Offers tantalizing glimpses of Edinburgh’s complex character and a nice, long look into the beautiful mind of a thinking woman.” - The New York Times Book Review Its graceful prose shines, and Isabel's interior monologues-meditations on a variety of moral questions-are bemused, intelligent and entertaining.” - The Seattle Times
You finish this installment greedily looking forward to more.” - Newsweek She’s such good company, it’s hard to believe she’s fictional. Now, with the creation of Isabel Dalhousie. “In Mma Ramotswe, minted one of the most memorable heroines in any modern fiction. McCall Smith’s Scotland well worth future visits.” - The New York Times “The literary equivalent of herbal tea and a cozy fire. Glows like a rare jewel.” - Entertainment Weekly The Sunday Philosophy Club (Isabel Dalhousie Series #1) Complete with wonderful Edinburgh atmosphere and characters straight out of a Robert Burns poem, The Sunday Philosophy Club is a delightful treat from one of our most beloved authors.
Against the best advice of her no-nonsense housekeeper Grace, her bassoon playing friend Jamie, and even her romantically challenged niece Cat, she is morally bound to solve this case.
Isabel can’t help wondering whether it was the result of mischance or mischief. In this first installment, Isabel is attending a concert in the Usher Hall when she witnesses a man fall from the upper balcony. Whether investigating a case or a problem of philosophy, the indefatigable Isabel Dalhousie, one of fiction’s most richly developed amateur detectives, is always ready to pursue the answers to all of life’s questions, large and small.
Nothing captures the charm of Edinburgh like the bestselling Isabel Dalhousie series of novels featuring the insatiably curious philosopher and woman detective.
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