The Careful Use of Compliments

Smith, Alexander McCall

ISBN 10: 0316727822 / ISBN 13: 9780316727822

Published by Little Brown and Company, London, 2007

About this Item

First edition, first printing of the fourth novel in the "Isabel Dalhousie or the Sunday Philosophy Club" series. In fine / fine condition.

Seller Inventory # 24720

Bibliographic Details

• Title: The Careful Use of Compliments
• Publisher: Little Brown and Company, London
• Publication Date: 2007
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0316727822
• ISBN 13: 9780316727822
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition: 1st Edition
• Condition: Fine
• Dust Jacket Condition: Fine
• Seller catalogs:
  • British Authors
  • Cozy
  • Detective

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Synopsis

For philosophically minded Isabel Dalhousie, editor of the Review of Applied Ethics, getting through life with a clear conscience requires careful thought. And with the arrival of baby Charlie, not to mention a passionate relationship with his father Jamie, fourteen years her junior, Isabel enters deeper and rougher waters.
Late motherhood is not the only challenge facing Isabel. Even as she negotiates a truce with her furious niece Cat, and struggles for authority over her son with her formidable housekeeper Grace, Isabel finds herself drawn into the story of a painter's mysterious death off the island of Jura. Perhaps most seriously of all, Isabel's professional existence and that of her beloved Review come under attack from the machiavellian and suspiciously handsome Professor Dove.
A master storyteller whether debating ethics in Edinburgh or pursuing lady detectives in Africa, here Alexander McCall Smith is as witty and wise as his irresistibly spirited heroine.

About the Author

Following a distinguished career as a Professor of Medical Law, Alexander McCall Smith has turned to writing full-time. He is the author of over sixty books on a wide array of subjects, and his books have been translated into thirty-seven languages. He lives in Edinburgh with his wife.