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...

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

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 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

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...

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...

For seven-year-old Bertie Pollock, life in Edinburgh's most celebrated fictional street has just got immeasurably better. The enforced absence of his endlessly pushy mother Irene - currently consciousness-raising in a Bedouin harem...

How to Raise an Elephant: No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency (21) von McCall Smith, Alexander

"As everyone prepares for Big Lou and Fat Bob's wedding, the peace and tranquility of 44 Scotland Street is disrupted by the arrival of domineering Irene, while Bruce, after being struck by lightning, prepares to leave his creature...

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...