MysteryLiterary Fiction

No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency

Alexander McCall Smith

24 books

In Botswana, the traditionally built Mma Precious Ramotswe opens the country's only female-run detective agency. Warm, wise, and gently funny — as much about life and community as solving crimes.

Reading Order

  1. 1.

    The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency

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  2. 2.

    Tears of the Giraffe

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  3. 3.

    Morality for Beautiful Girls

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  4. 4.

    The Kalahari Typing School for Men

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  5. 5.

    The Full Cupboard of Life

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  6. 6.

    In the Company of Cheerful Ladies

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  7. 7.

    Blue Shoes and Happiness

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  8. 8.

    The Good Husband of Zebra Drive

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  9. 9.

    The Miracle at Speedy Motors

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  10. 10.

    Tea Time for the Traditionally Built

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  11. 11.

    The Double Comfort Safari Club

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  12. 12.

    The Saturday Big Tent Wedding Party

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  13. 13.

    The Limpopo Academy of Private Detection

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  14. 14.

    The Minor Adjustment Beauty Salon

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  15. 15.

    The Handsome Man's De Luxe Café

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  16. 16.

    The Woman Who Walked in Sunshine

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  17. 17.

    Precious and Grace

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  18. 18.

    The House of Unexpected Sisters

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  19. 19.

    The Colors of All the Cattle

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  20. 20.

    To the Land of Long Lost Friends

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  21. 21.

    How to Raise an Elephant

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  22. 22.

    The Joy and Light Bus Company

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  23. 23.

    A Song of Comfortable Chairs

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  24. 24.

    From a Far and Lovely Country

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