28 books in series

No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency

No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency is a 27-book series with 23 primary works first released in 1995 with contributions by Alexander McCall Smith.

The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency
#1Popular

1998 • 218 Readers • 233 pages • 3.5

Tears of the Giraffe
#2

2000 • 39 Readers • 217 pages • 3.9

Morality for Beautiful Girls
#3

2001 • 47 Readers • 256 pages • 3.7

The Kalahari Typing School for Men
#4

2002 • 29 Readers • 224 pages • 3.7

The Full Cupboard of Life
#5

2003 • 26 Readers • 212 pages • 3.6

In the Company of Cheerful Ladies
#6

2004 • 17 Readers • 231 pages • 3.8

The Slice of No.1 Celebration Storybook
#6.5

2013 • 1 Reader • 24 pages • 2

Blue Shoes and Happiness
#7

2006 • 21 Readers • 227 pages • 3.6

The Good Husband of Zebra Drive
#8

2007 • 20 Readers • 213 pages • 3.8

The Miracle at Speedy Motors
#9

2008 • 18 Readers • 214 pages • 3.3

Tea Time for the Traditionally Built
#10

2009 • 16 Readers • 212 pages • 4

Cover 6

Special Seasonal No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency Story

#10.6

1 Reader • 3 pages

The Double Comfort Safari Club
#11

2010 • 22 Readers • 211 pages • 3.8

The Saturday Big Tent Wedding Party
#12

2011 • 6 Readers • 213 pages • 4.3

A Precious Christmas
#12.5

2011 • 1 Reader

The cleverness of ladies
#12.6

2012 • 1 Reader • 131 pages • 2

The Limpopo Academy of Private Detection
#13

2012 • 11 Readers • 257 pages • 4

The Minor Adjustment Beauty Salon
#14

2013 • 10 Readers • 248 pages • 3.7

The Handsome Man's Deluxe Café
#15

2014 • 8 Readers • 227 pages • 3.8

Precious and Grace
#17

2016 • 10 Readers • 227 pages • 3.5

The No. 1 Lady Detective's New Year Resolutions
#17.6

2017 • 1 Reader

The House of Unexpected Sisters
#18

2017 • 15 Readers • 241 pages • 3.7

The Colours of All the Cattle
#19

2018 • 5 Readers • 231 pages • 3.5

To the Land of Long Lost Friends
#20

2019 • 13 Readers • 212 pages • 3.4

How to Raise an Elephant
#21

2020 • 6 Readers • 256 pages • 3

The Joy and Light Bus Company
#22

2021 • 5 Readers • 235 pages • 4

From a Far and Lovely Country: No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency
#24

2023 • 1 Reader • 256 pages

The Great Hippopotamus Hotel
#25

2024 • 1 Reader • 241 pages