The Careful Use of Compliments (Isabel Dalhousie Series)
by By McCall Smith, Alexander
Category: Fiction , Mystery & Detective , Women Sleuths

ISABEL DALHOUSIE - Book 4Nothing 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 fourth installment of this enchanting, beloved series, Isabel Dalhousie, who  is now a mother, returns to investigate an irresistible puzzle in the art world.Isabel Dalhousie—the nosiest and most sympathetic philosopher you are likely to  meet—now 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 Isabel's position as editor of the Review of Applied Ethics. However,  nothing it seems can diminish Isabel's innate curiosity. And when she recognizes  that two paintings attributed to a deceased artist have simultaneously appeared on  the market, she can't help but think that they're 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 artist.