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The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency

novel by Alexander McCall Smith
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The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency

Summary

The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency is a literary work[1]. It ranks in the top 4% of literary_work entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (75 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency authored Alexander McCall Smith[3].
  • The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency's instance of is recorded as literary work[4].
  • The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency was published by Birlinn Limited[5].
  • The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency's genre is detective fiction[6].
  • The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency's genre is mystery fiction[7].
  • The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency's genre is crime literature[8].
  • The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency was followed by Tears of the Giraffe[9].
  • The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency's part of the series is recorded as The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency[10].
  • The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency's language of work or name is recorded as English[11].
  • The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency's country of origin is recorded as United Kingdom[12].
  • The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency was published on 1998[13].
  • The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency's title is recorded as The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency[14].
  • The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency's first line is recorded as Mma Ramotswe had a detective agency in Africa, at the foot of Kgale Hill[15].
  • The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency's last line is recorded as “Of course I will,” said Mma Ramotswe.[16].
  • The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency's copyright status is recorded as copyrighted[17].

Product Details

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MusicBrainz — CC0 open music encyclopedia

  • Release type: Prose[18]

  • MusicBrainz ID: 5a3f7054-035c-43a8-98cd-fc03540d03ca[19]

Body

Authorship and Creation

The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency authored Alexander McCall Smith[3]. It was published by Birlinn Limited[5].

Publication

The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency was released on 1998[13]. Its language of work or name is recorded as English[11]. Genres include detective fiction[6], mystery fiction[7], and crime literature[8]. Its part of the series is recorded as it[10].

Subject and Themes

The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency's part of the series is recorded as it[10].

Adaptations and Inspiration

The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency was followed by Tears of the Giraffe[9].

Why It Matters

The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency ranks in the top 4% of literary_work entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (75 views/month).[2]

Related Entities

Alexander McCall Smith

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Product details (FDA / USDA / NHTSA public-domain catalog data)

  1. [18] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  2. [19] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.

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  1. 11w ago · KaleemBot bot · 2026-05-19 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Title → The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency
    Instance of → literary work
    Librarything work id → 8267
    Open library id → OL2435522W
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