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When her niece Cat travels to a wedding in Italy, Isabel agrees to fill in at Cat's delicatessen.

McCall Smith delivers a collection of stories about dating, with emotions running from the thrill of finding happiness to the humiliation and loneliness of rejection.

When the ever ethical Isabel Dalhousie bumps into Minty Auchterlonie for the first time in years, she is skeptical (again) of Minty's integrity.

Precocious six-year-old Bertie joins the scouts to escape his mother, Matthew learns to handle the challenges of marriage, and Domenica deals with loneliness.

Isabel Dalhousie helps a new friend discover the identity of her father. Jane, a visiting Australian philosopher on sabbatical in Edinburgh, has more questions than answers.

Known by both the lawful and the lawless as "The Teacher," War veteran and former schoolmaster Sherman Dahl sells his services to those seeking justice--and is relentless in his pursuit of wanted m

Investigating the theft of a valuable painting that was supposed to be donated to the Scottish National Gallery, Isabel harbors a growing suspicion that the thieves may be close to the painting's w

Life at Corduroy Mansions, nestled in London's hip Pimlico neighborhood, is as lively as ever.

Seems like every time Arizona Ranger Sam Burrack turns over a rock, a Black Valley Rider jumps out.

The residents of 44 Scotland Street grapple with problems both trivial and severe, but none so great as when six-year-old Bertie Pollock--who longs to be seven--mislays his mum and learns a valuabl

U.S. Deputy Marshal Fast Lawrence Shaw is enjoying some solitude for a change--but it's sorely disrupted when an elite businessman asks him to defend his mining venture from the Cut-jaws gang.

Mma Ramotswe is asked to help the proprietor of the Minor Adjustment Beauty Salon, who is having trouble with her business.

Alexander McCall Smith brings his peerless wit to this second entry featuring a motley collection of residents in London's Pimlico neighborhood.

As the new manager of the Perfect Passion Company, Katie's mission is to help the lonely hearts of Edinburgh.

Ousted as editor of the "Review of Applied Ethics", Isabel thankfully has ner newborn son to keep her occupied.