Alexander McCall Smith
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Alexander McCall Smith

Alexander McCall Smith was born in what is now Zimbabwe and taught law at the University of Botswana. He is now Professor of Medical Law at the University of Edinburgh. He has written more than fifty books, including a number of specialist titles, but is best known for The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency series, which has achieved bestseller status on four continents. In 2004 he was awarded British Book Awards Author of the Year and Booksellers Association Author of the Year. He lives in Scotland, where in his spare time he is a bassoonist in the RTO (Really Terrible Orchestra).

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Best Sellers

    • The Quiet Side of Passion

    • By: Alexander McCall Smith
    • Narrated by: Davina Porter
    • Length: 9 hrs and 1 min
    • Unabridged
    • Overall
      4 out of 5 stars 29
    • Performance
      4.5 out of 5 stars 25
    • Story
      4 out of 5 stars 24

    Isabel Dalhousie grapples with complex matters of the heart as she tries to juggle her responsibilities to friends, family, and the philosophical community....

    • 4 out of 5 stars

    • Wish publishers would publish more intellectual women’s mysteries

    • By Alexis☺ on 08-04-18

    Regular price: $24.49

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    • Emma [Naxos]

    • By: Jane Austen
    • Narrated by: Juliet Stevenson
    • Length: 16 hrs and 38 mins
    • Unabridged
    • Overall
      4.5 out of 5 stars 2,955
    • Performance
      4.5 out of 5 stars 2,462
    • Story
      4.5 out of 5 stars 2,455

    One of Jane Austen's most popular novels. Arrogant, self-willed, and egotistical, Emma is her most unusual heroine....

    • 5 out of 5 stars

    • Wonderful listen

    • By H. CRODDICK on 08-07-08

    Regular price: $64.39

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    • The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency

    • By: Alexander McCall Smith
    • Narrated by: Lisette Lecat
    • Length: 8 hrs and 14 mins
    • Unabridged
    • Overall
      4 out of 5 stars 4,057
    • Performance
      4.5 out of 5 stars 2,432
    • Story
      4 out of 5 stars 2,439

    Mma "Precious" Ramotswe sets up a detective agency in Botswana on the edge of the Kalahari Desert, making her the only female detective in the country...

    • 5 out of 5 stars

    • Transcends its Genre

    • By Gene on 12-07-03

    Regular price: $17.49

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    • The House of Unexpected Sisters

    • By: Alexander McCall Smith
    • Narrated by: Lisette Lecat
    • Length: 9 hrs and 29 mins
    • Unabridged
    • Overall
      4.5 out of 5 stars 639
    • Performance
      5 out of 5 stars 579
    • Story
      4.5 out of 5 stars 571

    Mma Ramotswe and Mma Makutsi are approached by their part-time colleague, Mr. Polopetsi, with a troubling story....

    • 5 out of 5 stars

    • 18th novel and I'm still enchanted and addicted!

    • By Wayne on 11-11-17

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    • The Woman Who Walked In Sunshine

    • By: Alexander McCall Smith
    • Narrated by: Lisette Lecat
    • Length: 9 hrs and 20 mins
    • Unabridged
    • Overall
      4.5 out of 5 stars 961
    • Performance
      5 out of 5 stars 872
    • Story
      4.5 out of 5 stars 868

    Business is slow at the No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency, so slow in fact that for the first time in her estimable career Precious Ramotswe has reluctantly agreed to take a holiday....

    • 5 out of 5 stars

    • The busiest vacation ever

    • By Pamela J on 01-15-16

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    • The Good Pilot Peter Woodhouse

    • By: Alexander McCall Smith
    • Narrated by: David Rintoul
    • Length: 6 hrs and 29 mins
    • Unabridged
    • Overall
      4.5 out of 5 stars 129
    • Performance
      4.5 out of 5 stars 117
    • Story
      4.5 out of 5 stars 117

    Val Eliot, a young woman working on an English farm during the war, meets Mike, a US Air Force pilot stationed nearby....

    • 5 out of 5 stars

    • wonderful

    • By T. Bellan on 04-23-18

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    • Tears of the Giraffe

    • More from the No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency
    • By: Alexander McCall Smith
    • Narrated by: Lisette Lecat
    • Length: 7 hrs and 54 mins
    • Unabridged
    • Overall
      4.5 out of 5 stars 1,617
    • Performance
      4.5 out of 5 stars 997
    • Story
      4.5 out of 5 stars 990

    Now engaged to Mr. J.L.B. Matekoni, Mma Ramotswe must contend with the hostility of her fianci's unscrupulous maid...

    • 4 out of 5 stars

    • A tender tale, sweetly told

    • By Barbara on 08-30-05

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    • Precious and Grace

    • No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency, Book 17
    • By: Alexander McCall Smith
    • Narrated by: Lisette Lecat
    • Length: 9 hrs and 49 mins
    • Unabridged
    • Overall
      4.5 out of 5 stars 788
    • Performance
      5 out of 5 stars 725
    • Story
      4.5 out of 5 stars 722

    Precious Ramotswe, Botswana's premier lady detective, is a little short on help. The codirector of the agency, Grace Makutsi, is busy with her own case....

    • 5 out of 5 stars

    • One of the best in the series

    • By Pamela J on 11-01-16

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    • The Sunday Philosophy Club

    • An Isabel Dalhousie Mystery
    • By: Alexander McCall Smith
    • Narrated by: Davina Porter
    • Length: 8 hrs and 7 mins
    • Unabridged
    • Overall
      3.5 out of 5 stars 664
    • Performance
      4.5 out of 5 stars 368
    • Story
      3.5 out of 5 stars 362

    New York Times best-selling author Alexander McCall Smith, winner of the first-ever Saga Award for Wit, has entertained millions with his beloved No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency mysteries....

    • 3 out of 5 stars

    • Not Number One Ladies Detective Agency!

    • By connie on 06-06-08

    Regular price: $20.99

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    • 44 Scotland Street

    • By: Alexander McCall Smith
    • Narrated by: Robert Ian Mackenzie
    • Length: 11 hrs and 52 mins
    • Unabridged
    • Overall
      3.5 out of 5 stars 1,287
    • Performance
      4 out of 5 stars 974
    • Story
      4 out of 5 stars 973

    The brilliant Alexander McCall Smith became an international sensation with his New York Times best-selling No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency novels....

    • 5 out of 5 stars

    • Smith's answer to Maupin

    • By Amazon Customer on 10-23-05

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