Alexander McCall Smith 
Isabel Dalhousie Series–Novels 1, 2 & 3 
The Sunday Philosophy Club; Friends, Lovers, Chocolate; The Right Attitude to Rain

The second flagship and bestselling series from the literary sensation Alexander Mc Call Smith, the Isabel Dalhousie series is enormously engaging, wonderfully witty and complete with local Edinburgh colour and flavour. The novels follow the intrepid and irrepressibly curious Isabel Dalhousiepart-time sleuth and editor of The Review of Applied Ethicsas she muses on moral questions and wades through the mysteries of other people’s lives, with the help of her no-nonsense housekeeper, Grace; frequent visits to her niece, Cat’s, Italian delicatessen; and the friendship of Cat’s musician ex-boyfriend, Jamie. In The Sunday Philosophy Club; Friends, Lovers, Chocolates; and The Right Attitude to Rain Isabel resolves tricky matters of both heart and mind, including sometimes, her own.