Series · 40 books
Mccall Smith Books in Order
The complete Mccall Smith reading order — 40 books from 1916–2011.
- 01 The Bertie project Amazon — buy The Bertie project Bookshop — buy The Bertie project ThriftBooks — buy The Bertie project eBooks.com — buy The Bertie project
- 02 The Double Comfort Safari Club Amazon — buy The Double Comfort Safari Club Bookshop — buy The Double Comfort Safari Club ThriftBooks — buy The Double Comfort Safari Club eBooks.com — buy The Double Comfort Safari Club
- 03 The Perfect Hamburger Amazon — buy The Perfect Hamburger Bookshop — buy The Perfect Hamburger ThriftBooks — buy The Perfect Hamburger eBooks.com — buy The Perfect Hamburger
- 04 Mason & McCall Smith's law and medical ethics Amazon — buy Mason & McCall Smith's law and medical ethics Bookshop — buy Mason & McCall Smith's law and medical ethics ThriftBooks — buy Mason & McCall Smith's law and medical ethics eBooks.com — buy Mason & McCall Smith's law and medical ethics
- 05 Akimbo and the Elephants (Akimbo) Amazon — buy Akimbo and the Elephants (Akimbo) Bookshop — buy Akimbo and the Elephants (Akimbo) ThriftBooks — buy Akimbo and the Elephants (Akimbo) eBooks.com — buy Akimbo and the Elephants (Akimbo)
- 06 Akimbo and the Lions (Akimbo) Amazon — buy Akimbo and the Lions (Akimbo) Bookshop — buy Akimbo and the Lions (Akimbo) ThriftBooks — buy Akimbo and the Lions (Akimbo) eBooks.com — buy Akimbo and the Lions (Akimbo)
- 07 The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency Amazon — buy The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency Bookshop — buy The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency ThriftBooks — buy The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency eBooks.com — buy The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency
- 08 Tears of the Giraffe (No. 1 Ladies Detective Agency Amazon — buy Tears of the Giraffe (No. 1 Ladies Detective Agency Bookshop — buy Tears of the Giraffe (No. 1 Ladies Detective Agency ThriftBooks — buy Tears of the Giraffe (No. 1 Ladies Detective Agency eBooks.com — buy Tears of the Giraffe (No. 1 Ladies Detective Agency
- 09 Morality for beautiful girls Amazon — buy Morality for beautiful girls Bookshop — buy Morality for beautiful girls ThriftBooks — buy Morality for beautiful girls eBooks.com — buy Morality for beautiful girls
- 10 The Kalahari Typing School for Men Amazon — buy The Kalahari Typing School for Men Bookshop — buy The Kalahari Typing School for Men ThriftBooks — buy The Kalahari Typing School for Men eBooks.com — buy The Kalahari Typing School for Men
- 11 The full cupboard of life Amazon — buy The full cupboard of life Bookshop — buy The full cupboard of life ThriftBooks — buy The full cupboard of life eBooks.com — buy The full cupboard of life
- 12 Portuguese Irregular Verbs Amazon — buy Portuguese Irregular Verbs Bookshop — buy Portuguese Irregular Verbs ThriftBooks — buy Portuguese Irregular Verbs eBooks.com — buy Portuguese Irregular Verbs
- 13 Finer Points of Sausage Dogs, the Amazon — buy Finer Points of Sausage Dogs, the Bookshop — buy Finer Points of Sausage Dogs, the ThriftBooks — buy Finer Points of Sausage Dogs, the eBooks.com — buy Finer Points of Sausage Dogs, the
- 14 At the Villa of Reduced Circumstance (Von Igelfeld 3) Amazon — buy At the Villa of Reduced Circumstance (Von Igelfeld 3) Bookshop — buy At the Villa of Reduced Circumstance (Von Igelfeld 3) ThriftBooks — buy At the Villa of Reduced Circumstance (Von Igelfeld 3) eBooks.com — buy At the Villa of Reduced Circumstance (Von Igelfeld 3)
- 15 Sunday Philosophy Club, The Amazon — buy Sunday Philosophy Club, The Bookshop — buy Sunday Philosophy Club, The ThriftBooks — buy Sunday Philosophy Club, The eBooks.com — buy Sunday Philosophy Club, The
- 16 In the Company of Cheerful Ladies (No. 1 Ladies Detective Agency (Audio)) Amazon — buy In the Company of Cheerful Ladies (No. 1 Ladies Detective Agency (Audio)) Bookshop — buy In the Company of Cheerful Ladies (No. 1 Ladies Detective Agency (Audio)) ThriftBooks — buy In the Company of Cheerful Ladies (No. 1 Ladies Detective Agency (Audio)) eBooks.com — buy In the Company of Cheerful Ladies (No. 1 Ladies Detective Agency (Audio))
