Alexander McCall Smith's The No 1 Ladies' Detective Agency Series in Chronological Order
1999 The No.1 Ladies' Detective Agency
2000 Tears of the Giraffe
2001 Morality For Beautiful Girls
2002 The Kalahari Typing School for Men
2003 The Full Cupboard of Life
2004 In the Company of Cheerful Ladies (also known as The Night-Time Dancer)
2007 The Good Husband of Zebra Drive
2008 The Miracle at Speedy Motors
2009 Tea Time for the Traditionally Built
2010 The Double Comfort Safari Club
2010 Precious and the Puggies - reissued as Precious and the Monkeys 2011
2011 The Saturday Big Tent Wedding Party
2012 The Limpopo Academy of Private Detection
2012 Precious and the Mystery of Meerkat Hill (for younger readers)
2013 The Minor Adjustment Beauty Salon
2014 The Handsome Man's De Luxe Cafe
2015 The Woman Who Walked in Sunshine
2016 Precious and Grace
2017 The House of Unexpected Sisters by Alexander McCall Smith