Titles by Date of Publication

• 2024, The Perfect Passion Company, Polygon
• 2023, The Stellar Debut of Galactica MacFee, Polygon
• 2023, From a Far and Lovely Country, Little,Brown
• 2023, The Discreet Charm of the Big Bad Wolf, Little, Brown
• 2023, The Private Life of Spies, Little, Brown
• 2023, Cook for Me, Polygon (e)
• 2022, The Exquisite Art of Getting Even, Polygon
• 2022, A Song of Comfortable Chairs, Little, Brown
• 2022, The Enigma of Garlic, Polygon
• 2022, The Captain’s Cabin, Jamie’s Farm
• 2022, The Sweet Remnants of Summer, Little, Brown
• 2021, The Joy and Light Bus Company, Little, Brown
• 2021, Love in the Time of Bertie, Polygon
• 2021, The Man with the Silver Saab, Little, Brown
• 2021 Tiny Tales, Polygon
• 2021, Your Inner Hedgehog, Abacus
• 2020, A Promise of Ankles, Polygon
• 2020 In A Time of Distance, Polygon
• 2020 How to Raise an Elephant, Little, Brown
• 2020 Tiny Tales, Polygon
• 2020 The Geometry of Holding Hands, Little, Brown
• 2020 The Talented Mr Varg, Little,Brown
• 2019 Pianos and Flowers, Polygon
• 2019 To The Land of Long Lost Friends, Little, Brown
• 2019 The Peppermint Tea Chronicles, Polygon
• 2019 The Second Worst Restaurant in France, Polygon
• 2019 The Department of Sensitive Crimes, Little, Brown
• 2018 A Gathering: A Personal Anthology of Scottish Poems, Polygon
• 2018 The Colours of All the Cattle, Little, Brown
• 2018 The Quiet Side of Passion, Little, Brown
• 2017 The Good Pilot Peter Woodhouse, Polygon
• 2017 A Time of Love and Tartan, Polygon
• 2017 A Distant View of Everything, Little,Brown
• 2017 The House of Unexpected Sisters, Little,Brown
• 2016 Precious and Grace, Little, Brown
• 2016 The Bertie Project, Polygon
• 2016 My Italian Bulldozer, Polygon
• 2015 Chance Developments, Polygon
• 2015 The Woman Who Walked in Sunshine, Little,Brown
• 2015 The Revolving Door of Life, Polygon
• 2015 The Novel Habits of Happiness, Little,Brown
• 2014 Emma, Harper Collins
• 2014 The Handsome Man’s De Luxe Café, Little,Brown
• 2014 Fatty O’Leary’s Dinner Party, Polygon
• 2013 The Forever Girl, Polygon
• 2013 The Minor Adjustment Beauty Salon, Little,Brown
• 2013 Bertie’s Guide to Life and Mothers, Polygon
• 2012 The Limpopo Academy of Private Detection, Little,Brown
• 2012 Sunshine on Scotland Street, Polygon
• 2012 Trains and Lovers, Polygon
• 2012 The Uncommon Appeal of Clouds, Little,Brown
• 2011 Unusual Uses for Olive Oil, Abacus
• 2011 The Forgotten Affairs of Youth, Little,Brown
• 2011 The Saturday Big Tent Wedding Party, Little,Brown
• 2011 Bertie Plays the Blues, Polygon
• 2011 A Conspiracy of Friends, Polygon
• 2010 The Charming Quirks of Others, Little,Brown
• 2010 The Double Comfort Safari Club, Little,Brown
• 2010 The Dog Who Came in From the Cold, Polygon
• 2009 The Importance of Being Seven, Polygon
• 2009 The Lost Art of Gratitude, Little,Brown
• 2009 Corduroy Mansions, Polygon
• 2009 Tea Time for the Traditionally Built, Little,Brown
• 2008 The Unbearable Light of Scones, Polygon
• 2008 The Miracle at Speedy Motors, Little,Brown
• 2008 The Comfort of Saturdays, Little,Brown
• 2008 La’s Orchestra Saves the World, Polygon
• 2007 The World According to Bertie, Polygon
• 2007 The Good Husband of Zebra Drive, Abacus
• 2007 The Careful Use of Compliments, Little,Brown
• 2006 The Right Attitude to Rain, Little,Brown
• 2006 One City, with Ian Rankin and Irvine Welsh, Polygon
• 2006 Love Over Scotland, Polygon
• 2006 Dream Angus, Canongate
• 2006 Blue Shoes and Happiness, Abacus
• 2006 African Folk Tales: The Baboons Who Went This Way and That, illustrated by Naomi Holwill, Canongate
• 2005 Friends, Lovers, Chocolate, Little,Brown
• 2005 Espresso Tales, Polygon
• 2004 44 Scotland Street, Polygon
• 2004 The Sunday Philosophy Club, Little,Brown
• 2004 The Girl Who Married a Lion: And Other Tales from Africa, Canongate
• 2004 The 2½ Pillars of Wisdom, contents: ‘At the Villa of Reduced Circumstances’; ‘Portuguese Irregular Verbs’; ‘The Finer Points of Sausage Dogs’, Abacus
• 2004 In the Company of Cheerful Ladies, Polygon
• 2003 The Full Cupboard of Life, Polygon
• 2003 The Finer Points of Sausage Dogs, illustrated by Iain McIntosh, Polygon
• 2003 Portuguese Irregular Verbs, illustrated by Iain McIntosh, Polygon
• 2002 The Kalahari Typing School for Men, Polygon
• 2001 Morality for Beautiful Girls, Polygon
• 2000 Tears of the Giraffe, Polygon
• 1998 The No. 1 Ladies’ Detective Agency, Polygon
• 1995 Heavenly Date and other stories, Canongate
• 1989 Children of Wax: African Folk Tales, Canongate

