Alexander McCall Smith has written at least 204 books. Their most popular book is The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency with 222 saves with an average rating of 3.51⭐.
They are best known for writing in the genres Fiction, Mystery, and Botswana.
lighthearted, mysterious, and funny are their most common moods.
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23 primary books27 released booksAuthored 100% of series
No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency is a 27-book series with 23 primary works first released in 1995 with contributions by Alexander McCall Smith.
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14 primary books15 released booksAuthored 100% of series
Isabel Dalhousie is a 15-book series with 14 primary works first released in 2004 with contributions by Alexander McCall Smith.
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4 primary books6 released booksAuthored 100% of series
Detective Varg is a 6-book series with 4 primary works first released in 2013 with contributions by Alexander McCall Smith.
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5 primary booksAuthored 100% of series
Akimbo is a 5-book series with 5 primary works first released in 1992 with contributions by Alexander McCall Smith.
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5 primary booksAuthored 100% of series
Portuguese Irregular Verbs is a 5-book series with 5 primary works first released in 2003 with contributions by Alexander McCall Smith.
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4 primary booksAuthored 100% of series
Precious Ramotswe's Very First Cases is a 4-book series with 4 primary works first released in 2010 with contributions by Alexander McCall Smith.
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2 primary books3 released booksAuthored 100% of series
Harriet Bean is a 3-book series with 2 primary works first released in 1990 with contributions by Alexander McCall Smith.
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2 primary booksAuthored 100% of series
Max & Maddy is a 2-book series with 2 primary works first released in 1997 with contributions by Alexander McCall Smith.
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2 primary booksAuthored 100% of series
Paul Stuart is a 2-book series with 2 primary works first released in 2017 with contributions by Alexander McCall Smith.
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2 primary booksAuthored 100% of series
The Perfect Passion Company is a 2-book series with 2 primary works first released in 2023 with contributions by Alexander McCall Smith.
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1 primary bookAuthored 100% of series
BBC Afternoon Drama: The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency is a 1-book series first released in 2007 with contributions by Alexander McCall Smith.
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15 primary books16 released booksAuthored 94% of series
44 Scotland Street is a 16-book series with 15 primary works first released in 2004 with contributions by Alexander McCall Smith.
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3 primary booksAuthored 25% of series
Dering Family is a 3-book series with 3 primary works first released in 1949 with contributions by D.E. Stevenson and Alexander McCall Smith.
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1 released bookAuthored 6% of series
Lonely Planet is a 15-book series first released in 1984 with contributions by Lonely Planet, Steve Fallon, and 27 others.
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16 primary booksAuthored 6% of series
Canongate's The Myths is a 15-book series with 15 primary works first released in 2005 with contributions by Karen Armstrong, Margaret Atwood, and 23 others.
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1 primary book2 released booksAuthored 0% of series
Cold Comfort Farm is a 7-book series with 1 primary work first released in 1932 with contributions by Stella Gibbons, José C. Vales, and 4 others.
