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The Comforts Of A Muddy Saturday: An Isabel Dalhousie Novel
by McCall Smith, Alexander
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- Fine
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Fine/Very Good
- ISBN 10
- 0375425136
- ISBN 13
- 9780375425134
- Seller
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Woodlawn, Illinois, United States
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About This Item
New York, New York, U.S.A.: Pantheon Books, 2008. Hardcover. Fine/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Stated First Edition With The Number Line Indicating A First Printing. The Book Is Bound Within Boards With Blue Over One Quarter Black. Gilt Lettering On The Spine. The Book Has A Rem. Dot On The Lower Page Edges. The Unclipped Jacket Has Minor Wear And Evidence Of Sticker Removal On The Upper Front Near The Corner.
Synopsis
In the fabulous new installment in the best-selling adventures of Isabel Dalhousie, Isabel is asked to help a doctor who has been disgraced by allegations of scientific fraud concerning a newly marketed drug. 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, especially since a man's reputation is in jeopardy. Could he be the victim of someone else's mistake? Or perhaps he has been willfully deceived by a pharmaceutical company with a great deal to gain.Not every problem prompts an investigation (take, for example, her ongoing struggle with her housekeeper, Grace, over the care of Isabel's infant son, Charlie), but, as we've seen, whatever the case, whatever the solution, Isabel's combination of spirit, smarts, empathy, and unabashed nosiness guarantees a delightful adventure.From the Hardcover edition.
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- Bookseller
- Granada Bookstore (Member IOBA)
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 045526
- Title
- The Comforts Of A Muddy Saturday: An Isabel Dalhousie Novel
- Author
- McCall Smith, Alexander
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- ISBN 10
- 0375425136
- ISBN 13
- 9780375425134
- Publisher
- Pantheon Books
- Place of Publication
- New York, New York, U.S.A.
- Date Published
- 2008
- Pages
- 240
- Size
- 8vo - over 7¾" - 9&f
- Keywords
- Dalhousie, Isabel - (Fictitious Character) - Fiction; Women Philosophers - Fiction; Women Editors - ; Physicians - Malpractice - Scotland - Edinburgh - Fiction; Fraud Investigation - Fiction. Women Sleuths
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About the Seller
Granada Bookstore (Member IOBA)
Biblio member since 2013
Woodlawn, Illinois
About Granada Bookstore (Member IOBA)
I have a small inventory of about 23,000 titles. I sell from my own property and only on-line. I started selling on line in 1999. This is my Fourth year with Biblio.
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