Murder and moral obligation mingle in this whimsical new series from the author of the smash hit The No. 1 Ladies Detective Agency. McCall Smith's new heroine is Scottish-American philosopher Isabel Dalhousie, a single woman of independent means who edits the esteemed Review of Applied Ethics and presides over the titular club. When Isabel witnesses fund manager Mark Fraser fall from a balcony after a performance at an Edinburgh concert hall, she feels obliged to investigate the gentleman's demise. "I was the last person that young man saw," Dalhousie tells her beloved niece, Cat. "The last person. And don't you think that the last person you see on this earth owes you something?" Given her affinity for applied ethics, questions of conscience are a daily concern for Isabel, and the more she thinks about Fraser's fall, the less accidental it seems. Among those who might have pushed him: his shifty roommate, his colleague's scheming spouse and a disgruntled broker with a craving for cash. Fans of Botswanan heroine Precious Ramotswe are sure to embrace Scotsman McCall Smith's plucky new protagonist, who leads a cast of delightfully quirky characters that includes Toby, a dapper bachelor with a dubious understanding of fidelity, and Grace, Dalhousie's morally upright housekeeper, who sizes up society's reprobates in two syllables or less. Scotland's climate may be misty and cool, but McCall Smith's charming prose warms every page of this winning series debut.

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caught at our monthly get-together - many thanks

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macht sich am Montag per Post auf den Weg zu SonnenscheinHD - viel Spass damit

ja,ja! Heute waren lauter tolle Überraschungen in der Post. 1000 Dank!!!

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Reist als RABCK durch die Lande und freut sich auf deinen Eintrag! Viel Spass!

Arrived here yesterday - thanks very much for the RABCK, sonnenscheinHD! I'm looking forward to it...

Hm, I'm not quite sure what to think about this book.
Though I really enjoyed the setting in Edinburgh and liked Isabel and her friends, there was a bit too much philosophy for my liking. Maybe, I expected something different from McCall Smith...

Nevertheless: An enjoyable read!

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Hi Chich!
I found this title on you wishlist, so I hope you'll enjoy it.

Have fun!
Sheepseeker

Woo Hoo! What a lovely surprise! Thanks so much Sheepseeker, you just made my week!!

A nice, quick read:o) Like Sheepseeker, what I enjoyed most in this book was the Edinburgh setting and Isabel's character. I have to say I expected a bit more action and a little less philosophy but it was still an enjoyable read.

Thanks again for this RABCK Sheepseeker!

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