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Alexander McCall Smith

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in Bulawayo (formerly the British colony of Southern Rhodesia), Zimbabwe

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Mystery & Thrillers, Literature & Fiction, Children's Books

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Alexander McCall Smith is the author of the international phenomenon The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency series, the Isabel Dalhousie Series, the Portuguese Irregular Verbs series, and the 44 Scotland Street series. He is professor emeritus of medical law at the University of Edinburgh in Scotland and has served on many national and international bodies concerned with bioethics. He was born in what is now known as Zimbabwe and he was a law professor at the University of Botswana. He lives in Scotland. Visit him online at www.alexandermccallsmith.com, on Facebook, and on Twitter. ...more

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	The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency (No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency, #1) 3.81 avg rating — 277,028 ratings — published 1998 — 167 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Tears of the Giraffe (No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency, #2) 3.98 avg rating — 61,233 ratings — published 2000 — 44 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Morality for Beautiful Girls (No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency, #3) 3.99 avg rating — 46,320 ratings — published 2001 — 106 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Kalahari Typing School for Men (No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency, #4) 4.01 avg rating — 42,776 ratings — published 2002 — 94 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Full Cupboard of Life (No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency, #5) 4.03 avg rating — 35,047 ratings — published 2003 — 73 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	In the Company of Cheerful Ladies (No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency, #6) 4.10 avg rating — 31,233 ratings — published 2004 — 6 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Blue Shoes and Happiness (No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency, #7) 4.06 avg rating — 30,084 ratings — published 2006 — 69 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Good Husband of Zebra Drive (No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency, #8) 4.08 avg rating — 28,026 ratings — published 2007 — 73 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Miracle at Speedy Motors (No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency, #9) 4.11 avg rating — 25,896 ratings — published 2008 — 75 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	44 Scotland Street (44 Scotland Street, #1) by Alexander McCall Smith (Goodreads Author), Iain McIntosh (Illustrator) 3.61 avg rating — 28,001 ratings — published 2004 — 54 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency (27 books)
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Isabel Dalhousie (16 books)
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