Books like Tears of the Giraffe by Alexander McCall Smith
Book 2 of The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency
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Why: Both are mystery books about women private investigators.
What both books share
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Tears of the Giraffe: "Fiction, mystery & detective, women sleuths" (OL subject); "Mystery" (OL subject); "Mystery fiction" (OL subject); "Mystery & Detective" (OL subject)
A Is for Alibi: "Fiction, mystery & detective, women sleuths" (OL subject); "FICTION / Mystery & Detective / Private Investigators" (OL subject); "FICTION / Mystery & Detective / Women Sleuths" (OL subject); "Mystery fiction" (OL subject) - women private investigators
Tears of the Giraffe: "Women private investigators" (OL subject); "Women private investigators -- Botswana -- Fiction." (LoC 650)
A Is for Alibi: "Women private investigators" (OL subject); "Women private investigators in fiction" (OL subject); "Women private investigators -- California -- Fiction." (LoC 650)
- mystery
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Why: Both are mystery books.
What both books share
- mystery
Tears of the Giraffe: "Fiction, mystery & detective, women sleuths" (OL subject); "Mystery" (OL subject); "Mystery fiction" (OL subject); "Mystery & Detective" (OL subject)
The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo: "Mystery" (OL subject); "mystery fiction" (OL subject); "Fiction, mystery & detective, general" (OL subject); "mystery fiction" (WD genre)
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Why: Both are mystery books.
What both books share
- mystery
Tears of the Giraffe: "Fiction, mystery & detective, women sleuths" (OL subject); "Mystery" (OL subject); "Mystery fiction" (OL subject); "Mystery & Detective" (OL subject)
Step on a Crack: "Fiction, mystery & detective, police procedural" (OL subject); "mystery fiction" (WD genre)
- mystery
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| A Is for Alibi | shared | not shared | shared |
| The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo | shared | not shared | not shared |
| Step on a Crack | shared | not shared | not shared |
| The Deep Blue Good-by | shared | not shared | not shared |
| The Da Vinci Code | not shared | shared | not shared |
| Still Life | not shared | shared | not shared |
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Tears of the Giraffe: the facts, checked
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- First published
- First published in 2000. Source: Wikidata, checked November 6, 2026.
- Edition checked
- The edition checked here is a 227-page paperback from Anchor Books. Source: Library of Congress, checked November 6, 2026.
1400031354 ... pbk. ... 227 p. ... Anchor Books
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