- 17 The Girl Who Married a Lion Amazon — buy The Girl Who Married a Lion Bookshop — buy The Girl Who Married a Lion ThriftBooks — buy The Girl Who Married a Lion eBooks.com — buy The Girl Who Married a Lion
- 18 Friends, Lovers, Chocolate Amazon — buy Friends, Lovers, Chocolate Bookshop — buy Friends, Lovers, Chocolate ThriftBooks — buy Friends, Lovers, Chocolate eBooks.com — buy Friends, Lovers, Chocolate
- 19 Espresso Tales Amazon — buy Espresso Tales Bookshop — buy Espresso Tales ThriftBooks — buy Espresso Tales eBooks.com — buy Espresso Tales
- 20 44 Scotland Street Amazon — buy 44 Scotland Street Bookshop — buy 44 Scotland Street ThriftBooks — buy 44 Scotland Street eBooks.com — buy 44 Scotland Street
- 21 Alexander McCall Smith's African Folk Tales Amazon — buy Alexander McCall Smith's African Folk Tales Bookshop — buy Alexander McCall Smith's African Folk Tales ThriftBooks — buy Alexander McCall Smith's African Folk Tales eBooks.com — buy Alexander McCall Smith's African Folk Tales
- 22 Blue shoes and happiness Amazon — buy Blue shoes and happiness Bookshop — buy Blue shoes and happiness ThriftBooks — buy Blue shoes and happiness eBooks.com — buy Blue shoes and happiness
- 23 The Right Attitude to Rain Amazon — buy The Right Attitude to Rain Bookshop — buy The Right Attitude to Rain ThriftBooks — buy The Right Attitude to Rain eBooks.com — buy The Right Attitude to Rain
- 24 Dream Angus Amazon — buy Dream Angus Bookshop — buy Dream Angus ThriftBooks — buy Dream Angus eBooks.com — buy Dream Angus
- 25 Love Over Scotland Amazon — buy Love Over Scotland Bookshop — buy Love Over Scotland ThriftBooks — buy Love Over Scotland eBooks.com — buy Love Over Scotland
- 26 Akimbo and the snakes Amazon — buy Akimbo and the snakes Bookshop — buy Akimbo and the snakes ThriftBooks — buy Akimbo and the snakes eBooks.com — buy Akimbo and the snakes
- 27 The Good Husband of Zebra Drive (No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency Series) Amazon — buy The Good Husband of Zebra Drive (No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency Series) Bookshop — buy The Good Husband of Zebra Drive (No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency Series) ThriftBooks — buy The Good Husband of Zebra Drive (No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency Series) eBooks.com — buy The Good Husband of Zebra Drive (No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency Series)
- 28 The world according to Bertie Amazon — buy The world according to Bertie Bookshop — buy The world according to Bertie ThriftBooks — buy The world according to Bertie eBooks.com — buy The world according to Bertie
- 29 The Careful Use of Compliments Amazon — buy The Careful Use of Compliments Bookshop — buy The Careful Use of Compliments ThriftBooks — buy The Careful Use of Compliments eBooks.com — buy The Careful Use of Compliments
- 30 The unbearable lightness of scones Amazon — buy The unbearable lightness of scones Bookshop — buy The unbearable lightness of scones ThriftBooks — buy The unbearable lightness of scones eBooks.com — buy The unbearable lightness of scones
- 31 The comforts of a muddy Saturday Amazon — buy The comforts of a muddy Saturday Bookshop — buy The comforts of a muddy Saturday ThriftBooks — buy The comforts of a muddy Saturday eBooks.com — buy The comforts of a muddy Saturday
- 32 The miracle at Speedy Motors Amazon — buy The miracle at Speedy Motors Bookshop — buy The miracle at Speedy Motors ThriftBooks — buy The miracle at Speedy Motors eBooks.com — buy The miracle at Speedy Motors
- 33 La's orchestra saves the world Amazon — buy La's orchestra saves the world Bookshop — buy La's orchestra saves the world ThriftBooks — buy La's orchestra saves the world eBooks.com — buy La's orchestra saves the world
