The Comforts of a Muddy Saturday

The fabulous fifth installment in the bestselling adventures of Isabel Dalhousie. When Isabel is asked to help a doctor who has been "disgraced" by allegations of scientific fraud, our ever curious moral philosopher finds her interest piqued. Would a doctor with a stellar reputation make such a simple but grave mistake? If not, what explains the tragic accident that resulted in the death of a patient? Clearly, an investigation is in order, and investigations have a tendency to surprise us. Meanwhile Isabel is engaged in an ongoing struggle with Grace over the care of Isabel's infant son, Charlie. But as we've come to know, whatever the case, whatever the solution, Isabel's combination of spirit, smarts, curiosity, empathy, and unabashed nosiness guarantees a delightful adventure.

Alexander McCall Smith is the author of the huge international phenomenon The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency series, the Isabel Dalhousie series, the Portuguese Irregular Verbs series, and the 44 Scotland Street series. He is professor emeritus of medical law at the University of Edinburgh in Scotland, and has served on many national and international bodies concerned with bioethics. He was born in what is now known as Zimbabwe and taught law at the University of Botswana. He lives in Scotland. ?