About Alexander McCall Smith
ALEXANDER McCALL SMITH has a double existence. He is a Professor of Medical Law, but also an author who has now written over fifty books on a wide range of subjects. These range from specialist titles such as 'Forensic Aspects of Sleep', (the only book on the subject) to 'The Criminal Law of Botswana' (also the only book on the subject) and from the widely translated 'The Perfect Hamburger' (a children's novel) to 'Portuguese Irregular Verbs' (a collection of stories about eccentric German professors). His collection of African stories, 'Children of Wax', received critical acclaim and has been the subject of an award-winning film.
Series
Harriet Bean
1. The Five Lost Aunts of Harriet Bean (1990)
2. Harriet Bean and the League of Cheats (1992)
3. The Cowgirl Aunt of Harriet Bean (2006)
1. The Five Lost Aunts of Harriet Bean (1990)
2. Harriet Bean and the League of Cheats (1992)
3. The Cowgirl Aunt of Harriet Bean (2006)
Akimbo
1. Akimbo and the Elephants (1990)
2. Akimbo and the Crocodile Man (2005)
3. Akimbo and the Lions (2005)
4. Akimbo and the Snakes (2006)
5. Akimbo and the Baboons (2008)
The Akimbo Adventures (omnibus) (2013)
1. Akimbo and the Elephants (1990)
2. Akimbo and the Crocodile Man (2005)
3. Akimbo and the Lions (2005)
4. Akimbo and the Snakes (2006)
5. Akimbo and the Baboons (2008)
The Akimbo Adventures (omnibus) (2013)
No 1 Ladies' Detective agency
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)
The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Series Box Set (omnibus) (2003)
Blue Shoes and Happiness / Good Husband of Zebra Drive (omnibus) (2008)
The Cleverness of Ladies (2012)
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)
The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Series Box Set (omnibus) (2003)
Blue Shoes and Happiness / Good Husband of Zebra Drive (omnibus) (2008)
The Cleverness of Ladies (2012)
Professor Dr Moritz-Maria von Igelfeld
The 2 1/2 Pillars of Wisdom (omnibus) (2002)
At the Villa of Reduced Circumstances (2003)
The Finer Points of Sausage Dogs (2003)
Portuguese Irregular Verbs (2003)
Unusual Uses for Olive Oil (2011)
The 2 1/2 Pillars of Wisdom (omnibus) (2002)
At the Villa of Reduced Circumstances (2003)
The Finer Points of Sausage Dogs (2003)
Portuguese Irregular Verbs (2003)
Unusual Uses for Olive Oil (2011)
Isabel Dalhousie
1. The Sunday Philosophy Club (2004)
2. Friends, Lovers, Chocolate (2005)
3. The Right Attitude to Rain (2006)
4. The Careful Use of Compliments (2007)
5. The Comforts of a Muddy Saturday (2008)
6. The Lost Art of Gratitude (2009)
7. The Charming Quirks of Others (2010)
8. The Forgotten Affairs of Youth (2011)
9. The Uncommon Appeal of Clouds (2012)
The Perils of Morning Coffee (2011)
1. The Sunday Philosophy Club (2004)
2. Friends, Lovers, Chocolate (2005)
3. The Right Attitude to Rain (2006)
4. The Careful Use of Compliments (2007)
5. The Comforts of a Muddy Saturday (2008)
6. The Lost Art of Gratitude (2009)
7. The Charming Quirks of Others (2010)
8. The Forgotten Affairs of Youth (2011)
9. The Uncommon Appeal of Clouds (2012)
The Perils of Morning Coffee (2011)
44 Scotland Street
1. 44 Scotland Street (2005)
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 (2011)
7. Bertie Plays The Blues (2011)
8. Sunshine on Scotland Street (2012)
