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The charming quirks of others

A couple who are old friends of Isabel Dalhousie's ask for her help in a rather tricky situation: A successor is being sought for the headmaster position at their alma mater. The board has four final candidates but has received an anonymous letter alleging that one of them has a very serious sk...

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Main Author: McCall Smith, Alexander, 1948-
Format: Books Print Book
Language: English
Published: New York : Pantheon Books, c2010.
Edition: 1st United States ed.
Series: Isabel Dalhousie series. 7.
Subjects:
Dalhousie, Isabel > (Fictitious character) > Fiction.
Women philosophers > Fiction.
Secrets > Fiction.
Triangles (Interpersonal relations) > Fiction.
Edinburgh (Scotland) > Fiction.
Mystery fiction > Scotland.
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Summary: A couple who are old friends of Isabel Dalhousie's ask for her help in a rather tricky situation: A successor is being sought for the headmaster position at their alma mater. The board has four final candidates but has received an anonymous letter alleging that one of them has a very serious skeleton in the closet. Could Isabel discreetly look into it?
Physical Description: 256 p. ; 22 cm.
ISBN: 9780307379177
0307379175
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.

(Bowker Author Biography)

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