The Comforts of a Muddy Saturday: An Isabel Dalhousie Novel
by By McCall Smith, Alexander
Category: Fiction , Mystery & Detective , Women Sleuths

ISABEL DALHOUSIE - Book 5 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.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.