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)

2006 Blue Shoes and Happiness

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

2018 The Colours of All the Cattle