Things go badly awry for Mr. J. L. B. Matekoni when he sets out to do something special for their adopted daughter, Motholeli, and it is up to his wife, Mma Precious Ramotswe, proprietor of the No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency, to extricate him from his problems. Reprint. 200,000 first printing. ... Read more

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The introduction, discussion questions, author biography, and suggestions for further reading that follow are designed to enhance your group’s discussion of Alexander McCall Smith’s Morality for Beautiful Girls, the third installment in the acclaimed Precious Ramotswe series. ... Read more

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The fifth installment of the best-selling sleuth series features a case involving a doctor who has been disgraced by allegations of scientific fraud after a patient dies in a tragic accident. Reprint. ... Read more

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Inspired by Armistead Maupin's TALES OF THE CITY, Alexander McCall Smith (NO. 1 LADIES DETECTIVE AGENCY) wrote a series of fictional stories for The Scotsman with a large cast of compelling characters caught up in minor mysteries, romances, and adventures in Edinburgh. 110 of these interconnected st... Read more

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Taking on the running of her niece's deli while Cat is attending a wedding in Italy, Isabel Dalhousie encounters a recent heart transplant patient who is troubled by memories of events that never happened to him, a mystery complicated by her no-nonsense housekeeper Grace's skepticism and the charmin... Read more

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In the ninth installment of Alexander McCall Smith's beloved and bestselling No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency series, Precious Ramotswe is hired to track down a woman's biological parents. Meanwhile mysterious and threatening letters have begun to arrive at Precious's detective office. ... Read more

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Excited to assist a visiting scientist on a trip into the bush on the game reserve to study a pack of baboons, Akimbo and his cousin, Kosi, are thrilled with what they see, but when a black leopard threatens the pack, it becomes clear to everyone that caution and respect must always be given when de... Read more

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After a crocodile attacks a visiting crocodile expert on his father's preserve, Akimbo must cross a crocodile-infested river and jump-start a truck in order to get help for the zoologist. ... Read more

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On a trip to the snake park with his Uncle Peter, Akimbo has an adventure involving a deadly green mamba snake. ... Read more

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Journeying from Portugal, to Australia, to southern Africa and other exotic settings, this irrepressible collection of short fiction by the author of The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency explores a wide range of romantic encounters, in all their diverse forms. ... Read more

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For just-married Precious Ramotswe, proprietor of the No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency, life is no idyllic honeymoon. Her husband, car mechanic J. L. B. Maketoni, struggles to keep up with work after one of his apprentices runs off with a married woman. Mma Ramotswe, meanwhile, must cope with an intru... Read more

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Working in Gaborone, Botswana, sleuth Precious Ramotswe investigates several local mysteries, including a search for a missing boy and the case of the clinic doctor with different personalities for different days of the week. ... Read more

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In three separate stories, children help adults solve problems related to food, first by saving a restaurant from being shut down, second by untangling a mess in a spaghetti factory, and finally by selling donuts to raise funds for a stolen car. ... Read more

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While spending a day at his uncle's snake park, Akimbo learns a great deal about these incredible reptiles and the dangerous job his uncle does to keep the community safe, but when Akimbo goes to help catch the deadly mamba, a strange twist of events forces him to put his own courage to the test. Re... Read more

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After being informed that she has five aunts living in various places, Harriet Bean uses her detective skills to track them all down and soon discovers that she has a sixth, Aunt Formica, who is a real cowgirl with a serious cattle ranch mystery that needs to be solved. Reprint. ... Read more

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Asked by a Swiss banker to investigate a series of bank robberies committed by dogs, young detectives Max and Maddy Twist travel to Switzerland, where they discover that the man behind the robberies is none other than Professor Sardine. Reprint. ... Read more

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When a famous millionaire asks young detectives Max and Maddy Twist to investigate who is sabotaging an international balloon race for charity, they find themselves competing against world-renowned balloonists--and one old nemesis. Reprint. ... Read more

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