9. Bertie's Guide to Life and Mothers (2013)
1. 44 Scotland Street (2005)
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 (2011)
7. Bertie Plays The Blues (2011)
8. Sunshine on Scotland Street (2012)
9. Bertie's Guide to Life and Mothers (2013)
Corduroy Mansions
1. Corduroy Mansions (2009)
2. The Dog Who Came in From the Cold (2011)
3. A Conspiracy Of Friends (2011)
1. Corduroy Mansions (2009)
2. The Dog Who Came in From the Cold (2011)
3. A Conspiracy Of Friends (2011)
Precious Ramotswe
1. Precious and the Monkeys (2011)
aka Precious and the Puggies
2. Precious and the Mystery of Meerkat Hill (2012)
aka The Mystery of Meerkat Hill
3. The Great Cake Mystery (2012)
4. Precious and the Missing Lion (2013)
1. Precious and the Monkeys (2011)
aka Precious and the Puggies
2. Precious and the Mystery of Meerkat Hill (2012)
aka The Mystery of Meerkat Hill
3. The Great Cake Mystery (2012)
4. Precious and the Missing Lion (2013)
Novels
The Perfect Hamburger (1982)
Alix and the Tigers (1988)
The Tin Dog (1990)
Spaghetti Tangle (1991)
The Popcorn Pirates (1991)
The Doughnut Ring (1992)
Calculator Annie (1992)
The Muscle Machine (1993)
Paddy and the Ratcatcher (1994)
Teacher Trouble (1994)
The Bubblegum Tree (1996)
La's Orchestra Saves the World (2008)
No Rest for the Dead (2011) (with Jeff Abbott, Lori Armstrong, David Baldacci, Sandra Brown, Thomas H Cook, Jeffery Deaver, Diana Gabaldon, Tess Gerritsen, Andrew F Gulli, Lamia Gulli, Peter James, J A Jance, Faye Kellerman, Raymond Khoury, John Lescroart, Jeff Lindsay, Gayle Lynds, Phillip Margolin, Michael Palmer, T Jefferson Parker, Matthew Pearl, Kathy Reichs, Marcus Sakey, Jonathan Santlofer, Lisa Scottoline, R L Stine and Marcia Talley)
The Girl Who Was Thursday (2013)
Alix and the Tigers (1988)
The Tin Dog (1990)
Spaghetti Tangle (1991)
The Popcorn Pirates (1991)
The Doughnut Ring (1992)
Calculator Annie (1992)
The Muscle Machine (1993)
Paddy and the Ratcatcher (1994)
Teacher Trouble (1994)
The Bubblegum Tree (1996)
La's Orchestra Saves the World (2008)
No Rest for the Dead (2011) (with Jeff Abbott, Lori Armstrong, David Baldacci, Sandra Brown, Thomas H Cook, Jeffery Deaver, Diana Gabaldon, Tess Gerritsen, Andrew F Gulli, Lamia Gulli, Peter James, J A Jance, Faye Kellerman, Raymond Khoury, John Lescroart, Jeff Lindsay, Gayle Lynds, Phillip Margolin, Michael Palmer, T Jefferson Parker, Matthew Pearl, Kathy Reichs, Marcus Sakey, Jonathan Santlofer, Lisa Scottoline, R L Stine and Marcia Talley)
The Girl Who Was Thursday (2013)
Collections
Heavenly Date: And Other Flirtations (1995)
Trouble At the North Pole And Other Stories (1996) (with Lisa Bruce, Berlie Doherty and Effin Older)
The Girl Who Married a Lion: And Other Tales from Africa (2004)
One City (2005) (with Ian Rankin and Irvine Welsh)
Ox-Tales:Air (2009) (with Diran Adebayo, Beryl Bainbridge, Helen Fielding, A L Kennedy, D B C Pierre, Vikram Seth, Kamila Shamsie, Helen Simpson and Louise Welsh)
The Book That Changed My Life (2010) (with Ian Rankin)
What You Wish For: A Book for Darfur (2011) (with Jeanne DuPrau, Nikki Giovanni, John Green, Karen Hesse, Naomi Shihab Nye, Joyce Carol Oates, Sofia Quintero and Jane Yolen)
Imagined Lives: Portraits of Unknown People (2011) (with John Banville, Tracy Chevalier, Julian Fellowes, Terry Pratchett, Sarah Singleton, Joanna Trollope and Minette Walters)
