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內容簡介: |
Isabel Dalhousie, philosopher and amateur solver of other
people''s problems, meets an old foe, Minty Auchterlonie, at a
birthday party attended by their young children. Ambitious Minty,
now the head of a small investment bank, is in trouble with her
shareholders. Isabel becomes involved, and is drawn into a murky
world of financial concealment. Minty is not the only high-flier in
Isabel''s life; her niece Cat has just become engaged to a
tightrope-walking stuntman. Isabel fears his next job - and the
engagement - could end in disaster. Meanwhile, her own boyfriend
Jamie has marriage in mind too ...
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關於作者: |
Following a distinguished career as a Professor of Medical
Law, Alexander McCall Smith has turned to writing full-time. He is
the author of over sixty books on a wide array of subjects, and his
books have been translated into thirty-seven languages. He lives in
Edinburgh with his wife.
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