Books written by Alexander McCall Smith

  • The Great Cake Mystery: Precious Ramotswe's Very First Case
    The Great Cake Mystery: Precious Ramotswe's Very First Case

    Before becoming the first female private investigator in Botswana, eight-year-old Precious Ramotswe tracks down a thief who has been stealing her classmates' snacks.

  • La's Orchestra Saves the World
    La's Orchestra Saves the World

    Divorcâee Lavender attempts to flee World War II London and organize an amateur orchestra that includes a talented Polish refugee who rekindles long-buried feelings.

  • In a Time of Distance: and Other Poems
    In a Time of Distance: and Other Poems

    In these delightful poems, Alexander McCall Smith writes about his travels, from Africa to Greece, London to Dubai, from Canada and back home to Scotland.

  • The Handsome Man's Deluxe Café
    The Handsome Man's Deluxe Café

    The newest installment in Alexander McCall Smith's beloved, bestselling No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency series, The Handsome Man's Deluxe Cafe.

  • The 2 1/2 Pillars of Wisdom
    The 2 1/2 Pillars of Wisdom

    Alexander McCall Smith, best-selling author of The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency, has turned his hand to humour.

  • Alexander Mccall Smith's Marvellous Mix-Ups
    Alexander Mccall Smith's Marvellous Mix-Ups

    An irresistible bind-up edition of two infectiously entertaining adventure mysteries, Spaghetti Tangle and Teacher Trouble, from the bestselling author of the No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency series, Alexander McCall Smith.

  • A Time of Love and Tartan: A 44 Scotland Street Novel
    A Time of Love and Tartan: A 44 Scotland Street Novel

    But for three seven-year-old boys - Bertie Pollock, Ranald Braveheart Macpherson, and Big Lou's foster son Finlay - it also means a getting a glimpse of perfect happiness.Alexander McCall Smith's delightfully witty, wise and sometimes ...

  • The Pavilion in the Clouds
    The Pavilion in the Clouds

    The story centres around the Pavilion in the Clouds, set in the idyllic grounds carved out of the wilderness. But all is not as serene as it seems. Bella is suspicious of her governess, Miss White's intentions.

  • The Mystery of the Missing Lion
    The Mystery of the Missing Lion

    Staying with Aunty Bee at a safari camp in the Botswana countryside where a film crew is making a movie about a lion, nine-year-old Precious Ramotswe and her resourceful new friend Khumo use their detective skills to find the movie star ...

  • The Handsome Man's de Luxe Café
    The Handsome Man's de Luxe Café

    A kindhearted brother and sister have taken in a woman known only as "Mrs.

  • The Double Comfort Safari Club: The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency (11)
    The Double Comfort Safari Club: The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency (11)

    The delightful new installment in Alexander McCall Smith's beloved and bestselling series finds Mma Ramotswe and Mma Makutsi travelling to the north of Botswana, to the stunning Okavango Delta, to visit a safari lodge where there have been ...

  • The Forgotten Affairs of Youth
    The Forgotten Affairs of Youth

    Happy with her husband-to-be and beloved son, Isabel Dalhousie has feelings about parenthood that grow more tender daily.

  • The Charming Quirks of Others
    The Charming Quirks of Others

    ISABEL DALHOUSIE - Book 7 Nothing captures the charm of Edinburgh like the bestselling Isabel Dalhousie series of novels featuring the insatiably curious philosopher and woman detective.

  • 44 Scotland Street
    44 Scotland Street

    Add to this a fancy ball, love triangles and an encounter with a famous crime writer, and you have Alexander McCall Smiths̕ entertaining and witty portrait of Edinburgh society.

  • The Novel Habits of Happiness
    The Novel Habits of Happiness

    As the editor of the Review of Applied Ethics, Isabel Dalhousie does not allow herself to have enemies — until the arrival of two squabbling academics forces her to question her stance.

  • The Unbearable Lightness of Scones
    The Unbearable Lightness of Scones

    While precocious 6-year-old Bertie seeks to escape his overbearing mother by joining the Cub Scouts, Matthew resolves to meet the challenges of married life and Cyril succumbs to romantic temptation.

  • The World According to Bertie
    The World According to Bertie

    Six-year-old Bertie and artist Angus Lordie join forces to rescue Lordie's beloved dog Cyril from the pound.

  • The House of Unexpected Sisters: No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency (18)
    The House of Unexpected Sisters: No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency (18)

    Mma Ramotswe and Mma Makutsi are approached by their part-time colleague, Mr. Polopetsi, with a troubling story: a woman, accused of being rude to a valued customer, has been wrongly dismissed from her job at an office furniture store.

  • Explosive Adventures
    Explosive Adventures

    "Two terrific tales of adventure-- on the high seas and in the dangerous jungle!

  • Dream Angus: The Celtic God of Dreams
    Dream Angus: The Celtic God of Dreams

    Dream Angus comes to you at night and bestows dreams.