Alexander McCall Smith has written at least 202 books. Their most popular book is The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency with 175 saves with an average rating of 3.49⭐.
They are best known for writing in the genres Fiction, Mystery, and Botswana.
lighthearted, mysterious, and funny are their most common moods.
#1 of 22 in No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency
1998 • 175 Readers • 233 pages • 3.5
#2 of 22 in No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency
2000 • 39 Readers • 217 pages • 3.9
36 Readers • 3.6
#1 of 12 in Isabel Dalhousie
2004 • 36 Readers • 247 pages • 2.8
#1 of 4 in Detective Varg
2019 • 29 Readers • 240 pages • 3.2
#4 of 22 in No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency
2002 • 29 Readers • 224 pages • 3.7
#5 of 22 in No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency
2003 • 26 Readers • 212 pages • 3.6
#1 of 12 in 44 Scotland Street
2005 • 23 Readers • 325 pages • 3.4
#7 of 22 in No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency
2006 • 21 Readers • 227 pages • 3.6
2014 • 18 Readers • 464 pages • 2.4
#9 of 22 in No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency
2008 • 18 Readers • 214 pages • 3.3
#6 of 22 in No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency
2004 • 17 Readers • 231 pages • 3.8
#11 of 22 in No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency
2010 • 17 Readers • 211 pages • 4
#8 of 22 in No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency
2007 • 17 Readers • 213 pages • 3.9
#1 of 2 in Paul Stuart
2017 • 16 Readers • 240 pages • 3.6
#10 of 22 in No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency
2009 • 16 Readers • 212 pages • 4
#1 of 5 in Portuguese Irregular Verbs
2003 • 13 Readers • 3.3
2009 • 13 Readers • 353 pages • 3.4
11 Readers • 2.3
2015 • 11 Readers • 213 pages • 3.5
#13 of 22 in No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency
2012 • 11 Readers • 257 pages • 4
#17 of 22 in No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency
2016 • 10 Readers • 227 pages • 3.5
#14 of 22 in No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency
2013 • 10 Readers • 248 pages • 3.7
#2 of 12 in Isabel Dalhousie
2005 • 10 Readers • 402 pages • 3
#3 of 12 in Isabel Dalhousie
2006 • 9 Readers • 290 pages • 3.3
#20 of 22 in No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency
2019 • 9 Readers • 212 pages • 3.4
#18 of 22 in No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency
2017 • 8 Readers • 241 pages • 3.7
#15 of 22 in No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency
2014 • 8 Readers • 227 pages • 3.8
#2 of 5 in Portuguese Irregular Verbs
2004 • 8 Readers • 128 pages • 3.8
#2 of 22 in No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency
2000 • 8 Readers • 238 pages • 3.8
#3 of 5 in Portuguese Irregular Verbs
2003 • 7 Readers • 128 pages • 3.5
#1 of 12 in 44 Scotland Street
2005 • 6 Readers • 330 pages • 3.6
#21 of 22 in No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency
2020 • 6 Readers • 256 pages • 3
#6 of 18 in Canongate's The Myths
2006 • 6 Readers • 196 pages • 3.3
2008 • 6 Readers • 250 pages • 3.3
#12 of 22 in No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency
2011 • 6 Readers • 213 pages • 4.3
#2 of 2 in Paul Stuart
2019 • 6 Readers • 245 pages • 4
#2 of 12 in 44 Scotland Street
2005 • 6 Readers • 342 pages • 3.8
2023 • 5 Readers • 4
#3 of 12 in 44 Scotland Street
2009 • 5 Readers • 368 pages • 3.5
#22 of 22 in No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency
2021 • 5 Readers • 235 pages • 4
#1 of 4 in Precious Ramotswe's Very First Cases
2010 • 4 Readers • 96 pages • 3.7
2012 • 4 Readers • 311 pages • 4
2017 • 4 Readers • 318 pages • 3
2013 • 4 Readers • 310 pages • 3.5
#5 of 12 in Isabel Dalhousie
2008 • 4 Readers • 240 pages • 4
#4 of 12 in Isabel Dalhousie
2007 • 4 Readers • 260 pages • 4
#13 of 12 in Isabel Dalhousie
2020 • 4 Readers • 182 pages • 4
4 Readers
2013 • 4 Readers • 3.3
#1 of 22 in No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency
1998 • 4 Readers • 3.5
#14 of 12 in 44 Scotland Street
2020 • 3 Readers • 256 pages • 4.3
2014 • 3 Readers • 174 pages • 3.5
2014 • 3 Readers • 336 pages • 3
#9 of 12 in Isabel Dalhousie
2012 • 3 Readers • 246 pages • 3
2011 • 3 Readers • 305 pages • 4.5
#10 of 12 in 44 Scotland Street
2015 • 3 Readers • 282 pages • 4
#15 of 22 in No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency
2014 • 3 Readers • 244 pages • 3
#4 of 12 in 44 Scotland Street
2007 • 3 Readers • 368 pages • 4
#1 of 2 in Dering Family
1949 • 3 Readers • 218 pages • 3
2005 • 3 Readers • 264 pages
2015 • 3 Readers • 257 pages • 4
#4 of 5 in Portuguese Irregular Verbs
2011 • 3 Readers • 226 pages • 4
#19 of 22 in No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency
2018 • 3 Readers • 231 pages • 3.5
#6 of 12 in Isabel Dalhousie
2009 • 3 Readers • 262 pages • 3.5
#11 of 12 in Isabel Dalhousie
2017 • 3 Readers • 4
#8 of 12 in 44 Scotland Street
2012 • 3 Readers • 297 pages • 4
2012 • 2 Readers • 261 pages • 3
#8 of 22 in No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency
2007 • 2 Readers • 213 pages • 3
2012 • 2 Readers • 5
2014 • 2 Readers • 296 pages • 2
2018 • 2 Readers • 266 pages • 4
2015 • 2 Readers • 361 pages • 2.5
2004 • 2 Readers • 269 pages • 2
#4 of 4 in Detective Varg
2023 • 2 Readers • 224 pages
2019 • 2 Readers • 156 pages
#5 of 5 in Portuguese Irregular Verbs
2021 • 2 Readers • 216 pages • 4
#13 of 12 in 44 Scotland Street
2019 • 2 Readers • 3
#0.8 of 4 in Detective Varg
2019 • 2 Readers • 90 pages • 4
#5 of 12 in 44 Scotland Street
2008 • 2 Readers • 501 pages
2 Readers • 4
2011 • 2 Readers • 248 pages • 3
#12 of 12 in Isabel Dalhousie
2018 • 2 Readers • 304 pages • 4
2020 • 2 Readers • 272 pages
#2 of 4 in Precious Ramotswe's Very First Cases
2012 • 2 Readers • 89 pages • 4
2012 • 1 Reader • 239 pages
2023 • 1 Reader • 238 pages
2009 • 1 Reader • 429 pages
1 Reader • 3.5
#14 of 12 in Isabel Dalhousie
2022 • 1 Reader • 219 pages
#1-5 of 22 in No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency
1995 • 1 Reader
2017 • 1 Reader • 247 pages • 4
#19 of 22 in No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency
2018 • 1 Reader • 228 pages • 5
2008 • 1 Reader • 249 pages • 3
#15 of 12 in 44 Scotland Street
2021 • 1 Reader • 256 pages • 4
