The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency books in order
The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency is a series of 21 books by Alexander McCall Smith: 3,915 pages in the 16 with a known length, about 72 hours of reading. Shown in the numbered order.
- 21
- books
- 3,915
- pages in 16 of them
- 72 hours
- to read those 16
- 144 days
- at 30 minutes a day
The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency 4.4 h 2 
Tears of the Giraffe 4.3 h 3 
Morality for Beautiful Girls 4.5 h 4 
The Kalahari Typing School for Men 3.8 h 5 
The Full Cupboard of Life 4.1 h 6 
In the Company of Cheerful Ladies 4.6 h 7 
Blue Shoes and Happiness 4.7 h 
Tea Time for the Traditionally Built 4.6 h 11 
The Double Comfort Safari Club 4.4 h 12 
The Saturday Big Tent Wedding Party 4.5 h 13 
The Limpopo Academy of Private Detection 5.3 h 14 
The Minor Adjustment Beauty Salon 4.5 h 
Precious and Grace 4.4 h 18 
The House of Unexpected Sisters 4.7 h 
To the Land of Long Lost Friends 4.4 h 21 
How to Raise an Elephant 4.7 h Bar height shows length.
The books
- 1
The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency 1998 4.4 h
This first novel in Alexander McCall Smith's widely acclaimed The No. 1 Ladies Detective Agency series tells the story of the delightfully cunning and enormously engaging Precious…
- 2
Tears of the Giraffe 2000 4.3 h
In 1999 The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency received two Booker Judges' Special Recommendations and was voted one of the ‘International Books of the Year and the Millennium' by the…
- 3
Morality for Beautiful Girls 2001 4.5 h
THE NO.1 LADIES' DETECTIVE AGENCY published in 1998, introduced the world to the one and only Precious Ramotswe, the engaging and sassy owner of Botswana's only detective agency.
- 4
The Kalahari Typing School for Men 2002 3.8 h
The No. 1 Ladies' Detective AgencyFor All Confidential Matters and InquiriesSatisfaction Guaranteed for all PartiesUnder Personal ManagementThe phenomenal success of The No. 1…
- 5
The Full Cupboard of Life 2003 4.1 h
Here is the fifth novel in the internationally bestselling No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency hit series.
- 6
In the Company of Cheerful Ladies 2004 4.6 h
In the newest addition to the universally beloved No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency series, the charming and ever-resourceful Precious Ramotswe finds herself overly beset by problems.
- 7
Blue Shoes and Happiness 2006 4.7 h
In this seventh installment in the internationally bestselling, universally beloved series, there is considerable excitement at the shared premises of the No. 1 Ladies' Detective…
- 8
The Good Husband of Zebra Drive 2007 length not known
- 9
The Miracle at Speedy Motors 2008 length not known
- 10
Tea Time for the Traditionally Built 2009 4.6 h
The latest installment of this universally beloved and best-selling series finds Precious Ramotswe in personal need of her own formidable detection talents . . . . Mma Ramotswe's…
- 11
The Double Comfort Safari Club 2010 4.4 h
Readers will agree that this touching and dramatic new installment in Alexander McCall Smith's beloved and best-selling series is the finest yet.
- 12
The Saturday Big Tent Wedding Party 2011 4.5 h
Hoping to reclaim a van that was featured in a possible prophetic dream, Precious and Grace find themselves helping an apprentice of Phuti Radiphuti, investigating a cattle…
- 13
The Limpopo Academy of Private Detection 2012 5.3 h
"Precious Ramotswe is back and, as usual, her plate is full!
- 14
The Minor Adjustment Beauty Salon 2013 4.5 h
"The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency series is moving to the fall!
- 15
The Handsome Man's De Luxe Café 2014 length not known
- 16
The Woman Who Walked in Sunshine 2015 length not known
- 17
Precious and Grace 2017 4.4 h
"The delightful seventeenth installment of the ever-popular, perennially best-selling No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency series Precious Ramotswe, Botswana's premier lady detective…
- 18
The House of Unexpected Sisters 2017 4.7 h
"Precious Ramotswe learns valuable lessons about first impressions and forgiveness in this latest installment of the beloved and best-selling No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency series.
- 19
The Colours of All the Cattle 2018 length not known
- 20
To the Land of Long Lost Friends 2019 4.4 h
- 21
How to Raise an Elephant 2020 4.7 h
How much is left
| After book 1, The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency | about 67 hours left, not counting 5 books of unknown length |
| After book 2, Tears of the Giraffe | about 63 hours left, not counting 5 books of unknown length |
| After book 3, Morality for Beautiful Girls | about 59 hours left, not counting 5 books of unknown length |
| After book 4, The Kalahari Typing School for Men | about 55 hours left, not counting 5 books of unknown length |
| After book 5, The Full Cupboard of Life | about 51 hours left, not counting 5 books of unknown length |
| After book 6, In the Company of Cheerful Ladies | about 46 hours left, not counting 5 books of unknown length |
| After book 7, Blue Shoes and Happiness | about 41 hours left, not counting 5 books of unknown length |
| After book 8, The Good Husband of Zebra Drive | about 41 hours left, not counting 4 books of unknown length |
| After book 9, The Miracle at Speedy Motors | about 41 hours left, not counting 3 books of unknown length |
| After book 10, Tea Time for the Traditionally Built | about 37 hours left, not counting 3 books of unknown length |
| After book 11, The Double Comfort Safari Club | about 32 hours left, not counting 3 books of unknown length |
| After book 12, The Saturday Big Tent Wedding Party | about 28 hours left, not counting 3 books of unknown length |
| After book 13, The Limpopo Academy of Private Detection | about 23 hours left, not counting 3 books of unknown length |
| After book 14, The Minor Adjustment Beauty Salon | about 18 hours left, not counting 3 books of unknown length |
| After book 15, The Handsome Man's De Luxe Café | about 18 hours left, not counting 2 books of unknown length |
| After book 16, The Woman Who Walked in Sunshine | about 18 hours left, not counting 1 book of unknown length |
| After book 17, Precious and Grace | about 14 hours left, not counting 1 book of unknown length |
| After book 18, The House of Unexpected Sisters | about 9 hours left, not counting 1 book of unknown length |
| After book 19, The Colours of All the Cattle | about 9 hours left |
| After book 20, To the Land of Long Lost Friends | about 5 hours left |
Reading the whole series
About 71 hours 47 minutes
16 of 21 books, 3,915 pages. Estimated at 250 words a minute.
144 days (about 21 weeks) at 30 minutes a day
Estimate based on 275 words per page.