Alexander McCall Smith is best known for his charming No. 1 Ladies’ Detective Agency series, featuring Precious Ramotswe, Botswana’s premier lady detective. A prolific writer, McCall Smith is the author of more than 100 books, including Emma, his modern retelling of the Jane Austen classic, as well as the 44 Scotland Street series, the Isabel Dalhousie series, and others. His books have appeared on bestseller lists around the world and have been translated into more than 40 languages.