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
The Sunday Philosophy Club: An Isabel Dalhousie Mystery
A Conspiracy of Friends: A Corduroy Mansions Novel
The Importance of Being Seven
Akimbo and the Snakes
The Comforts of a Muddy Saturday: An Isabel Dalhousie Novel
Right Attitude to Rain (Isabel Dalhousie Mysteries)
A Conspiracy of Friends
Bertie Plays the Blues
The Dog Who Came In From The Cold
The Dog Who Came In From The Cold
The Unbearable Lightness of Scones
Morality for Beautiful Girls:
Morality for Beautiful Girls
The World According to Bertie
The Careful Use of Compliments (Isabel Dalhousie Mysteries)
In the Company of Cheerful Ladies
The right attitude to rain
A Conspiracy of Friends
Sunshine on Scotland Street
La's Orchestra Saves the World: A Novel
Heavenly Date and Other Flirtations
The Cowgirl Aunt of Harriet Bean
The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency
Portuguese Irregular Verbs