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Isabel Dalhousie #3
Pantheon
September 2006
On Sale: September 19, 2006
320 pages
ISBN: 0375423001
EAN: 9780375423000
Kindle: B000JMKR5M
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When Mimi, Isabel’s cousin from Dallas, arrives in
Edinburgh with her husband, Joe, several confounding
situations unfurl. First, Mimi and Joe introduce Isabel to
Tom Bruce–a bigwig back home in Texas. The roving eye of
Tom’s young fiancée 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 Tom’s interest in Isabel
herself? Then there are the feelings that Isabel has for
Jamie, which are certainly hard to ignore. And she mustn’t
forget about her niece, Cat, who’s busy falling for a man
whom Isabel suspects of being an incorrigible mama’s boy.

Of course, Jamie counsels Isabel to stay out of it all,
but there are irresistible philosophical issues at stake–
when to tell the truth and when to keep one’s mouth shut,
to be precise–and 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 again–especially when
the problems involve matters of the heart.