num_pages: 261
description: In this delightful second installment in Alexander McCall Smith’s bestselling detective series, the irrepressibly curious Isabel Dalhousie gets caught up in a highly unusual affair of the heart.When Isabel is asked to cover for vacationing Cat at her delicatessen, Isabel meets a man with a most interesting problem. He recently had a heart transplant and is suddenly haunted by memories of events that never happened to him.The situation piques her insatiable curiosity: Could the memories be connected with the donor’s demise? Naturally, Isabel’s friend Jamie thinks it is none of Isabel’s business. Meanwhile, Grace, Isabel’s housekeeper, has become infatuated with a man at her spiritualist meeting, and Cat brings home an Italian lothario. That makes for some particularly tricky problems–both practical and philosophical–for Isabel to unravel in this enormously engaging and highly unusual mystery.
language: English
title: Friends, Lovers, Chocolate
titlecomplete: Friends, Lovers, Chocolate (Isabel Dalhousie, #2)
characters: Isabel Dalhousie
genres: Audiobook, Cozy Mystery, Philosophy, Adult Fiction, Scotland, Mystery, British Literature, Mystery Thriller, Fiction, Contemporary
ratings_count: 13673
series: Isabel Dalhousie
publisher: Anchor Books, New York