Trains and Lovers (2012)
Trouble At the North Pole And Other Stories (1996) (with Lisa Bruce, Berlie Doherty and Effin Older)
The Girl Who Married a Lion: And Other Tales from Africa (2004)
One City (2005) (with Ian Rankin and Irvine Welsh)
Ox-Tales:Air (2009) (with Diran Adebayo, Beryl Bainbridge, Helen Fielding, A L Kennedy, D B C Pierre, Vikram Seth, Kamila Shamsie, Helen Simpson and Louise Welsh)
The Book That Changed My Life (2010) (with Ian Rankin)
What You Wish For: A Book for Darfur (2011) (with Jeanne DuPrau, Nikki Giovanni, John Green, Karen Hesse, Naomi Shihab Nye, Joyce Carol Oates, Sofia Quintero and Jane Yolen)
Imagined Lives: Portraits of Unknown People (2011) (with John Banville, Tracy Chevalier, Julian Fellowes, Terry Pratchett, Sarah Singleton, Joanna Trollope and Minette Walters)
Trains and Lovers (2012)
Novellas
Series contributed to
Myths
6. Dream Angus (2006)
Canongate Myth Series (omnibus) (2006) (with Margaret Atwood and Jeanette Winterson)
6. Dream Angus (2006)
Canongate Myth Series (omnibus) (2006) (with Margaret Atwood and Jeanette Winterson)
Anthologies edited
Non fiction
Links to other websites
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Alexander McCall Smith recommends
 Last Orders at Harrods (2005) (Last Orders at Harrods Trilogy, book 1) Michael Holman "Delightful, entertaining, profound." |  Passarola Rising (2006) Azhar Abidi "Azhar Abidi is not an author who has his feet on the ground. And that's a compliment." |  Blood in the Water (2007) (Alice Rice Mystery, book 1) Gillian Galbraith "This is a vivid and exciting story, set against the background of Edinburgh's legal and medical circles. There is not a dull page from start to finish." | |
 Oscar Wilde and the Candlelight Murders (2007) (Oscar Wilde, book 1) Gyles Brandreth "One of the most intelligent, amusing and entertaining books of the year. If Oscar Wilde himself had been asked to write this book he could not have done it any better." |  Prelude (2009) William Coles "What a read!... A triumph." |  Major Pettigrew's Last Stand (2010) Helen Simonson "A beautiful little love story." | |
 At the Loch of the Green Corrie (2010) Andrew Greig "Exquisitely written, moving and utterly memorable." |  Unwritten Secrets (2010) Ronald Frame "Scotland's finest contemporary writer." |  The Ottoman Affair (2010) Graham J Holmes Wilson "Extremely well written." | |
 A Surrey State of Affairs (2011) Ceri Radford "A comic gem." |  Lucia on Holiday (2012) Guy Fraser-Sampson "Lucia is back! This is a wonderful new adventure written with all the style and humour of Benson himself." |  A Song Among the Stones (2012) Kenneth Steven "A poetic voice of great sensitivity." | |
 The Case of the Deadly Butter Chicken (2012) (Vish Puri, Most Private Investigator, book 3) Tarquin Hall "These books are little gems. They are beautifully written, amusing, and intensely readable." |  Feast of Artemis (2013) (Hermes Diaktoros, book 7) Anne Zouroudi "Anne Zouroudi writes beautifully - her books have all the sparkle and light of the island landscapes in which she sets them. The Lady of Sorrows, her latest, is a gorgeous treat ... Lovely, delicious prose and plot - as tasty as one of those irresistible honey-soaked Greek confections." |
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