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The Limpopo Academy Of Private Detection
Alexander McCall Smith

$35.00$34.99 – Hardcover book / Little Brown

The new installment in the perpetually delightful and bestselling No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency series.

Precious Ramotswe is back and, as usual, her plate is full! She's called in to tackle a mysterious disciplinary pro... Buy or find out more 


The Forgotten Affairs Of Youth: An Isabel Dalhousie Novel V. 8
Alexander Mccall Smith

$29.99 – Trade paperback / Little Brown

As the editor of an applied ethics journal, Isabel Dalhousie is usually tucked away in her editorial office, in the comfortable Edinburgh house she shares with her fianc and their young son, and does not often meet many ... Buy or find out more 



Bertie Plays The Blues
Alexander McCall Smith

$29.95 – Hardcover book / Birlinn Ltd

Once more, we catch up with the delightful goings-on in the fictitious 44 Scotland Street from Alexander McCall Smith. With customary charm and deftness, Alexander McCall Smith gives us another instalment in this popular... Buy or find out more 


 

Unusual Uses For Olive Oil: A Von Igelfeld Novel
Alexander McCall Smith

$32.95$27.95 – Hardcover book / Little Brown

Life is so unfair, and it sends many things to try Professor Dr Moritz-Maria von Igelfeld, author of Portuguese Irregular Verbs and pillar of the Institute of Romance Philology in the proud Bavarian city of Regensburg. T... Buy or find out more 



The Charming Quirks Of Others
Alexander McCall Smith

$22.99 – Paperback book / Little Brown

In this latest and most felicitous addition to the Isabel Dalhousie series, our  inquisitive heroine comes to see that there are very few of us who are not flawed . . . herself included.

 

Isabel has been asked... Buy or find out more 


The Importance Of Being Seven: 44 Scotland Street Series: Vol 6
Alexander McCall Smith

$22.99 – Paperback book / Little Brown

The sixth volume of Alexander McCall Smith's wonderful serial novels set in Edinburgh's New Town.

Despite inhabiting a great city renowned for its impeccable restraint, the extended family of 44 Scotland Street is trembl... Buy or find out more 



A Conspiracy Of Friends: A Corduroy Mansions Novel
Alexander McCall Smith

$29.95 – Hardcover book / Polygon Press

Following on from the huge success of the 44 Scotland Street series, Alexander McCall Smith has 'moved house' to a crumbling four-storey mansion in Pimlico - Corduroy Mansions. It is inhabited by a glorious assortment of... Buy or find out more 


The Saturday Big Tent Wedding Party: The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency Book Twelve
Alexander McCall Smith

$35.00 – Hardcover book / Little Brown

As the countdown to Mma Makutsi's wedding begins, all is not as it should be at the No.1 Ladies' Detective Agency. While investigating unpleasant occurrences on a southern cattle- post, Mma Ramotswe, always on the side o... Buy or find out more 



Saturday Big Tent Wedding Party Audio
Mc Call Smith Alexander

$39.99 – Compact disc / Little Brown

The latest installment in the beloved, best-selling series is once again a beautiful blend of wit and wisdom, and a profoundly touching tale of the human heart.

 

At a remote cattle post south of Gaborone two cows h... Buy or find out more 


The Double Comfort Safari Club: The Number One Ladies' Detective Agency Book Eleven
Alexander McCall Smith

$19.99 – Paperback book / Little Brown

Mma Ramotswe's wonderful eleventh novel.

Mma Ramotswe and Mma Makutsi are called to a safari lodge in Botswana s Okavango Delta to carry out a delicate mission on behalf of a former guest.

