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- Abacus
- Little, Brown Audio
- Abacus
Fiction, Modern & contemporary fiction (post c 1945), Romance
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Little, Brown Audio
- Paperback Oct 1, 2010 | 9780349120546 | RRP $24.99 Buy Now
- Audiobook Sep 3, 2009 | 9781405503471 | RRP $28.99 Buy Now
- e-Book Sep 3, 2009 | 9780748111114 | RRP $11.99 Buy Now
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Isabel Dalhousie, philosopher and amateur solver of other people s problems, meets an old foe, Minty Auchterlonie, at a birthday party attended by their young children. Ambitious Minty, now the head of a small investment bank, is in trouble with her shareholders. Isabel becomes involved, and is drawn into a murky world of financial concealment.
Minty is not the only high-flier in Isabel s life; her niece Cat has just become engaged to a tightrope-walking stuntman. Isabel fears his next job - and the engagement - could end in disaster. Meanwhile, her own boyfriend Jamie has marriage in mind too...
Alexander McCall Smith
Following a distinguished career as a Professor of Medical Law, Alexander McCall Smith has turned to writing full-time. He is the author of over eighty books on a wide array of subjects, and his books have been translated into forty-six languages. He lives in Edinburgh with his wife.
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