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Isabel's son, Charlie, is now of an age -- eighteen months -- to have a social life, and so off they go to a birthday party, where, much to Isabel's surprise, she encounters an old adversary, Minty Auchterlonie, now a high-flying financier. Minty had seemed to Isabel a woman of ruthless ambition, bu...

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Main Author: McCall Smith, Alexander, 1948-
Format: Books Print Book
Language:English
Published: New York : Pantheon Books, c2009.
Edition:1st U.S. ed.
Series:McCall Smith, Alexander, 1948- Isabel Dalhousie series. 6.
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Dalhousie, Isabel > (Fictitious character) > Fiction.
Women editors > Fiction.
Women philosophers > Fiction.
Investment bankers > Fiction.
Edinburgh (Scotland) > Fiction.
Mystery fiction > Scotland.
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Summary:Isabel's son, Charlie, is now of an age -- eighteen months -- to have a social life, and so off they go to a birthday party, where, much to Isabel's surprise, she encounters an old adversary, Minty Auchterlonie, now a high-flying financier. Minty had seemed to Isabel a woman of ruthless ambition, but the question of her integrity had never been answered. Now, when Minty takes Isabel into her confidence about a personal matter, Isabel finds herself going another round: Is Minty to be trusted? Or is she the perpetrator of an enormous financial fraud? And what should Isabel make of the rumors of shady financial transactions at Minty's investment bank?--From Amazon.com.
Physical Description:262 p. ; 22 cm
ISBN:9780375425141
0375425144
Author Notes:Alexander McCall Smith was born on August 24, 1948 in Zimbabwe. He was a professor of medical law at the University of Edinburgh, but he left in 2005 to focus on his writing. He has written over 60 books, including specialist academic titles including Forensic Aspects of Sleep and The Criminal Law of Botswana, short story collections including Portuguese Irregular Verbs, and children's books including The Perfect Hamburger. He is best known for the No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency series. He also writes the Corduroy Mansions, Isabel Dalhousie and 44 Scotland Street series.

He has received numerous awards, including The Crime Writers' Association Dagger in the Library Award and the 2004 United Kingdom's Author of the Year Award. His book, The Full Cupboard of Life, received the Saga Award for Wit in the United Kingdom. In 2007, he received a CBE for his services in literature.

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