The Okavango makes Precious app... Buy or find out more 



The Charming Quirks Of Others: The Sunday Philosophy Club Book Seven
Alexander McCall Smith

$32.99 – Trade paperback / Little Brown

Isabel Dalhousie, Edinburgh philosopher and curious observer of the behaviour of her fellow man, is approached by a friend at a local boarding school that is planning to appoint a new headmaster; an anonymous letter has ... Buy or find out more 


 

The Importance Of Being Seven: 44 Scotland Street
Alexander McCall Smith

$34.95$15.00 – Hardcover book / Polygon Press

The story of Bertie and his dysfunctional family continues in this sixth instalment alongside the familiar cast of favourites - Big Lou, Domenica, Angus Lordie, Cyril and others - in their daily pursuit of a little happi... Buy or find out more 



 

The Dog Who Came In From The Cold: Corduroy Mansions Book Two
Alexander McCall Smith

$39.95$13.00 – Hardcover book / Polygon Press

Following on from the huge success of the 44 Scotland Street series, Alexander McCall Smith has ‘moved house’ to a crumbling four-storey mansion in Pimlico – Corduroy Mansions. It is inhabited by a glorious assortment of... Buy or find out more 


Corduroy Mansions
Alexander McCall Smith

$22.99 – Paperback book / Little Brown

Welcome to Corduroy Mansions in Pimlico: a temple of Arts and Crafts architecture, with comforting, weathered brickwork and frankly frivolous dormer windows, it is home to a delightfully eccentric cast of Londoners. In t... Buy or find out more 



The Double Comfort Safari Club: The Number One Ladies Detective Agency Book 11
Alexander McCall Smith

$35.00 – Hardcover book / Little Brown

Mma Ramotswe and Mma Makutsi are called to a safari lodge in Botswana's Okavango Delta to carry out a delicate mission on behalf of a former guest. The Okavango makes Precious appreciate once again the beauty of her home... Buy or find out more 


The No. 1 Ladies Detective Agency
Alexander McCall Smith

$22.99 – Paperback book / Little Brown

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... Buy or find out more 



Tears Of The Giraffe: No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency Book Two
Alexander McCall Smith

$22.99 – Paperback book / Little Brown

THE NO.1 LADIES' DETECTIVE AGENCY introduced the world to the one and only Precious Ramotswe - the engaging and sassy owner of Botswana's only detective agency. TEARS OF THE GIRAFFE, McCall Smith's second book, takes us ... Buy or find out more 


Morality For Beautiful Girls: The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency Book Three
Alexander McCall Smith

$19.99 – Paperback book / Little Brown

THE NO.1 LADIES' DETECTIVE AGENCY published in 1998, introduced the world to the one and only Precious Ramotswe, the engaging and sassy owner of Botswana's only detective agency. TEARS OF THE GIRAFFE took us further into... Buy or find out more 



In The Company Of Cheerful Ladies: The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency Book Four
Alexander McCall Smith

$19.99 – Paperback book / Little Brown

Precious Ramotswe, traditionally built proprietor of the famous No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency, is finally married to Mr J. L. B. Matekoni of Tlokweng Road Speedy Motors, the agency is busy and life couldn't be better. O... Buy or find out more 


La's Orchestra Saves The World
Alexander McCall Smith

$22.99 – Paperback book / Abacus

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... Buy or find out more 



 

In The Company Of Cheerful Ladies: The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency Book Six
Alexander McCall Smith

$22.95$19.99 – Paperback book / Abacus

Precious Ramotswe, that cheerful Botswanan private investigator of 'traditional build', is now married to Mr J.L.B. Matekoni of Tlokweng Road Speedy Motors. The Agency is busy, but Mma Ramotswe cannot ignore the plea whi... Buy or find out more 


 

Corduroy Mansions
Alexander McCall Smith

$39.95$13.95 – Hardcover book / Polygon Press

Corduroy Mansions – described in a guide to the architecture of the area as "a building of no interest whatsoever" - is believed to have been built as an asylum, or possibly a school, or maybe it was a mansion block - no... Buy or find out more 



 

The Unbearable Lightness Of Scones
Alexander McCall Smith

$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... Buy or find out more 


 

The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency: The Number One Ladies' Detective Agency Book One
Alexander McCall Smith

