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Books Like The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency

by Alexander McCall Smith · about this book

Loved The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency by Alexander McCall Smith? If its series, female lead and mystery hooked you, these 20 books hit the same notes — starting with Legends & Lattes, Grey Mask: A Miss Silver Mystery and We Solve Murders. Every pick is matched by what’s actually inside the book, not just its genre, and we skip other books by the same author so you find someone new.

What’s inside The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency: Series · Female Lead · Mystery · Detective Protagonist · Private Investigator

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   Legends & Lattes

   Travis Baldree

   Lighthearted · Charming · Uplifting · Character-Driven · Slow-Paced

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   Grey Mask: A Miss Silver Mystery

   Patricia Wentworth

   Private Investigator · Detective Fiction · Charming · Cozy · Mystery

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   We Solve Murders

   Richard Osman

   Detective Protagonist · Cozy · Charming · Lighthearted · Mystery

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   Murder Before Evensong

   Richard Coles

   Charming · Detective Fiction · Dry Humor · Mystery · Cozy

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   Missing, Presumed

   Susie Steiner

   Detective Protagonist · Detective Fiction · Character-Driven · Mystery · Dry Humor

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   The Unselected Journals of Emma M. Lion

   Beth Brower

   Charming · Lighthearted · Dry Humor · Heartwarming · Cozy

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   Murder at Holly House

   Denzil Meyrick

   Detective Protagonist · Detective Fiction · Dry Humor · Mystery · Cozy

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   Vera Wong's Unsolicited Advice for Murderers

   Jesse Q. Sutanto

   Charming · Lighthearted · Mystery · Cozy · Heartwarming

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9. 

   The Spellshop

   Sarah Beth Durst

   Charming · Lighthearted · Heartwarming · Hopeful · Character-Driven

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    A Gentleman in Moscow

    Amor Towles

    Charming · Character-Driven · Dry Humor · Heartwarming · Slow-Paced

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    Remarkably Bright Creatures

    Shelby Van Pelt

    Charming · Character-Driven · Cozy · Dry Humor · Heartwarming

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    Murder in the Rue Dumas

    M.L. Longworth

    Detective Fiction · Cozy · Mystery · Charming · Series

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    Sherlock Holmes

    Arthur Conan Doyle

    Private Investigator · Detective Protagonist · Detective Fiction · Mystery · Dry Humor

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14. 

    The Other Bennet Sister

    Janice Hadlow

    Character-Driven · Slow-Paced · Heartwarming · Charming · Hopeful

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15. 

    A Psalm for the Wild-Built

    Becky Chambers

    Charming · Character-Driven · Heartwarming · Uplifting · Slow-Paced

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16. 

    A Most Agreeable Murder

    Julia Seales

    Lighthearted · Charming · Mystery · Cozy · Detective Protagonist

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17. 

    The Hexologists

    Josiah Bancroft

    Private Investigator · Detective Fiction · Charming · Mystery · Funny

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18. 

    The Teller of Small Fortunes

    Julie Leong

    Uplifting · Charming · Character-Driven · Heartwarming · Slow-Paced

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19. 

    The House Witch

    Delemhach

    Lighthearted · Charming · Heartwarming · Hopeful · Cozy

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20. 

    Demon World Boba Shop

    R.C. Joshua

    Lighthearted · Heartwarming · Cozy · Charming · Slow-Paced

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