
When Mimi, Isabelβs cousin from Dallas, arrives in
Edinburgh with her husband, Joe, several confounding
situations unfurl. First, Mimi and Joe introduce Isabel to
Tom Bruceβa bigwig back home in Texas. The roving eye of
Tomβs young fiancΓ©e leads Isabel to believe that money may
be at the root of her love for Tom. But what, Isabel
wonders, is at the root of Tomβs interest in Isabel
herself? Then there are the feelings that Isabel has for
Jamie, which are certainly hard to ignore. And she mustnβt
forget about her niece, Cat, whoβs busy falling for a man
whom Isabel suspects of being an incorrigible mamaβs boy.
Of course, Jamie counsels Isabel to stay out of it all,
but there are irresistible philosophical issues at stakeβ
when to tell the truth and when to keep oneβs mouth shut,
to be preciseβand philosophical issues are meat and drink
to Isabel Dalhousie, editor of the Review of Applied
Ethics. In any case, Isabel is certain of the ethical
basis for a little sleuthing now and againβespecially when
the problems involve matters of the heart.
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