- 34 Tea time for the traditionally built Amazon — buy Tea time for the traditionally built Bookshop — buy Tea time for the traditionally built ThriftBooks — buy Tea time for the traditionally built eBooks.com — buy Tea time for the traditionally built
- 35 The lost art of gratitude Amazon — buy The lost art of gratitude Bookshop — buy The lost art of gratitude ThriftBooks — buy The lost art of gratitude eBooks.com — buy The lost art of gratitude
- 36 Corduroy mansions Amazon — buy Corduroy mansions Bookshop — buy Corduroy mansions ThriftBooks — buy Corduroy mansions eBooks.com — buy Corduroy mansions
- 37 The charming quirks of others Amazon — buy The charming quirks of others Bookshop — buy The charming quirks of others ThriftBooks — buy The charming quirks of others eBooks.com — buy The charming quirks of others
- 38 The dog who came in from the cold Amazon — buy The dog who came in from the cold Bookshop — buy The dog who came in from the cold ThriftBooks — buy The dog who came in from the cold eBooks.com — buy The dog who came in from the cold
- 39 The Saturday Big Tent Wedding Party Amazon — buy The Saturday Big Tent Wedding Party Bookshop — buy The Saturday Big Tent Wedding Party ThriftBooks — buy The Saturday Big Tent Wedding Party eBooks.com — buy The Saturday Big Tent Wedding Party
- 40 The forgotten affairs of youth Amazon — buy The forgotten affairs of youth Bookshop — buy The forgotten affairs of youth ThriftBooks — buy The forgotten affairs of youth eBooks.com — buy The forgotten affairs of youth
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| Read | # | Title | Year | Date finished |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Bertie project | 1916 | ||
| 2 | The Double Comfort Safari Club | 1960 | ||
| 3 | The Perfect Hamburger | 1982 | ||
| 4 | Mason & McCall Smith's law and medical ethics | 1987 | ||
| 5 | Akimbo and the Elephants (Akimbo) | 1990 | ||
| 6 | Akimbo and the Lions (Akimbo) | 1992 | ||
| 7 | The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency | 1997 | ||
| 8 | Tears of the Giraffe (No. 1 Ladies Detective Agency | 2000 | ||
| 9 | Morality for beautiful girls | 2001 | ||
| 10 | The Kalahari Typing School for Men | 2002 | ||
| 11 | The full cupboard of life | 2003 | ||
| 12 | Portuguese Irregular Verbs | 2003 | ||
| 13 | Finer Points of Sausage Dogs, the | 2003 | ||
| 14 | At the Villa of Reduced Circumstance (Von Igelfeld 3) | 2003 | ||
| 15 | Sunday Philosophy Club, The | 2004 | ||
| 16 | In the Company of Cheerful Ladies (No. 1 Ladies Detective Agency (Audio)) | 2004 | ||
| 17 | The Girl Who Married a Lion | 2004 | ||
| 18 | Friends, Lovers, Chocolate | 2005 | ||
| 19 | Espresso Tales | 2005 | ||
| 20 | 44 Scotland Street | 2005 | ||
| 21 | Alexander McCall Smith's African Folk Tales | 2005 | ||
| 22 | Blue shoes and happiness | 2006 | ||
| 23 | The Right Attitude to Rain | 2006 | ||
| 24 | Dream Angus | 2006 | ||
| 25 | Love Over Scotland | 2006 | ||
| 26 | Akimbo and the snakes | 2006 | ||
| 27 | The Good Husband of Zebra Drive (No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency Series) | 2007 | ||
| 28 | The world according to Bertie | 2007 | ||
| 29 | The Careful Use of Compliments | 2007 | ||
| 30 | The unbearable lightness of scones | 2008 | ||
| 31 | The comforts of a muddy Saturday | 2008 | ||
| 32 | The miracle at Speedy Motors | 2008 | ||
| 33 | La's orchestra saves the world | 2008 | ||
| 34 | Tea time for the traditionally built | 2009 | ||
| 35 | The lost art of gratitude | 2009 | ||
| 36 | Corduroy mansions | 2009 | ||
| 37 | The charming quirks of others | 2010 | ||
| 38 | The dog who came in from the cold | 2010 | ||
| 39 | The Saturday Big Tent Wedding Party | 2011 | ||
| 40 | The forgotten affairs of youth | 2011 |
Mccall Smith reading order — abookinorder.com
Where to start
Begin with The Bertie project (1916). The list above follows publication order, which is how most readers approach Mccall Smith — later books assume you know what happened in earlier ones.
Frequently asked
How many Mccall Smith books are there?
40 to date, spanning 1916–2011.
What is the newest Mccall Smith book?
The forgotten affairs of youth, published in 2011.