Alexander McCall Smith
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Alexander McCall Smith

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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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    • Tears of the Giraffe

    • More from the No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency
    • By: Alexander McCall Smith
    • Narrated by: Lisette Lecat
    • Length: 7 hrs and 50 mins
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    Now engaged to Mr. J.L.B. Matekoni, Mma Ramotswe must contend with the hostility of her fianci's unscrupulous maid...

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    • A tender tale, sweetly told

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    When Mma Potokwane suggests to Mma Ramotswe that she run for a seat on the city council, Mma Ramotswe is at first unsure. But when she learns about the proposed construction of the flashy Big Fun Hotel next to a graveyard, she allows herself to be persuaded....

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    • The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency

    • By: Alexander McCall Smith
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    • Length: 8 hrs and 9 mins
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    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...

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    • Transcends its Genre

    • By Gene on 12-07-03

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    • The House of Unexpected Sisters

    • By: Alexander McCall Smith
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    Mma Ramotswe and Mma Makutsi are approached by their part-time colleague, Mr. Polopetsi, with a troubling story....

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    • 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

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    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....

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    • Morality For Beautiful Girls

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    Between intriguing new cases and troubling personal developments, Precious' hands are full...

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    • Refreshing view of life in a small country

    • By Janet on 11-27-03

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    When writer Paul Stewart heads to the idyllic Italian town of Montalcino to finish his already late book, it seems like the perfect escape from stressful city life....

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    • Suffused with Wisdom and Humor

    • By SW Clemens on 04-17-17

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    • 44 Scotland Street

    • By: Alexander McCall Smith
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    • Length: 11 hrs and 52 mins
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    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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    • The Full Cupboard of Life

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    • By: Alexander McCall Smith
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    • Length: 7 hrs and 38 mins
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    New York Times best-selling author Alexander McCall Smith's critically acclaimed No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency series continues in this engaging book....

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    • #1 Ladies Detective series delivers another winner

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    • No 1 Ladies’ Detective Agency: BBC Radio Casebook

    • BBC Radio 4 full-cast dramatisations
    • By: Alexander McCall Smith
    • Narrated by: Claire Benedict, full cast
    • Length: 5 hrs and 52 mins
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    Claire Benedict and Nadine Marshall star in these eight BBC Radio 4 full-cast dramas adapted by Alexander McCall Smith....

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    • Not The Best Interpretation

    • By L. Headley on 07-22-17

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