Alexander McCall Smith has 28 series: 44 Scotland Street Books, Akimbo Books, The Big-Top Mysteries Books, Corduroy Mansions Books, Detective Varg Books, Detective Varg Short Stories/Novellas, Harriet Bean Books, Isabel Dalhousie Books, Isabel Dalhousie Short Stories/Novellas, Max & Maddy Books, Myths Books, No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency Books, No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency Collections, Paul Stuart Books, The Perfect Passion Company Books, Precious Ramotswe's Very First Cases Books, Professor Dr. Von Igelfeld Books, The School Ship Tobermory Books, Young Corgi Books, Children's Books, Standalone Novels, Short Stories/Novellas, Short Story Collections, Non-Fiction Books, Austen Project Books, Mysterious Profiles Books, Writers on Writers Books, Anthologies. Each series should be read in the order listed on this page.