Order of Isabel Dalhousie Books
The Isabel Dalhousie series (also known as the Sunday Philosophy Club Series) is a series of mystery novels by Scottish novelist Alexander McCall Smith. The series is more like a mystery series than Smith’s No. 1 Ladies’ Detective Agency series. Isabel Dalhouse has been described as a mix between Jane Austen‘s Emma and Carrie Bradshaw. The series is set in Edinburgh.
Isabel Dalhousie made her debut in The Sunday Philosophy Club back in 2004. Below is a list of all of the Sunday Philosophy Club books in order of when they were originally published (which is also their chronological order):
Publication Order of Isabel Dalhousie Books
| The Sunday Philosophy Club | (2004) |    |
| Friends, Lovers, Chocolate | (2005) | |
| The Right Attitude to Rain | (2006) | |
| The Careful Use of Compliments | (2007) | |
| The Comforts of a Muddy Saturday | (2008) | |
| The Lost Art of Gratitude | (2009) | |
| The Charming Quirks of Others | (2010) | |
| The Forgotten Affairs of Youth | (2011) | |
| The Uncommon Appeal of Clouds | (2012) | |
| The Novel Habits of Happiness | (2015) | |
| A Distant View of Everything | (2017) | |
| The Quiet Side of Passion | (2018) | |
| The Geometry of Holding Hands | (2020) | |
| The Sweet Remnants of Summer | (2022) | |
Publication Order of Isabel Dalhousie Short Stories/Novellas
| The Perils of Morning Coffee | (2011) | |
| At the Reunion Buffet | (2015) | |
| Sweet, Thoughtful Valentine | (2016) | |
Note: The Comfort of Saturdays was published as The Comforts of a Muddy Saturday in the United States.