Titles by Series

The No. 1 Ladies’ Detective Agency Series

• 2023, From a Far and Lovely Country, Little,Brown
• 2022, A Song of Comfortable Chairs, Little, Brown
• 2021 The Joy and Light Bus Company, Little, Brown
• 2020 How to Raise an Elephant, Little, Brown
• 2019 To the Land of Long Lost Friends, Little, Brown
• 2018 The Colours of All the Cattle, Little, Brown
• 2017 The House of Unexpected Sisters, Little,Brown
• 2016 Precious and Grace, Little, Brown
• 2015 The Woman Who Walked in Sunshine, Little,Brown
• 2014 The Handsome Man’s De Luxe Café, Little,Brown
• 2013 The Minor Adjustment Beauty Salon, Little,Brown
• 2012 The Limpopo Academy of Private Detection, Little,Brown
• 2011 The Saturday Big Tent Wedding Party, Little,Brown
• 2010 The Double Comfort Safari Club, Little,Brown
• 2009 Tea Time for the Traditionally Built, Little,Brown
• 2008 The Miracle at Speedy Motors, Little,Brown
• 2007 The Good Husband of Zebra Drive, Abacus
• 2006 Blue Shoes and Happiness, Abacus
• 2004 In the Company of Cheerful Ladies, Polygon
• 2003 The Full Cupboard of Life, Polygon
• 2002 The Kalahari Typing School for Men, Polygon
• 2001 Morality for Beautiful Girls, Polygon
• 2000 Tears of the Giraffe, Polygon
• 1998 The No. 1 Ladies’ Detective Agency, Polygon

The Portuguese Irregular Verbs Series

• 2021 Your Inner Hedgehog, Abacus
• 2011 Unusual Uses for Olive Oil, Abacus
• 2004 The 2½ Pillars of Wisdom, contents: ‘At the Villa of Reduced Circumstances’; ‘Portuguese Irregular Verbs’; ‘The Finer Points of Sausage Dogs’, Abacus
• 2003 The Full Cupboard of Life, Polygon
• 2003 The Finer Points of Sausage Dogs, illustrated by Iain McIntosh, Polygon
• 2003 Portuguese Irregular Verbs, illustrated by Iain McIntosh, Polygon

The Sunday Philosophy Club Series

• 2022, The Sweet Remnants of Summer, Little, Brown
• 2020 The Geometry of Holding Hands, Little, Brown
• 2018 The Quiet Side of Passion, Little, Brown
• 2017 A Distant View of Everything, Little,Brown
• 2015 The Novel Habits of Happiness, Little,Brown
• 2012 The Uncommon Appeal of Clouds, Little,Brown
• 2011 The Forgotten Affairs of Youth, Little,Brown
• 2010 The Charming Quirks of Others, Little,Brown
• 2009 The Lost Art of Gratitude, Little,Brown
• 2008 The Comfort of Saturdays, Little,Brown
• 2007 The Careful Use of Compliments, Little,Brown
• 2006 The Right Attitude to Rain, Little,Brown
• 2005 Friends, Lovers, Chocolate, Little,Brown
• 2004 The Sunday Philosophy Club, Little,Brown

The 44 Scotland Street Series

• 2023, The Stellar Debut of Galactica MacFee, Polygon
• 2022, The Enigma of Garlic, Polygon
• 2021, Love in the Time of Bertie, Polygon
• 2020 A Promise of Ankles, Polygon
• 2019 The Peppermint Tea Chronicles, Polygon
• 2017 A Time of Love and Tartan, Polygon
• 2016 The Bertie Project, Polygon
• 2015 The Revolving Door of Life, Polygon
• 2013 Bertie’s Guide to Life and Mothers, Polygon
• 2012 Sunshine on Scotland Street, Polygon
• 2011 Bertie Plays the Blues, Polygon
• 2009 The Importance of Being Seven, Polygon
• 2008 The Unbearable Light of Scones, Polygon
• 2007 The World According to Bertie, Polygon
• 2006 Love Over Scotland, Polygon
• 2005 Espresso Tales, Polygon
• 2004 44 Scotland Street, Polygon

