The Charming Quirks of Others: An Isabel Dalhousie Novel

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ISABEL DALHOUSIE - Book 7

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 for her help in a rather tricky situation: A successor is being sought for the headmaster at a local boys' school. The board has three final candidates but has received an anonymous letter alleging that one of them has a very serious skeleton in the closet. Could Isabel discreetly look into it? And so she does. What she discovers about all 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 heart. Here is Isabel Dalhousie at her beguiling best: intelligent, insightful, and with a unique understanding of the quirks of human nature. 

About the Author

Alexander McCall Smith was born on 24th August 1948 in Zimbabwe. He has published more than fifty books, the best being The No. 1 Ladies Detective Agency series, The Sunday Philosophy Club, 44 Scotland Street, Portuguese Irregular Verbs, and Corduroy Mansions, which have gained a huge name in many continents around the world. In 2004, he was awarded the British Book Award’s Author of the Year and Booksellers Association Author of the Year. In 2009, he donated his story Still Life to Oxfam’s “Ox-Tales” project, which is an amalgamation of stories by 38 authors. He lives in Edinburgh with his wife.