title: The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency Series Set, Books 1-11: The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency, Tears of the Giraffe, Morality for Beautiful Girls, The Kalahari Typing School for Men, The Full Cupboard of Life, In the Company of Cheerful Ladies, Blue Shoes and Happiness, The Good Husband of Zebra Drive, The Miracle at Speedy Motors, Tea Time for the Traditionally Built, and The Double Comfort Safari Club
author:  Alexander McCall Smith 
description: The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency Series Set, Books 1-11: The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency, Tears of the Giraffe, Morality for Beautiful Girls, The Kalahari Typing School for Men, The Full Cupboard of Life, In the Company of Cheerful Ladies, Blue Shoes and Happiness, The Good Husband of Zebra Drive, The Miracle at Speedy Motors, Tea Time for the Traditionally Built, and The Double Comfort Safari Club
zlib_text: **A** **LEXANDER** **M** **C** **C** **ALL** **S** **MITH**
  
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  Alexander McCall Smith is the author of the No. 1 Ladies’ Detective Agency
  series, the Isabel Dalhousie series, the Portuguese Irregular Verbs series,
  the 44 Scotland Street series, and the Corduroy Mansions series. He was born
  in what is now known as Zimbabwe and lives in Scotland, where in his spare
  time he is a bassoonist in the RTO (Really Terrible Orchestra).
  
  > [www.alexandermccallsmith.com](http://www.alexandermccallsmith.com)
  
  > BOOKS IN THE NO. 1 LADIES’ DETECTIVE AGENCY SERIES
  
  >  _The No. 1 Ladies’ Detective Agency_  
  >  _Tears of the Giraffe_  
  >  _Morality for Beautiful Girls_  
  >  _The Kalahari Typing School for Men_  
  >  _The Full Cupboard of Life_  
  >  _In the Company of Cheerful Ladies_  
  >  _Blue Shoes and Happiness_  
  >  _The Good Husband of Zebra Drive_  
  >  _The Miracle at Speedy Motors_  
  >  _Tea Time for the Traditionally Built_  
  >  _The Double Comfort Safari Club_  
  >  _