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Tears of the Giraffe

Tears of the Giraffe
  • Author(s): Alexander McCall Smith
  • Location(s): Botswana
  • Genre(s): Mystery
  • Era(s): 20th century

“The giraffe gives its tears to the women and they weave them into the basket. Why does the giraffe gives its tears? I suppose that it means that we can all give something. A giraffe has nothing else to...

The Dog Who Came in from the Cold (Corduroy Mansions)

The Dog Who Came in from the Cold (Corduroy Mansions)
  • Author(s): Alexander McCall Smith
  • Location(s): London
  • Genre(s): Fiction
  • Era(s): MOdern

Back in Pimlico, in the genteel environs of Corduroy Mansions, strange doings are afoot, mostly in the name of love. Lonely William French and his faithful canine Freddie are recruited to the service of MI6 by a beguiling lady...

Love Over Scotland (#3 44 Scotland Street)

Love Over Scotland (#3 44 Scotland Street)
  • Author(s): Alexander McCall Smith
  • Location(s): Edinburgh
  • Genre(s): Fiction
  • Era(s): Modern

With his characteristic warmth, inventiveness and brilliant wit, Alexander McCall Smith gives us more of the gloriously entertaining comings and goings at 44 Scotland Street, the Edinburgh townhouse. Six-year-old prodigy Bertie perseveres in his heroic struggle for truth and...

The Forever Girl

The Forever Girl
  • Author(s): Alexander McCall Smith
  • Location(s): The Cayman Islands
  • Genre(s): Fiction, Romance
  • Era(s): Modern

At the age of four Clover chooses her own name. Aged six, she falls in love with her best friend, James, with whom she happily spends all her time. But in the adult world, things are not so simple:...

The Sunday Philosophy Club

The Sunday Philosophy Club
  • Author(s): Alexander McCall Smith
  • Location(s): Edinburgh
  • Genre(s): Crime
  • Era(s): Modern

For those of us who know Edinburgh, this is a wonderful book that takes the reader past all the familiar streets and shops, and this really gives pleasure. Isabel Dalhousie is an academic, and much given to musing about...

A Song of Comfortable Chairs

A Song of Comfortable Chairs
  • Author(s): Alexander McCall Smith
  • Location(s): Botswana
  • Genre(s): Crime
  • Era(s): Contemporary

Grace Makutsi’s husband, Phuti Radiphuti, is in a bind. An international firm is attempting to undercut his prices in the office furniture market. Phuti has always been concerned with quality and comfort, but this firm seems interested only in...

From a Far and Lovely Country

From a Far and Lovely Country
  • Author(s): Alexander McCall Smith
  • Location(s): Botswana
  • Genre(s): Crime
  • Era(s): Contemporary

Mma Ramotswe and Mr. J.L.B. Matekoni are enjoying a nice meal out at a peri-peri restaurant when an American woman named Julia approaches seeking Mma Ramotswe’s help. Julia’s beloved late grandfather was Botswanan, and he instilled in her an...

How to Raise an Elephant

How to Raise an Elephant
  • Author(s): Alexander McCall Smith
  • Location(s): Botswana
  • Genre(s): Crime

In this latest installment in the cherished No. 1 Ladies’ Detective Agency series, Mma Ramotswe must balance family obligations with the growing needs of one of Charlie’s pet projects. Precious Ramotswe loves her dependable old van. Yes, it sometimes...

Precious and Grace

Precious and Grace
  • Author(s): Alexander McCall Smith
  • Location(s): Botswana
  • Genre(s): Crime
  • Era(s): Contemporary

One bright morning, Precious Ramotswe – head of Botswana’s No. 1 Ladies’ Detective Agency – receives a visitor: a woman from Australia. This woman asks Precious to take on a case: to find the nursemaid who raised her during...

The Cleverness of Ladies

The Cleverness of Ladies
  • Author(s): Alexander McCall Smith
  • Location(s): Botswana
  • Genre(s): Crime
  • Era(s): Contemporary

There are times when ladies must use all their wisdom and good sense to face life’s problems and mysteries. Mma Ramotswe, owner of the No.1 Ladies’ Detective Agency, keeps her wits about her as she looks into why the...

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