Alexander McCall Smith
Alexander McCall Smith, born in Bulawayo, Southern Rhodesia (now Zimbabwe) in 1948, is a prolific Scottish author and former professor of medical law at the University of Edinburgh. He gained international fame with his No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency series featuring Precious Ramotswe, Botswana's first female detective, alongside other popular series like 44 Scotland Street and Isabel Dalhousie. He has authored over 100 books across fiction, children's literature, and academic works, with sales exceeding 40 million copies in English and translations into 46 languages.[1][3][5]
Mystery
Literary Fiction
Children's Literature
My Italian Bulldozer: A Novel
A Distant View of Everything: An Isabel Dalhousie Novel
A Distant View of Everything: An Isabel Dalhousie Novel
The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency (Book 1)
The Kalahari Typing School for Men: More from the No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency
The Quiet Side of Passion: An Isabel Dalhousie Novel
Children of Wax: African Folk Tales (International Folk Tales)
The Quiet Side of Passion: An Isabel Dalhousie Novel
44 Scotland Street Collection (The Unbearable Lightness of Scones, The World According to Bertie, Love Over Scotland) (The Unbearable Lightness of Scones, The World According to Bertie, Love Over Scotland)
The Woman Who Walked in Sunshine: No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency
Morality For Beautiful Girls: More from the No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency
The Novel Habits of Happiness: An Isabel Dalhousie Novel
The Woman Who Walked in Sunshine: No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency
The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency
Tears of the Giraffe (No. 1 Ladies Detective Agency, Book 2)
The Handsome Man's De Luxe Café
Tears of the Giraffe (No 1. Ladies' Detective Agency Book 2)
The Saturday Big Tent Wedding Party: A No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency Novel
The Double Comfort Safari Club: A No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency Novel
Sunshine on Scotland Street: A 44 Scotland Street Novel (8)
The Minor Adjustment Beauty Salon: No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency
Trains and Lovers: A Novel
Fatty O'Leary's Dinner Party
The Great Cake Mystery: Precious Ramotswe's Very First Case: A Precious Ramotswe Mystery for Young Readers