Alexander McCall Smith Book Series in Order

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Alexander McCall Smith or Alexander “Sandy” McCall Smith is a British writer, born on 24th August 1948. His books have already sold over 30 million copies and have been translated into 46 languages. Alexander is renowned for his book series as The No. 1 Ladies Detective Agency.

No. 1 Ladies’ Detective Agency Books in Order (23 Books)

  1. The No. 1 Ladies’ Detective Agency (1998)
  2. Tears of the Giraffe (2000)
  3. Morality for Beautiful Girls (2001)
  4. The Kalahari Typing School for Men (2002)
  5. The Full Cupboard of Life (2003)
  6. In the Company of Cheerful Ladies (2004)
  7. Blue Shoes and Happiness (2006)
  8. The Good Husband of Zebra Drive (2007)
  9. The Miracle at Speedy Motors (2008)
  10. Tea Time for the Traditionally Built (2009)
  11. The Double Comfort Safari Club (2010)
  12. The Saturday Big Tent Wedding Party (2011)
  13. The Limpopo Academy of Private Detection (2012)
  14. The Minor Adjustment Beauty Salon (2013)
  15. The Handsome Man’s De Luxe Café (2014)
  16. The Woman Who Walked in Sunshine (2015)
  17. Precious and Grace (2016)
  18. The House of Unexpected Sisters (2017)
  19. The Colors of All the Cattle (2018)
  20. A Song of Comfortable Chairs (2018)
  21. To the Land of Long Lost Friends (2019)
  22. How to Raise an Elephant (2020)
  23. The Joy and Light Bus Company (2021)

No. 1 Ladies’ Detective Agency Collections in Order (1 Book)

  1. The Cleverness of Ladies (2012)

Professor Dr von Igelfeld Books in Order (5 Books)

  1. Portuguese Irregular Verbs (1997)
  2. The Finer Points of Sausage Dogs (1998)
  3. At the Villa of Reduced Circumstances (2003)
  4. Unusual Uses for Olive Oil (2007)
  5. Your Inner Hedgehog (2021)

Isabel Dalhousie Books in Order (14 Books)

  1. The Sunday Philosophy Club (2004)
  2. Friends, Lovers, Chocolate (2005)
  3. The Right Attitude to Rain (2006)
  4. The Novel Habits of Happiness (2006)
  5. The Careful Use of Compliments (2007)
  6. The Comforts of a Muddy Saturday (2008)
  7. The Lost Art of Gratitude (2009)
  8. The Charming Quirks of Others (2010)
  9. The Forgotten Affairs of Youth (2011)
  10. The Uncommon Appeal of Clouds (2012)
  11. A Distant View of Everything (2017)
  12. The Quiet Side of Passion (2018)
  13. The Geometry of Holding Hands (2020)
  14. The Sweet Remnants of Summer (2022)

Isabel Dalhousie Short Stories/Novellas in Order (3 Books)

  1. The Perils of Morning Coffee (2011)
  2. At the Reunion Buffet (2015)
  3. Sweet, Thoughtful Valentine (2016)

44 Scotland Street Books in Order (15 Books)

  1. 44 Scotland Street (2004)
  2. Espresso Tales (2005)
  3. Love Over Scotland (2006)
  4. The World According to Bertie (2007)
  5. The Unbearable Lightness Of Scones (2008)
  6. The Importance of Being Seven (2010)
  7. Bertie Plays the Blues (2011)
  8. Sunshine on Scotland Street (2012)
  9. Bertie’s Guide to Life and Mothers (2013)
  10. The Revolving Door of Life (2015)
  11. The Bertie Project (2016)
  12. A Time of Love and Tartan (2017)
  13. The Peppermint Tea Chronicles (2019)
  14. A Promise of Ankles (2020)
  15. Love in the Time of Bertie (2021)

Myths Books in Order (1 Book)

  1. Dream Angus: The Celtic God of Dreams (2006)

Corduroy Mansions Books in Order (3 Books)

  1. Corduroy Mansions (2009)
  2. The Dog Who Came in from the Cold (2010)
  3. A Conspiracy of Friends (2011)

The School Ship Tobermory Books in Order (3 Books)

  1. School Ship Tobermory (2015)
  2. The Sands of Shark Island (2015)
  3. The Race to Kangaroo Cliff (2018)

Paul Stuart Books in Order (2 Books)

  1. My Italian Bulldozer (2017)
  2. The Second-Worst Restaurant in France (2018)

Detective Varg Books in Order (3 Books)

  1. The Department of Sensitive Crimes (2019)
  2. The Talented Mr. Varg (2020)
  3. The Man with the Silver Saab (2021)

Detective Varg Short Stories/Novellas in Order (1 Book)

