from New York Times Best-selling Author Alexander Mccall Smith, Creator Of The Sensationally Popular No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency Series, Comes The Second Mystery Starring The Ever-ethical And Undeniably Charming Isabel Dalhousie. Working At Her Niece's Deli, Isabel Notices A Customer Named Ian, Who Is Avoiding Chocolate—doctors Says It's Bad For The New Heart He Recently Received. Ian Is Haunted By Memories He Can't Place. Could His New Heart Be The Cause?
publishers Weekly
the Second Installment Of Mccall Smith's Sunday Philosophy Club Series Sports A Charmingly Meandering Plot And Winningly Hyperverbal Characters-no Surprise To Fans Of Isabel Dalhousie's Debut, The No. 1 Ladies Detective Agency Books, Or Any Of Mccall Smith's 50-plus Titles. Once Again, Edinburgh's Dalhousie, Intrepid Editor Of A Philosophy Journal, Finds Herself Analyzing Other People's Problems When Asked To Fill In For Her Niece Cat, At Cat's Gourmet Food Shop-cum-delicatessen. At The Shop, Isabel Meets Ian, Who Is Haunted By Visions Of A Man He Comes To Believe Must Be The Murdered Donor Of His Transplanted Heart. As Mccall Smith Lovingly Takes Isabel Sleuthing Across Edinburgh, The Donor's Stepfather (a Man Ian Has Never Seen) Turns Out To Look Much Like The Man Of Ian's Nightmares. Meanwhile, Cat's Romantic Rejects Find Their Way, Via The Shop, Into Isabel's Social Set, Including Former Major Beau Jamie, A Classical Musician Who, Though 15 Years Younger, Becomes Isabel's Confidant. A Delicious Mix Of The Unlikely And The Tried-and-true, This Latest Cozy From An Undisputed Master Will Make Readers Feel Just That. 9-city Author Tour. (sept.) Copyright 2005 Reed Business Information.
Categories:
- Science Fiction & Fantasy
- Science Fiction
- Crime & Mystery
- Science Fiction
Publisher : Anchor
Author : McCall Smith, Alexander
Language : English
Edition : Reprint
Published :2006-08-29
Number Of Pages : 288
Binding : Paperback
ISBN-10 : 1400077109
ISBN-13 : 9781400077106
Item weight : 0.75 lb
Dimensions : 0.7 in x 5.2 in x 7.9 in
Returns Policy
You may return most new, unopened items within 30 days of delivery for a full refund. We'll also pay the return shipping costs if the return is a result of our error (you received an incorrect or defective item, etc.).
You should expect to receive your refund within four weeks of giving your package to the return shipper, however, in many cases you will receive a refund more quickly. This time period includes the transit time for us to receive your return from the shipper (5 to 10 business days), the time it takes us to process your return once we receive it (3 to 5 business days), and the time it takes your bank to process our refund request (5 to 10 business days).
If you need to return an item, simply login to your account, view the order using the 'Complete Orders' link under the My Account menu and click the Return Item(s) button. We'll notify you via e-mail of your refund once we've received and processed the returned item.
Shipping
We can ship to virtually any address in the world. Note that there are restrictions on some products, and some products cannot be shipped to international destinations.
When you place an order, we will estimate shipping and delivery dates for you based on the availability of your items and the shipping options you choose. Depending on the shipping provider you choose, shipping date estimates may appear on the shipping quotes page.
Please also note that the shipping rates for many items we sell are weight-based. The weight of any such item can be found on its detail page. To reflect the policies of the shipping companies we use, all weights will be rounded up to the next full pound.