Books by Alexander McCall Smith, plus links to author biography, book summaries, excerpts and reviews

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Alexander McCall Smith

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Blue Shoes and Happiness jacket The Full Cupboard of Life jacket In The Company of Cheerful Ladies jacket The Kalahari Typing School For Men jacket The No.1 Ladies Detective Agency jacket The Sunday Philosophy Club jacket Tears of The Giraffe jacket

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The Department of Sensitive Crimes jacket The Colors of All the Cattle jacket My Italian Bulldozer jacket The Novel Habits of Happiness jacket The Minor Adjustment Beauty Salon jacket Trains and Lovers jacket The Uncommon Appeal of Clouds jacket A Conspiracy of Friends jacket The Great Cake Mystery jacket The Limpopo Academy of Private Detection jacket The Forgotten Affairs of Youth jacket The Dog Who Came in from the Cold jacket The Saturday Big Tent Wedding Party jacket The Charming Quirks of Others jacket Corduroy Mansions jacket The Double Comfort Safari Club jacket The Unbearable Lightness of Scones jacket La's Orchestra Saves the World jacket The Lost Art of Gratitude jacket Tea Time for the Traditionally Built jacket The World According to Bertie jacket The Comforts of a Muddy Saturday jacket The Careful Use of Compliments jacket The Miracle at Speedy Motors jacket Love Over Scotland jacket The Good Husband of Zebra Drive jacket The Right Attitude To Rain jacket Akimbo and the Crocodile Man jacket Friends, Lovers, Chocolate jacket Akimbo and the Elephants jacket
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