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The Double Comfort Safari Club The Double Comfort Safari Club Alexander McCall Smith Readers will agree that this touching and dramatic new installment in Alexander McCall Smith's beloved and best-selling series is the finest yet. In this story, Precious Ramotswe deals with issues of… OL14958736W
The Baboons Who Went This Way and That The Baboons Who Went This Way and That Alexander McCall Smith A bird that can be milked? A man with a tree growing out of his head? A woman with children made of wax? Let Alexander McCall Smith once again take you and your kids to a land where the bizarre is ev… OL15184374W
The charming quirks of others The charming quirks of others Alexander McCall Smith A couple who are old friends of Isabel Dalhousie's ask for her help in a rather tricky situation: A successor is being sought for the headmaster position at their alma mater. The board has four final… OL15369606W
The dog who came in from the cold The dog who came in from the cold Alexander McCall Smith Literary agent Barbara Ragg has agreed to represent a man writing a book about his experiences hanging out with the Abominable Snowman. Terence Moongrove's residence has become the target of New Age … OL15902119W
No Rest for the Dead No Rest for the Dead Jeff Abbott,Lori Armstrong,Jonathan Santlofer,Matthew Pearl,Lisa Scottoline,Sandra Brown,James, Peter,Jonathan Kellerman,Jeffery Deaver,Kathy Reichs,Tess Gerritsen,J. A. Jance,Marcia Talley,Peter James,Raymond Khoury,Jeff Lindsay,John T. Lescroart,T. Jefferson Parker,David Baldacci,Thomas Cook,Marcus Sakey,Michael Palmer,Alexander McCall Smith,R. L. Stine,Phillip Margolin,Gayle Lynds,Diana Gabaldon,Andrew F. Gulli,Lamia Gulli,Andrew Gulli,Ed van Eeden,Jeff Abbott,Kathy Reichs,Lamia J. Gulli A serial novel featuring contributions by twenty-five masters of suspense follows detective Jon Nunn as he re-opens a ten-year-old case to discover if the wrong person was convicted and put to death … OL15951956W
The great cake mystery The great cake mystery Alexander McCall Smith Before becoming the first female private investigator in Botswana, eight-year-old Precious Ramotswe tracks down a thief who has been stealing her classmates' snacks. OL16142082W
The importance of being seven The importance of being seven Alexander McCall Smith Number 44 Scotland Street is no ordinary address. The elegant tenement, and the surrounding Georgian quarter of Edinburgh, is home to an extraordinary group of people, including Bertie Pollock--six y… OL16557939W
The uncommon appeal of clouds The uncommon appeal of clouds Alexander McCall Smith Investigating the theft of a valuable painting that was supposed to be donated to the Scottish National Gallery, Isabel harbors a growing suspicion that the thieves may be close to the painting's wea… OL16646476W
The forever girl The forever girl Alexander McCall Smith "From the author of the best-selling and universally adored No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency series--a stand-alone, big-hearted, and often heartbreaking novel about unrequited love and the unexpected p… OL17646142W
Bertie's guide to life and mothers Bertie's guide to life and mothers Alexander McCall Smith "Newlywed painter and sometime somnambulist Angus Lordie might be sleepwalking his way into trouble with Animal Welfare when he lets his dog Cyril drink a bit too much lager at the local bar. The lon… OL17712929W
The Handsome Man's De Luxe Cafe The Handsome Man's De Luxe Cafe Alexander McCall Smith Mma Ramotswe has her hands full both at home and in the office. To add to her current challenges, her devoted partner, Grace Makutsi, has decided to branch out on her own and open The Handsome Man's … OL17826980W
Emma Emma Alexander McCall Smith "The summer after university, Emma Woodhouse returns home to the village of Highbury, where she will live with her health-conscious father until she is ready to launch her interior-design business an… OL19351262W
The Bertie project The Bertie project Alexander McCall Smith "Bertie's mother Irene returns from the Middle East to discover that, in her absence, her son has been exposed to the worst of evils--television shows, ice cream parlors, and even unsanctioned art at… OL19712693W
A time of love and tartan A time of love and tartan Alexander McCall Smith "The latest installment of Alexander McCall Smith's perennially popular and irresistibly charming 44 Scotland Street series. When Pat accepts her narcissistic ex-boyfriend Bruce's invitation for coff… OL19730329W
The good pilot Peter Woodhouse The good pilot Peter Woodhouse Alexander McCall Smith "From the beloved and best-selling author of the No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency series and La's Orchestra Saves the World, a heartwarming tale of hope and friendship set during World War II, in which… OL19736188W
The colors of all the cattle The colors of all the cattle Alexander McCall Smith Precious Ramotswe dips her toe into the world of politics in the newest addition to the beloved and best-selling No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency series. When Mma Potokwane suggests to Mma Ramotswe tha… OL19761893W
The novel habits of happiness The novel habits of happiness Alexander McCall Smith "The ever-delightful, insatiably curious Edinburgh philosopher and amateur sleuth returns to take on a case unlike any she's had before--this one with paranormal implications--in the tenth installmen… OL20003837W
Akimbo and the crocodile man Akimbo and the crocodile man Alexander McCall Smith Akimbo goes to the rescue of a zoologist who is injured on his father's game preserve. OL2435403W
Akimbo and the snakes Akimbo and the snakes Alexander McCall Smith On a trip to the snake park with his Uncle Peter, Akimbo has an adventure involving a deadly green mamba snake. OL2435406W
At the Villa of Reduced Circumstance (Von Igelfeld 3) At the Villa of Reduced Circumstance (Von Igelfeld 3) Alexander McCall Smith Readers who fell in love with Precious Ramotswe, proprietor of The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency, now have new cause for celebration in the protagonist of these three light-footed comic novels by Al… OL2435411W
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