Pianos and Flowers: Brief Encounters of the Romantic Kind von McCall Smith, Alexander

Mister Varg is a Sandinavian Blanc novel. Scandinavian Blanc is different from Scandinavian Noir: there is nothing noir about the world of Ulf Varg, a detective in the Sensitive Crimes Department in the Swedish city of Malmo. Ulf is...

The Department of Sensitive Crimes: A Detective Varg Novel (1) von McCall Smith, Alexander

The Joy and Light Bus Company: No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency (22) von McCall Smith, Alexander

This first novel in Alexander McCall Smith's widely acclaimed The No. 1 Ladies Detective Agency series tells the story of the delightfully cunning and enormously engaging Precious Ramotswe, who is drawn to her profession to "help people...

The one where Mma Ramotswe meets a hero'More gentle wisdom from the No. 1 ladies' Scotsman [banner]The No. 1 Sunday Times bestseller Mma Ramotswe, normally a peaceful sleeper, finds her slumbers disturbed by dreams of a tall stranger,...

The one where Mma Ramotswe's husband plays detectiveAt the No.1 Ladies' Detective Agency there are many new cases for Precious Ramotswe to attend to, including thefts at Teenie Magama's printing works and the grave matter of three...

Readers who fell in love with Precious Ramotswe, proprietor of The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency, now have new cause for celebration in the protagonist of these three light-footed comic novels by Alexander McCall Smith. Welcome to the...

Beloved and bestselling author Alexander McCall Smith lends his delightful touch to the Jane Austen classic, EMMA. Ever alive to the uproarious nuances of human behaviour, and both the pleasures and pitfalls of village life, Alexander...

The nineteenth Mma Ramotswe book finds her getting persuaded to run for City Council, with the slogan 'I can't promise anything - but I shall do my best' and a commitment to prevent a flashy, disrespectful hotel from going up near a...

To the Land of Long Lost Friends von McCall Smith, Alexander

To the casual observer, the great enlightened city of Edinburgh, home of no-nonsense philosophers and cream teas, might appear immune to the rollercoaster of strong emotions. But at 44 Scotland Street, as Matthew and Elspeth embark on...