No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency Books in Order

  1. The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency

    Published: 1998

  2. Tears of the Giraffe

    Published: 2000

  3. Morality for Beautiful Girls

    Published: 2001

  4. The Kalahari Typing School for Men

    Published: 2002

  5. The Full Cupboard of Life

    Published: 2003

  6. In the Company of Cheerful Ladies

    Published: 2004

  7. Blue Shoes and Happiness

    Published: 2006

  8. The Good Husband of Zebra Drive

    Published: 2007

  9. The Miracle at Speedy Motors

    Published: 2008

  10. Tea Time for the Traditionally Built

    Published: 2009

  11. The Double Comfort Safari Club

    Published: 2010

  12. The Saturday Big Tent Wedding Party

    Published: 2011

  13. The Limpopo Academy of Private Detection

    Published: 2012

  14. The Minor Adjustment Beauty Salon

    Published: 2013

  15. The Handsome Man's De Luxe Café

    Published: 2014

  16. The Woman Who Walked in Sunshine

    Published: 2015

  17. Precious and Grace

    Published: 2016

  18. The House of Unexpected Sisters

    Published: 2017

  19. The Colours of all the Cattle

    Published: 2018

  20. To the Land of Long Lost Friends

    Published: 2019

  21. How to Raise an Elephant

    Published: 2020

  22. The Joy and Light Bus Company

    Published: 2021

  23. A Song of Comfortable Chairs

    Published: 2022

  24. From a Far and Lovely Country

    Published: 2023

  25. The Great Hippopotamus Hotel

    Published: 2024

No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency Books in Order

by Alexander McCall Smith

Alexander McCall Smith's Precious Ramotswe is Botswana's first female private detective, solving crimes with intuition and common sense rather than aggression. The series is quieter than typical crime fiction, more interested in character and place, with Smith capturing the rhythms of contemporary Botswanan life.