$24.95$19.99 – 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... Buy or find out more 



 

Tears Of The Giraffe: The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency Book Two
Alexander McCall Smith

$24.95$19.99 – 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... Buy or find out more 


Morality For Beautiful Girls: The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency Book Three
Alexander McCall Smith

$19.99 – 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... Buy or find out more 



The Kalahari Typing School For Men: The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency Book Four
Alexander McCall Smith

$19.99 – 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... Buy or find out more 


The Full Cupboard Of Life: The No.1 Ladies' Detective Agency Book Five
Alexander McCall Smith

$19.99 – 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... Buy or find out more 



 

In The Company Of Cheerful Ladies: No.1 Ladies' Detective Agency Book Six
The 2 1/2 Pillars Of Wisdom:

$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... Buy or find out more 


Blue Shoes And Happiness: The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency Book Seven
Alexander McCall Smith

$19.99 – Paperback book / Abacus

Blue Shoes and Happiness Buy or find out more 



 

The Good Husband Of Zebra Drive: The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency Book Eight
Alexander McCall Smith

$24.95$19.99 – Paperback book / Abacus

Mma Ramotswe is experiencing staffing difficulties. First Mr. J.L.B. Mate-koni asks to be put in charge of a case involving an errant husband. But can a man investigate such matters as successfully as the number one lady... Buy or find out more 


The Miracle At Speedy Motors: The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency Book Nine
Alexander McCall Smith

$35.00 – 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... Buy or find out more 



 

Tea Time For The Traditionally Built: The Number 1. Ladies' Detective Agency Book Ten
Alexander McCall Smith

$34.99$12.95 – Hardcover book / Little Brown

Mma Ramotswe is widely known for many things; for example, everybody knows about her kindness and her taste for redbush tea and cake - she is after all traditionally built. Everybody is familiar, too, with her tiny white... Buy or find out more 


Heavenly Date And Other Flirtations
No.1 Ladies' Detective Agency

$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 ... Buy or find out more 



The Right Attitude To Rain: The Sunday Philosophy Club Book Three
Alexander McCall Smith

$32.99 – Paperback book / Abacus

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... Buy or find out more 


The 2 1/2 Pillars Of Wisdom: The 2 1/2 Pillars Of Wisdom Book One
Alexander McCall Smith

$22.99 – 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... Buy or find out more 



The Sunday Philosophy Club: The Sunday Philosophy Club Book One
Alexander McCall Smith

$24.99 – 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... Buy or find out more 


The Doughnut Ring
No.1 Ladies' Detective Agency

$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... Buy or find out more 



The Popcorn Pirates
Alexander McCall Smith

$12.95 – Paperback book / Bloomsbury

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... Buy or find out more 


The Spaghetti Tangle
Alexander McCall Smith

$11.95 – Paperback book / Bloomsbury

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... Buy or find out more 



The Bubblegum Tree
Alexander McCall Smith

$12.95 – 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... Buy or find out more 


Akimbo And The Crocodile Man
Alexander McCall Smith

$12.95 – Paperback book / Egmont Books

How to Think Like Leonardo da Vinci Buy or find out more 



44 Scotland Street: 44 Scotland Street Book One
No.1 Ladies' Detective Agency

$17.95 – 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... Buy or find out more 


Espresso Tales: 44 Scotland Street Book Two
Smith Alexander Mccall

$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... Buy or find out more 



La's Orchestra Saves The World
Alexander McCall Smith

$34.95 – 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... Buy or find out more 


Akimbo And The Lions
Alexander McCall Smith

$12.95 – Paperback book / Egmont Books

The Society Wife Buy or find out more 



The Double Comfort Safari Club (Audio CD)
Alexander McCall Smith

$39.99 – Compact disc / Hachette Digital

Readers will agree that this touching and dramatic new installment in Alexander McCall Smith’s beloved and best-selling series is the finest yet. In this story, Precious Ramotswe deals with issues of mistaken identity an... Buy or find out more 


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