In McCall Smith's (www.mccallsmith.com) seventh Isabel Dalhousie mystery—following The Lost Art of Gratitude (2009), also available from Recorded Books—the Scottish philosophy scholar investigates three candidates for a school administrator's position while continuing her work as a journal editrix, as Charlie the toddler's mom, and as fiancée to younger beau Jaime. McCall Smith does an admirable job of keeping the story lines distinct from one another, merging them when appropriate. A subtle, well-written, and often humorous story that will please fans of both the author and this series. Fans of Agatha Christie, Ruth Rendell, and M.C. Beaton, too, may find it worth investigating. British actress/Audie Award-winning series narrator Davina Porter breathes life into Isabel and the various other Scottish characters. ["Pure comfort reading," read the largely positive review of the Pantheon hc, LJ Xpress Reviews, 9/10/10.—Ed.]—Nicole A. Cooke, Montclair State Univ. Lib., NJ
Nothing captures the charm of Edinburgh like the bestselling Isabel Dalhousie series of novels featuring the insatiably curious philosopher and woman detective. Whether investigating a case or a problem of philosophy, the indefatigable Isabel Dalhousie, one of fiction's most richly developed amateur detectives, is always ready to pursue the answers to all of life's questions, large and small. Isabel has been asked to discreetly investigate the candidates for the position of headmaster at a local boys' school. The board has three final candidates but has received an anonymous letter alleging that one of them is not suitable.What she discovers about the candidates is surprising, but what she discovers about herself and about Jamie, the father of her young son, turns out to be equally revealing. Isabel's investigation will have her exploring issues of ambition, as well as of charity, forgiveness, and humility, as she moves nearer and nearer to some of the most hidden precincts of the human heart.
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The Charming Quirks of Others
Nothing captures the charm of Edinburgh like the bestselling Isabel Dalhousie series of novels featuring the insatiably curious philosopher and woman detective. Whether investigating a case or a problem of philosophy, the indefatigable Isabel Dalhousie, one of fiction's most richly developed amateur detectives, is always ready to pursue the answers to all of life's questions, large and small. Isabel has been asked to discreetly investigate the candidates for the position of headmaster at a local boys' school. The board has three final candidates but has received an anonymous letter alleging that one of them is not suitable.What she discovers about the candidates is surprising, but what she discovers about herself and about Jamie, the father of her young son, turns out to be equally revealing. Isabel's investigation will have her exploring issues of ambition, as well as of charity, forgiveness, and humility, as she moves nearer and nearer to some of the most hidden precincts of the human heart.
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BN ID: | 2940171166045 |
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Publisher: | Recorded Books, LLC |
Publication date: | 10/12/2010 |
Series: | Isabel Dalhousie Series , #7 |
Edition description: | Unabridged |
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