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Alexander McCall Smith
A brand new stand-alone novel from Alexander McCall Smith, The Pavilion in the Clouds is a beautifully evocative story, set mostly in 1930s Ceylon (now known as Sri Lanka). This…
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The latest installation in the beloved Isabel Dalhousie series
This beautifully packed box set will be an attractive gift for fans and those wishing to spread the McCall Smith gospel. There is no end to the pleasure that may…
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The fifth installment in the bestselling No. 1 Ladies Detective Agency series, set in Botswana, picks up with Mma Precious Ramotswe still engaged to Mr. J.L.B. Matekoni. She realizes that…
Features Precious who befriends a new boy to her school called Pontsho and his sister Teb, and when she goes to their home, she discovers that they have an unusual…
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The new Botswana book from bestselling author Alexander McCall Smith, this is Mma Ramotswe’s fourteenth wonderful adventure.
44 SCOTLAND STREET - Book 8
The residents and neighbors of 44 Scotland Street and the city of Edinburgh come to vivid life in these gently satirical, wonderfully perceptive serial…
Illustrations copyright A2020 by Iain McIntosh –Copyright page.
It's the most anticipated event of the decade -- Big Lou and Fat Bob's wedding -- and everyone is invited! But the relative peace and tranquillity of 44 Scotland Street…
[A] tale of hope and friendship set during World War II, in which a British farm girl, an American pilot, and a German soldier are brought together by an unlikely…
Isabel finds herself entangled in some tricky familial and financial situations that will require all of her kindness, charm, and philosophical expertise to navigate.
Just when Isabel and Jamie finally…
Brand new stand alone novel from best-selling Alexander McCall Smith, based on an immensely popular short story
Renowned Scottish cookbook writer Paul Stuart is hard at work on his new book, The Philosophy of Food, but complicated domestic circumstances, and two clingy cats, are making that difficult…
All of the characters are up to new tricks in the sixth novel from this bestselling series. Bertie mislays his meddling mother Irene, Angus and Domenica contemplate whether to give…
A beautiful, touching and often heart-breaking standalone novel about love and friendship from Alexander McCall Smith, bestselling author of the No.1 Ladies’ Detective Agency series.
Following the New York Times bestseller The World According to Bertie, this delightfully wry series continues with an entertaining tale of some of Scotland’s most quirky and beloved characters–all set…
Dreams to sell, fine dreams to sell…
This book is excerpted from a series that originally appeared in The Scotsman newspaper –Copyright page.
In this latest installment of the beloved Isabel Dalhousie series, our inquisitive heroine helps a new friend discover the identity of her father. Isabel and her fianc know who they…
Regular print version previously published by Anchor Books.
The bestselling author of the No. 1 Ladies Detective Agency series unites dreams and reality, leaving readers to wonder: what is life, but the pursuit of our dreams?
* A highly original ‘detective’ novel with unique setting and characters, this is the first of four ‘Botswana’ titles are both beautiful and charming.
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The third novel in Alexander McCall Smith’s new DETECTIVE VARG series
The third novel in the London-based Corduroy Mansions series from Alexander McCall Smith, comparable in warmth and humour to 44 Scotland Street
Originally published in hardcover in Great Britain by Little, Brown, an imprint of Little, Brown Book Group, a Hachette UK company, London, in 2020 –Copyright page.
Young Precious visits her Aunty Bee at a safari camp. On her first day there, a new lion arrives. But this is no average lion: Teddy is an actor-lion that…
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…
This collection of stories covers perverse meetings, casual dates, and romantic encounters. The stories include the quirky complications inherent in entanglements which human beings engineer for themselves - entanglements that…
In bestselling author Alexander McCall Smith’s ninth tale of Isabel Dalhousie, Edinburgh philosopher and sleuth, the victim of an important art theft appeals to her for help.
Originally published in hardcover in Great Britain by Little, Brown, an imprint of Little, Brown Book Group, a Hachette U. K. company, London, and subsequently published in the United States…
As a full-time mother, wife, and editor, Isabel barely has any time for herself. When her husband, Jamie, suggests acquiring extra help, she reluctantly agrees and soon hires a new…
From the bestselling author of the No. 1 Ladies’ Detective Agency series comes this splendid collection.
Inspired by antique photographs, these five stunning short stories capture the surprising intersections of…
Precious Ramotswe dips her toe into the world of politics in the 19th installment of the beloved and bestselling No. 1 Ladies’ Detective Agency series.
Precious Ramotswe takes on a case for a childhood acquaintance but her inquiries will require an even more delicate touch than usual. Mma Ramotswe and the No. 1 Ladies’ Detective…
In this latest installment in the cherished No. 1 Ladies’ Detective Agency series, Mma Ramotswe must balance family obligations with the growing needs of one of Charlie’s pet projects.
Precious…
Little, Brown/Abacus has sold more than 12 million copies of Alexander McCall Smith’s books. This is the twenty-second book in the perennially adored The No. 1 Ladies’ Detective Agency series.
The powerful retelling of the Celtic myth of Angus, god of dreams, from the bestselling author.
The heartwarming and hilarious new installment in the Corduroy Mansions series presents the further adventures of McCall Smith’s newest beloved character: the Pimlico terrier Freddie de la Hay.
Published in 2021 by arrangement with Pantheon Books, an imprint of the Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group, an imprint of Penguin Publishing Group, a division of Penguin Random House LLC –Title…
In the last book of Alexander McCall Smith’s latest series, Professor von Igelfeld spends six months at Cambridge University on a German Scholarly Exchange Programme. Cambridge thus becomes the setting…
From the beloved author of the No. 1 Ladies’ Detective Agency series comes a new short story collection: half spy stories, half tales of revenge, all highlight the kinder, funnier…
Isabel Dalhousie is back, in the latest installment of this enchanting, bestselling series.
As they journey by rail from Edinburgh to London, four strangers pass the time by sharing tales of trains that have changed their lives. A keen-eyed Scotsman recounts how he…
Originally published in hardcover in Great Britain by Polygon, an imprint of Birlinn Ltd., in Edinburgh, in 2015.
Originally published: Edinburgh: Polygon, 2016.