22 books in series

No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency

No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency is a 22-book series with 22 primary works first released in 1995 with contributions by Alexander McCall Smith.

The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency
#1Popular

1998 • 140 Readers • 233 pages 3.4

Tears of the Giraffe
#2

2000 • 27 Readers • 217 pages 3.7

Morality for Beautiful Girls
#3

2001 • 24 Readers • 227 pages 3.6

The Kalahari Typing School for Men
#4

2002 • 19 Readers • 224 pages 3.6

The Full Cupboard of Life
#5

2003 • 13 Readers • 219 pages 3.7

In the Company of Cheerful Ladies
#6

2004 • 9 Readers • 231 pages 3.8

Blue Shoes and Happiness
#7

2006 • 12 Readers • 227 pages 3.8

The Good Husband of Zebra Drive
#8

2007 • 10 Readers • 213 pages 4

The Miracle at Speedy Motors
#9

2008 • 8 Readers • 214 pages 3.7

Tea Time for the Traditionally Built
#10

2009 • 9 Readers • 212 pages 4

The Double Comfort Safari Club
#11

2010 • 8 Readers • 211 pages 4

The Saturday Big Tent Wedding Party
#12

2011 • 5 Readers • 213 pages 4.3

The Limpopo Academy of Private Detection
#13

2012 • 4 Readers • 257 pages 4.3

The Minor Adjustment Beauty Salon
#14

2013 • 8 Readers • 248 pages 3.7

The Handsome Man's Deluxe Café
#15

2014 • 6 Readers • 227 pages 3.8

Precious and Grace
#17

2016 • 8 Readers • 227 pages 3.5

The House of Unexpected Sisters
#18

2017 • 6 Readers • 241 pages 3.7

The Colours of All the Cattle
#19

2018 • 2 Readers • 231 pages 3.5

How to Raise an Elephant
#21

2020 • 2 Readers • 256 pages 3

The Joy and Light Bus Company
#22

2021 • 3 Readers • 235 pages 4

A Song of Comfortable Chairs
#23

2022 • 3 Readers • 256 pages 4