The Corduroy Mansions Series

• 2011 A Conspiracy of Friends, Polygon
• 2010 The Dog Who Came in from the Cold, Polygon
• 2009 Corduroy Mansions, Polygon

The Detective Varg Series

• 2023, The Discreet Charm of the Big Bad Wolf, Little, Brown
• 2021 The Man with the Silver Saab, Little, Brown
• 2020 The Talented Mr Varg, Little, Brown
• 2019 The Department of Sensitive Crimes, Little, Brown

The Perfect Passion Company Series

• 2024, The Perfect Passion Company, Polyon

• 2019 The Secret of the Dark Waterfall, BC Books
• 2019 The Case of the Vanishing Granny, Barrington Stoke
• 2017 The Race to Kangaroo Cliff, BC Books
• 2016 The Sands of Shark Island, BC Books
• 2016 Freddie Mole: Lion Tamer, Bloomsbury
• 2015 School Ship Tobermory, BC Books
• 2015 Precious and The Zebra Necklace, Polygon
• 2014 Good Dog Lion, Barrington Stoke
• 2013 Precious and the Mystery of the Missing Lion, Polygon
• 2012 Precious and the Mystery of Meerkat Hill, Polygon
• 2011 Precious and the Monkeys, Polygon
• 2010 Precious and the Puggies, B&W
• 2008 Akimbo and the Baboons, Bloomsbury
• 2006 Akimbo and the Snakes, Bloomsbury
• 2000 Monkey Boy, illustrated by Tania Hurt-Newton, Hippo
• 1999 The Popcorn Pirates, illustrated by Georgien Overwater, Hippo
• 1997 Chocolate Money Mystery, illustrated by Georgien Overwater, Hippo
• 1997 Bursting Balloons Mystery, illustrated by Georgien Overwater, Hippo
• 1996 The Watermelon Boys, illustrated by Lis Toft, Viking
• 1996 The Bubblegum Tree, illustrated by Georgien Overwater, Hippo
• 1995 Billy Rubbish, illustrated by Martin Chatterton, Methuen Children’s
• 1994 Who Invented Peanut Butter?, illustrated by Tony Ross, Methuen Children’s
• 1994 The Banana Machine, illustrated by Nick Ward, Blackie Children’s
• 1994 Teacher Trouble, Young Corgi
• 1994 Paddy and the Ratcatcher, illustrated by I. Bates, Heinemann Young Books
• 1994 Crazy Crocs, with Malorie Blackman, Longman
• 1993 The Muscle Machine, illustrated by Terry McKenna, Hamish Hamilton
• 1993 The Cowgirl Aunt of Harriet Bean, with Jean Baylis, Blackie
• 1993 My Chameleon Uncle, with Elke Counsell, Blackie Children’s
• 1993 Akimbo and the Crocodile Man, illustrated by M-Y. Low, Methuen Children’s
• 1992 The Princess Trick, illustrated by Katinka Kew, Blackie Children’s
• 1992 The Doughnut Ring, illustrated by Glenys Ambrus, Hamish Hamilton
• 1992 Springy Jane, illustrated by E. Counsell, Blackie
• 1992 Calculator Annie, illustrated by Jon Riley, Chivers
• 1992 Akimbo and the Lions, illustrated by M-Y. Low, Methuen Children’s
• 1991 The Spaghetti Tangle, Methuen Children’s
• 1991 Marzipan Max, Blackie Children’s
• 1991 Harriet Bean and The League of Cheats, with Jean Baylis, Blackie Children’s
• 1990 The Tin Dog, Young, Cogi
• 1990 The Ice-Cream Bicycle, illustrated by Stephanie Ryder, Viking
• 1990 The Five Lost Aunts of Harriet Bean, with Jean Baylis, Blackie
• 1990 Suzy’s Magician, Young Corgi
• 1990 Jeffrey’s Joke Machine, illustrated by Robert Barlett, Blackie
• 1990 Akimbo and the Elephants, Mammoth
• 1989 Uncle Gangster, Methuen Children’s
• 1988 Mike’s Magic Seeds, Young Corgi
• 1988 Film Boy, illustrated by Joanna Carey, Methuen Children’s
• 1988 Alix and the Tigers, illustrated by Jon Miller, Young Corgi Books
• 1987 On the Road, Chambers
• 1982 The Perfect Hamburger, illustrated by Laszlo Acs, Hamilton
• 1982 The Little Theatre, illustrated by Peter Rush-Jansen, Macdonald
• 1980 The White Hippo, illustrated by Michael clifford, Hamish Hamilton