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Book 9 of The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency

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  • The Deep Blue Good-by book cover by John D. MacDonald

    Why: Both are mystery books.

    What both books share
    • mystery
      The Miracle at Speedy Motors: "Mystery" (OL subject); "Fiction, mystery & detective, women sleuths" (OL subject); "mystery fiction" (WD genre); "Mystery fiction." (LoC 655)
      The Deep Blue Good-by: "Fiction, mystery & detective, hard-boiled" (OL subject); "mystery" (OL subject); "Fiction, mystery & detective, general" (OL subject); "mystery fiction" (WD genre)
    From each book's catalog record: Open Library and Wikidata for The Miracle at Speedy Motors; Open Library and Wikidata for The Deep Blue Good-by.
  • The Da Vinci Code book cover by Dan Brown

    The Da Vinci Code

    Dan Brown · 2003 · Adult

    Novel · about 490 pages

    Why: Both are detective books.

    What both books share
    • detective
      The Miracle at Speedy Motors: "Fiction, mystery & detective, women sleuths" (OL subject); "detective fiction" (WD genre)
      The Da Vinci Code: "Historical Mystery & Detective Fiction" (OL subject); "Fiction, mystery & detective, general" (OL subject); "detective fiction" (WD genre)
    From each book's catalog record: Open Library and Wikidata for The Miracle at Speedy Motors; Open Library and Wikidata for The Da Vinci Code.
  • Still Life book cover by Louise Penny

    Still Life

    Louise Penny · 2005 · Adult

    about 380 pages

    Why: Both are detective books.

    What both books share
    • detective
      The Miracle at Speedy Motors: "Fiction, mystery & detective, women sleuths" (OL subject); "detective fiction" (WD genre)
      Still Life: "Fiction, mystery & detective, police procedural" (OL subject); "detective fiction" (WD genre)
    From each book's catalog record: Open Library and Wikidata for The Miracle at Speedy Motors; Open Library and Wikidata for Still Life.

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About Alexander McCall Smith

Born
Born in Bulawayo, Zimbabwe, in 1948. Source: Wikidata and the place's own entry, checked November 6, 2026.
Awards and honors
Alexander McCall Smith was made a Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh in 2001. Source: Wikidata, citing rse.org.uk, checked November 6, 2026.
Awards and honors
Alexander McCall Smith was made a Fellow of the Academy of Medical Sciences in 2005. Source: Wikidata, citing acmedsci.ac.uk, checked November 6, 2026.

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