the world."

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Friends, Lovers, Chocolate: The Sunday Philosophy Club more books like this

by Alexander McCall Smith

The bestselling creator of the No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency once again eschews Botswana in favor of Scotland for this second entry in the Sunday Philosophy Club series, marking the return of Isabel Dalhousie, an independently wealthy half-Scot, half-American woman living in Edinburgh who devotes her time to editing the Review of Applied Ethics ...

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The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency 5-Book Boxed Set more books like this

by Alexander McCall Smith

This beautifully packed box set will be an attractive gift for fans and those wishing to spread the McCall Smith gospel. "There is no end to the pleasure that may be extracted from these [five] books."--"The New York Times Book Review."

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The Right Attitude to Rain: An Isabel Dalhousie Novel more books like this

by Alexander McCall Smith

When friends from Dallas arrive in Edinburgh and introduce Isabel Dalhousie to Tom Bruce--a bigwig at home in Texas--several confounding situations unfurl at once. Isabel is certain of the ethical basis for a little sleuthing now and again, especially when the problems involve matters of the heart.

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The No.1 Ladies' Detective Agency 3-Book Box Set more books like this

by Alexander McCall Smith

The first three books in Alexander MCCall Smith's beloved bestselling series, featuring Mma Precious Ramotswe, the traditionally built, eminently sensible, cunning proprietor of the only ladies' detective agency in Botswana, are now available in a beautifully designed boxed set.

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