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When a new baby arrives, Isabel Dalhousie and her husband Jamie must soothe their four‑year‑old son Charlie, who refuses to accept her newborn brother. Meanwhile, Isabel’s old friend Bea Shandon entrusts her with a delicate matchmaking job—matching a wealthy woman with a cosmetic surgeon after a dinner party. New doubts about the surgeon’s motives force Isabel to investigate, leading her to question whom she should truly be scrutinizing. Throughout, Isabel’s intelligence, quick wit, and empathy guide her through questions of friendship, obligation, and truth.
First publish date: 2017
Genre: Mystery & Detective/Cozy Mystery
Authors: Alexander McCall Smith
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