Alexander McCall Smith
The Unbearable Lightness Of Scones
$34.95$29.95 (Hardcover book / Polygon Press )
The story of Bertie and his dysfunctional family continues in this fifth instalment, alongside the familiar cast of favourites – Big Lou, Domenica, Angus Lordie, Cyril and others – in their daily pursuit of a little happ... More »
The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency: The Number One Ladies' Detective Agency Book One
$22.99 (Paperback book / Abacus )
Wayward daughters. Missing husbands. Philandering partners. Curious conmen. If you've got a problem, and no one else can help you, then pay a visit to Precious Ramotswe, Botswana's only - and finest - female private dete... More »
Tears Of The Giraffe: The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency Book Two
$22.99 (Paperback book / Warner Books )
Following on from the brilliant The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency, Tears of the Giraffe charts the further adventures of Precious Ramotswe, Botswana's only - and finest - female private detective.
It's going to take all... More »
Morality For Beautiful Girls: The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency Book Three
$22.99 (Paperback book / Abacus )
In this third volume of The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency series, the irrepressible Precious Ramotswe faces supreme problems at home and at work.
With her detective agency in financial difficulty, Mma Ramotswe takes the... More »
The Kalahari Typing School For Men: The No. 1 Ladies Detective Agency Book Four
$22.99 (Paperback book / Abacus )
Ex-CID. Ex-New York. Ex-cellent reads the sign outside the Satisfaction Guarantee Detective Agency. Cephas Buthelezi certainly talks the talk, Precious discovers, but would he have the wherewithal to deal with her curren... More »
The Full Cupboard Of Life: The No.1 Ladies' Detective Agency Book Five
$23.00 (Paperback book / Abacus )
Mma Ramotswe, who became engaged to Mr J. L. B. Matekoni at the end of The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency, remains unmarried. She wonders when a day for the wedding will be named, but is anxious to avoid putting too much... More »
In The Company Of Cheerful Ladies: No.1 Ladies' Detective Agency Book Six
$29.95$14.95 (Hardcover book / Polygon Press )
Precious Ramotswe, that cheerful Botswanan private investigator
of 'traditional build', is well-known to millions across the world
through the best-selling No.1 Ladies' Detective Agency
series.
Those who have been follow... More »
The Miracle At Speedy Motors: The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency Book Nine
$34.95$29.95 (Hardcover book / Little Brown )
It has never occurred to Precious Ramotswe that there might be disadvantages to being the best-known lady detective in Botswana. But when she receives a threatening anonymous letter, she is compelled to reconsider her un... More »
The Sunday Philosophy Club: The Sunday Philosophy Club Book One
$25.00 (Paperback book / Little Brown )
Amateur sleuth Isabel Dalhousie is a philosopher who also uses her training to solve unusual mysteries. Isabel is Editor of the Review of Applied Ethics - which addresses such questions as 'Truth telling in sexual relati... More »
The Right Attitude To Rain: The Sunday Philosophy Club Book Three
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Alexander McCall Smith's charming invention Isabel Dalhousie returns for another Edinburgh-based adventure in the delightful The Right Attitude to Rain. Although not as immediately quirky and accessible as his Botswana-b... More »
The Careful Use Of Compliments: The Sunday Philosophy Club Book Four
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The 2 1/2 Pillars Of Wisdom: The 2 1/2 Pillars Of Wisdom Book One
$24.99 (Paperback book / Abacus )
Welcome to the extraordinary world of Professor Dr Moritz-Maria von Igelfeld, an unnaturally tall and memorable character whose sublime insouciance is a blend of the cultivated pomposity of Frasier Crane and Inspector Cl... More »
At The Villa Of Reduced Circumstances: The 2 1/2 Pillars Of Wisdom Book Three
$19.95 (Paperback book / Polygon Press )
Alexander McCall Smith, author of The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency, introduces us, in this new series, to the irrepressible German Professor, Dr Moritz-Maria von Igelfeld, along with his scholarly colleagues Prinzel an... More »
Heavenly Date And Other Flirtations
$22.95 (Paperback book / Canongate )
From the creator of The No.1 Ladies Detective Agency comes a medley of perverse couplings, casual dates and romantic encounters: hilarious tales that will also sadden, inspire and surprise. McCall Smith, a master of the ... More »
44 Scotland Street: 44 Scotland Street Book One
$22.99 (Paperback book / Abacus )
The story revolves around the comings and goings at No. 44 Scotland Street, a fictitious building in a real street in Edinburgh. Immediately recognisable are the Edinburgh chartered surveyor, stalwart of the Conservative... More »
Espresso Tales: 44 Scotland Street Book Two
$22.99 (Paperback book / Abacus )
In Espresso Tales, Alexander McCall Smith returns home to Edinburgh and the glorious cast of his own tales of the city, the residents of 44 Scotland Street, with a new set of challenges for each one of them.
Bruce, the i... More »
The Doughnut Ring
$11.95 (Paperback book / Bloomsbury )
Jim and his friends are upset to hear that their school janitor's car has been stolen, and just before he's due to retire too. So Jim comes up with a brilliant idea to help raise money to buy a new car: selling doughnuts... More »
The Popcorn Pirates
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The inhabitants of the Popcorn Islands lead a peaceful and comfortable existence - that is, until pirates attack Captain Foster's ship on its way to America and steal half the popcorn harvest. So Lucy, Hermione and Sam o... More »
The Spaghetti Tangle
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John and Nicky have never eaten spaghetti before and would give anything for the occasional bowl of chips or piece of chocolate cake. But they live with their rather strange and grumpy aunt who insists upon the most unco... More »
The Bubblegum Tree
$11.95 (Paperback book / Bloomsbury )
Billy, Nicola and Mr Gopal are off to India in a flying boat to solve a baffling mystery! The gum that comes from the wonderful bubblegum trees that grow in the Indian jungle has not been delivered for two months. Withou... More »
Akimbo And The Lions
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Akimbo And The Crocodile Man
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La's Orchestra Saves The World
$29.95 (Hardcover book / Polygon Press )
Thank you for the music… It’s 1939 and the war in Europe casts a long, all-encompassing shadow. In a sleepy town in Suffolk, the generous and determined widow, La, forms an amateur orchestra to entertain the locals and s... More »