The Comforts of a Muddy Saturday
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Alexander McCall Smith. (2008). The Comforts of a Muddy Saturday. Unabridged Recorded Books, Inc.

Alexander McCall Smith. 2008. The Comforts of a Muddy Saturday. Recorded Books, Inc.

Alexander McCall Smith, The Comforts of a Muddy Saturday. Recorded Books, Inc, 2008.

Alexander McCall Smith. The Comforts of a Muddy Saturday. Unabridged Recorded Books, Inc, 2008.

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In the delectable fifth installment of the bestselling adventures of Isabel Dalhousie, our cherished inquisitive heroine returns to investigate a medical mystery. A doctor's career has been ruined by allegations of medical fraud and Isabel cannot ignore what may be a miscarriage of justice. Besides, Isabel's insatiable interest is piqued and she finds herself asking questions. Would a respected doctor make such a grave mistake? If not, what explains the death of the patient? Clearly, an investigation is in order. Meanwhile, there is her baby Charlie, who needs looking after; her niece Cat who needs someone to mind her deli; and a mysterious composer who has latched on to Jamie, making Isabel decidedly uncomfortable. Whatever the problem, whatever the case, we know we can count on Isabel's instincts to help her find the right solution.

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     July 28, 2008
     In Smith's winning fifth novel to feature Edinburgh philosophical sleuth Isabel Dalhousie (after The Careful Use of Compliments
     ), Dalhousie, who's recently assumed ownership of the obscure journal she's edited for many years, the Review of Applied Ethics
     , applies her deductive gifts to the case of a disgraced doctor. When a patient dies after taking a new antibiotic that Marcus Moncrieff deemed safe in clinical trials, the doctor's original report turns out to contain falsified data. Did Moncrieff skew the data to please the drug manufacturers? Moncrieff's wife turns to Isabel for help in lifting her husband out of his despondency. While the truth isn't straightforward, the motives of the guilty party prove to be both plausible and rational. The strengths of the book, as with Smith's better known No. 1 Ladies' Detective series, lie in its protagonist's determination to treat others without judgment—and in the author's revealing glimpses into the human soul.

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   • content: This fifth Isabel Dalhousie mystery continues to charm, and Davina Porter continues to develop the lovable heroine--equally sweet and tart, shrewd and loving, fallible and yet entirely reliable. This time around, the mystery doesn't even arise until a quarter of the way through. No matter. Listeners are entirely diverted by Isabel as she ponders the issues that cross her desk as editor of THE REVIEW OF APPLIED ETHICS, as well as those that cross her path through the varied cultural haunts of Edinburgh and those that cross the path of her brisk housekeeper, Grace, at home. Devotees will hear more news of Isabel's friends and family, each a delightful companion, expertly voiced. When the "mystery" is solved, we're surprised, but not overly. "I'm not much of sleuth," Isabel says--an admission that seems to endear her to us even more. J.L.B. (c) AudioFile 2008, Portland, Maine
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     Starred review from October 27, 2008
     In narrating the fifth installment of this series, Davina Porter has so become the voice of the charmingly ethical Isabel Dalhousie that it is hard to imagine anyone else ever taking her place. The new novel gives Porter an opportunity to fill out Isabel’s character; despite her best intentions, Isabel’s voice occasionally rises with indignation or jealousy that is at odds with her belief system. A slightly venomous tone seeps into Isabel’s voice as she contemplates an opportunity to humiliate her nemesis, Professor Dove. Toward the end of the novel, Porter performs a small tour de force in a ricocheting argument between Isabel and her niece. The two ping-pong their views without the slightest hesitation or slip on Porter’s part. Porter’s skillful performance will make listeners eager for the next installment. A Pantheon hardcover (Reviews, July 28).

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