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The Perils of Morning Coffee - Alexander McCall Smith

By Alexander McCall Smith

Release Date: 2011-10-25

Genre: Women Sleuths

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In this Isabel Dalhousie original short story, available exclusively in electronic format, our intrepid heroineā€”accused by a distraught wife of being the "other woman"ā€”makes a surprising discovery as she attempts to defend her reputation.

Summer in Edinburgh is a season of delicate sunshine and showers, picnics with loved ones in blossoming gardens, and genteel celebrations of art and music. But Isabel Dalhousieā€™s peaceful idyll is broken when a single meeting over coffee with fellow philosopher Dr. George McLeod brings an irate phone call from his wife, Roz, who implacably accuses Isabel of conducting an affair with her husband.
            Wounded by the injustice of Rozā€™s wild allegation and concerned both for her standing among the gossipy group of her scholarly peers and for Rozā€™s apparent state of hysteria, Isabel sets out to discover more about the McLeods, and to set the record straight before the bitterness in their marriage poisons her own reputation. For insight into the McLeodsā€™ relationship she turns to Millie, who is both an old acquaintance of Isabelā€™s and a university colleague of Georgeā€™s.
            In this engaging, intelligently observed story, Alexander McCall Smithā€™s sharp-eyed heroine is reminded once again to avoid jumping to hasty conclusions about the lives of others, and to value friendship wherever itā€™s found.

The Perils of Morning Coffee - Alexander McCall Smith

By Alexander McCall Smith

Release Date: 2011-10-25

Genre: Women Sleuths

4 (186 ratings)
Read Download
In this Isabel Dalhousie original short story, available exclusively in electronic format, our intrepid heroineā€”accused by a distraught wife of being the "other woman"ā€”makes a surprising discovery as she attempts to defend her reputation.

Summer in Edinburgh is a season of delicate sunshine and showers, picnics with loved ones in blossoming gardens, and genteel celebrations of art and music. But Isabel Dalhousieā€™s peaceful idyll is broken when a single meeting over coffee with fellow philosopher Dr. George McLeod brings an irate phone call from his wife, Roz, who implacably accuses Isabel of conducting an affair with her husband.
            Wounded by the injustice of Rozā€™s wild allegation and concerned both for her standing among the gossipy group of her scholarly peers and for Rozā€™s apparent state of hysteria, Isabel sets out to discover more about the McLeods, and to set the record straight before the bitterness in their marriage poisons her own reputation. For insight into the McLeodsā€™ relationship she turns to Millie, who is both an old acquaintance of Isabelā€™s and a university colleague of Georgeā€™s.
            In this engaging, intelligently observed story, Alexander McCall Smithā€™s sharp-eyed heroine is reminded once again to avoid jumping to hasty conclusions about the lives of others, and to value friendship wherever itā€™s found.

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