The Careful Use of Compliments: An Isabel Dalhousie Novel by Alexander McCall Smith

The Careful Use of Compliments: An Isabel Dalhousie Novel

Alexander McCall Smith
256 pages
Pantheon; 1st edition
Aug 2007
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ISABEL DALHOUSIE - Book 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 fictionrsquos most richly developed amateur detectives is always ready to pursue the answers to all of lifersquos questions large and smallIn the fourth installment of this enchanting beloved series Isabel Dalhousie who is now a mother returns to investigate an irresistible puzzle in the art worldIsabel Dalhousiemdashthe nosiest and most sympathetic philosopher you are likely to meetmdashnow has a son Charlie whose doting father Jamie has an intriguing idea to pose to Isabel marriage But Isabel wonders if Jamie is too young to be serious And how would Cat respond On top of these matters the ambitious Professor Dove has seized Isabels position as editor of the Review of Applied Ethics However nothing it seems can diminish Isabels innate curiosity And when she recognizes that two paintings attributed to a deceased artist have simultaneously appeared on the market she cant help but think that theyre forgeries So Isabel begins an investigation and soon finds herself diverted from her musings about parenthood and onto a path of inquiry into the soul of an artistFrom the Trade Paperback edition.
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Pages 256
Publisher Pantheon; 1st editio...
Published 2007
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