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The Comforts of a Muddy Saturday: An Isabel Dalhousie Novel (Large Print)

by Alexander Mccall Smith

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Publisher Comments:

In the fabulous new installment in the best-selling adventures of Isabel Dalhousie, Isabel is asked to help a doctor who has been disgraced by allegations of scientific fraud concerning a newly marketed drug. Our ever-curious moral philosopher finds her interest piqued. Would a doctor with a stellar reputation make such a simple but grave mistake? If not, what explains the tragic accident that resulted in the death of a patient? Clearly, an investigation is in order, especially since a man's reputation is in jeopardy. Could he be the victim of someone else's mistake? Or perhaps he has been willfully deceived by a pharmaceutical company with a great deal to gain.

Not every problem prompts an investigation (take, for example, her ongoing struggle with her housekeeper, Grace, over the care of Isabel's infant son, Charlie), but, as we've seen, whatever the case, whatever the solution, Isabel's combination of spirit, smarts, empathy, and unabashed nosiness guarantees a delightful adventure.

From the Hardcover edition.

About the Author

Alexander McCall Smith is the author of the huge international phenomenon The No.1 Ladies Detective Agency series. He is professor emeritus of medical law at the University of Edinburgh in Scotland, and has served on many national and international bodies concerned with bioethics.

From the Hardcover edition.

Product Details

ISBN:
9780739328125
Author:
Mccall Smith, Alexander
Publisher:
Random House Large Print Publishing
Author:
McCall Smith, Alexander
Author:
Smith, Alexander McCall
Subject:
General
Subject:
Mystery & Detective - Women Sleuths
Subject:
Fraud
Subject:
Women philosophers
Subject:
Large type books
Subject:
Mystery fiction
Subject:
Edinburgh (scotland)
Edition Description:
Paperback
Large Print:
Y
Series:
Isabel Dalhousie Mysteries
Publication Date:
September 2008
Binding:
Paperback
Language:
English
Pages:
370
Dimensions:
8.18x6.30x.98 in. .78 lbs.

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