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About Alexander McCall Smith
Rhodesian, Zimbabwean, and Scottish legal scholar and novelist
Sir Alexander McCall Smith is a Rhodesian, Zimbabwean, and Scottish legal scholar and writer of fiction. Born and raised in Southern Rhodesia, he taught medical law at the University of Edinburgh and built a career in law and bioethics before becoming widely known as a novelist. He became an expert in medical law and bioethics and served on British and international committees in those fields. He is best known as the creator of The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency series, and his fiction has sold widely in English and been translated into many languages.
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Books by Alexander McCall Smith
The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency
1998
Friends, Lovers, Chocolate
2005
Tears of the Giraffe (No. 1 Ladies Detective Agency
2004
The Good Husband of Zebra Drive
2007
Morality for beautiful girls
2002