  1. The Strange Case of the Moderate Extremists (2019)

Akimbo Books in Order (5 Books)

  1. Akimbo and the Lions (1992)
  2. Akimbo and the Crocodile Man (1993)
  3. Akimbo and the Elephants (1990)
  4. Akimbo and the Snakes (2006)
  5. Akimbo and the Baboons (2008)

Harriet Bean Books in Order (3 Books)

  1. The Five Lost Aunts of Harriet Bean (1990)
  2. Harriet Bean and the League of Cheats (1991)
  3. The Cowgirl Aunt of Harriet Bean (1993)

Max & Maddy Books in Order (2 Books)

  1. Max & Maddy and the Bursting Balloons Mystery (1997)
  2. Max & Maddy and the Chocolate Money Mystery (1997)

Precious Ramotswe’s Very First Cases Books in Order (5 Books)

  1. The Great Cake Mystery (2009)
  2. Precious and the Monkeys (2011)
  3. Precious and the Mystery of Meerkat Hill (2012)
  4. Precious and the Mystery of the Missing Lion (2013)
  5. Precious and the Zebra Necklace (2015)

Young Corgi Books in Order (3 Books)

  1. Alix and the Tigers (1988)
  2. Suzy Magician (1990)
  3. The Tin Dog (1990)

Standalone Novels in Order (7 Books)

  1. Uncle Gangster (1989)
  2. La’s Orchestra Saves the World (2008)
  3. Fatty O’Leary’s Dinner Party (2014)
  4. The Forever Girl (2014)
  5. Hari & His Electric Feet (2017)
  6. Good Pilot, Peter Woodhouse (2017)
  7. Max Champion and the Great Race Car Robbery (2018)

Children’s Books in Order (25 Books)

  1. White Hippo (1980)
  2. Film Boy (1988)
  3. Marzipan Max (1991)
  4. The girl who changed the weather (1991)
  5. The Spaghetti Tangle (1991)
  6. Springy Jane (1992)
  7. The Doughnut Ring (1992)
  8. The Princess Trick (1992)
  9. Who Invented Peanut Butter? (1993)
  10. My Chameleon Uncle (1993)
  11. The Muscle Machine (1993)
  12. Paddy and the Ratcatcher (1994)
  13. The Banana Machine (1994)
  14. Teacher Trouble (1994)
  15. Billy Rubbish (1995)
  16. The Bubblegum Tree (1996)
  17. The Watermelon Boys (1996)
  18. The Popcorn Pirates (1999)
  19. Monkey Boy (2000)
  20. The Joke Machine (2006)
  21. Calculator Annie (2006)
  22. Boing Boing (2016)
  23. Freddie Mole (2016)
  24. The Great Clown Conundrum (2019)
  25. Noah Wild and the Floating Zoo (2020)

Short Story Collections in Order (13 Books)

  1. The Perfect Hamburger and Other Delicious Stories (1982)
  2. Children of Wax: African Folk Tales (1989)
  3. Heavenly Date and Other Flirtations (1995)
  4. “Trouble at the North Pole” and Other Stories (1996)
  5. The Girl Who Married a Lion: and Other Tales from Africa (2004)
  6. The Baboons Who Went This Way and That: Folktales from Africa (2006)
  7. The Book That Changed My Life (2010)
  8. Trains and Lovers (2012)
  9. Chance Developments (2015)
  10. Marvellous Mix-ups (2016)
  11. Pianos and Flowers (2019)
  12. In a Time of Distance and Other Poems (2020)
  13. Tiny Tales: Stories of Romance, Ambition, Kindness, and Happiness (2021)

Non-Fiction Books in Order (3 Books)

  1. What W. H. Auden Can Do for You (2013)
  2. A Work of Beauty: Alexander McCall Smith’s Edinburgh (2014)
  3. Who Built Scotland (2017)

Short Stories/Novellas in Order (2 Books)

  1. Good Dog Lion (2014)
  2. Freddie Mole, Lion Tamer (2016)

Mysterious Profiles Books in Order (1 Book)

  1. Precious Ramotswe (2022)

Austen Project Books in Order (1 Book)

  1. Emma (2014)

Anthologies in Order (13 Books)

  1. One City (2005)
  2. A New Omnibus of Crime (2005)
  3. The Sunday Night Book Club (2006)
  4. The Best British Mysteries IV (2007)
  5. Crimespotting (2009)
  6. Midsummer Nights (2010)
  7. Ox-Tales (2010)
  8. Imagined Lives (2012)
  9. No Rest for the Dead (2011)
  10. What You Wish For: A Book for Darfur (2011)
  11. Better Than Fiction: True Travel Tales From Great Fiction Writers (2012)
  12. How Rude! Modern Manners Defined (2012)
  13. Who Built Scotland (2017)

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