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Summary: "Our favorite moral philosopher is caught up in a delicate dispute between members of a prominent family as her husband, Jamie, is dragged into his own internecine rivalry. Isabel accepts an invitation to serve on the advisory committee of the Scottish National Portrait Gallery, but soon finds herself swept up in an all-too-familiar dilemma. David is the grandson of a Scottish clan chief and is...
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2022
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1 available in New Large Print, Call number: LP FIC MCCMcCall Smith, Alexander
Summary: "A new baby brings an abundance of joy to Isabel Dalhousie and her husband, Jamie--but Isabel's almost four-year-old son, Charlie, is none too keen on his newborn brother. In fact, Charlie refuses to acknowledge Magnus, and Isabel must find a way to impress upon her older son the patience and understanding that have served as guiding principles in her own life. These are, of course, the...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Pantheon Books 2017
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1 available in Adult, Call number: FIC MCCCopies Available at Woodmere
1 available in Adult Fiction, Call number: FIC MCCCopies Available at Interlochen
1 available in Stacks, Call number: Fiction McCall-Smith 2017Copies Available at Peninsula
1 available in Adult, Call number: M MCCMiller, Tom
Summary: Eighteen-year-old Robert Weekes is a practitioner of empirical philosophy--an arcane, female-dominated branch of science used to summon the wind, shape clouds of smoke, heal the injured, and even fly. Though he dreams of fighting in the Great War as the first male in the elite US Sigilry Corps Rescue and Evacuation Service--a team of flying medics--Robert is resigned to mixing batches of...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Simon & Schuster 2019
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1 available in Adult, Call number: SF MILMcCall Smith, Alexander
Summary: Investigating allegations against a headmaster candidate for her alma mater, Isabel uncovers surprising truths that hit close to home and unwittingly upsets the father of her young son.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Recorded Books 2010
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1 available in Compact Disc Audio Book, Call number: CD M MCCParris, S. J.
Summary: "Sir Francis Drake is preparing to launch a daring expedition against the Spanish when a murder aboard his ship changes everything. Giordano Bruno agrees to hunt the killer down, only to find that more than one deadly plot is brewing in Plymouth's murky underworld. And as he tracks a murderer through its dangerous streets, he uncovers a conspiracy that threatens the future of England itself" --
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Publisher / Publication Date: Pegasus Crime 2019
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1 available in Adult Fiction, Call number: M PARMcCall Smith, Alexander
Summary: The ever-delightful, insatiably curious Edinburgh philosopher and amateur sleuth returns to take on a case unlike any she's had before-this one with paranormal implications-in the tenth installment of this beloved author's consistently best-selling series. From a small town outside Edinburgh comes the news that a young boy has been recounting vivid recollections of a past life: a perfect...
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2015
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1 available in Compact Disc Audio Book, Call number: CD FIC MCCMcCall Smith, Alexander
Summary: 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 wealthy owner.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Recorded Books 2012
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1 available in Compact Disc Audio Book, Call number: CD FIC MCCMiller, Tom
Summary: "In World War I America, magic and science have blended into an extraordinary art. Eighteen-year-old Robert Weekes, a practitioner of empirical philosophy--an arcane, female-dominated branch of science used to summon the wind, shape clouds of smoke, heal, and even fly--dreams of becoming the first male in an elite team of flying medics"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Center Point Large Print 2018
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1 available in Large Print, Call number: LP FIC MILMcCall Smith, Alexander
Summary: "Our favorite moral philosopher is caught up in a delicate dispute between members of a prominent family as her husband, Jamie, is dragged into his own internecine rivalry. Isabel accepts an invitation to serve on the advisory committee of the Scottish National Portrait Gallery, but soon finds herself swept up in an all-too-familiar dilemma. David is the grandson of a Scottish clan chief and is...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Pantheon Books 2022
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1 available in Adult, Call number: FIC MCCCopies Available at Woodmere
2 available in Adult Fiction, Call number: FIC MCCCopies Available at East Bay
1 available in Adult Fiction, Call number: M MCCMcCall Smith, Alexander
Summary: In Edinburgh, rumors and gossip abound. But Isabel well knows that such things can't be taken at face value. Still, the latest whispers hint at mysterious goings-on, and who but Isabel can be trusted to get to the bottom of them? At the same time, she must deal with the demands of her two small children, her husband, and her rather tempestuous niece, Cat, whose latest romantic entanglement...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Recorded Books 2020
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1 available in Compact Disc Audio Book, Call number: CD FIC MCCMcCall Smith, Alexander
Summary: 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 wealthy owner.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Pantheon Books 2012
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1 available in Adult Fiction, Call number: FIC MCCMcCall Smith, Alexander
Summary: "The ever-delightful, insatiably curious Edinburgh philosopher and amateur sleuth returns to take on a case unlike any she's had before--this one with paranormal implications--in the tenth installment of this beloved author's consistently best-selling series. From a small town outside Edinburgh comes the news that a young boy has been recounting vivid recollections of a past life: a perfect...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Pantheon Books 2015
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2 available in Adult Fiction, Call number: FIC MCCCopies Available at Peninsula
1 available in Adult Fiction, Call number: FIC MCCCopies Available at Fife Lake
1 available in Adult, Call number: MYS MCCCopies Available at Kingsley
1 available in Adult Fiction, Call number: MYSTERY MCCMcCall Smith, Alexander
Summary: A new baby brings an abundance of joy to Isabel and her husband, Jamie--but almost four-year-old son Charlie is none too keen on his newborn brother. In fact, he refuses to acknowledge Magnus, and Isabel must find a way to impress upon her older son the patience and understanding that have served as guiding principles in her own life. These are the very qualities that bring Bea Shandon, an old...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Random House Large Print 2017
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1 available in Large Print, Call number: LP FIC MCCMcCall Smith, Alexander
Summary: "Isabel becomes involved in a delicate paternity case in the twelfth installment of the beloved Isabel Dalhousie Series. Isabel finds herself befriended by Patricia, a single mother whose son, Basil, goes to school with Isabel's son. Isabel discovers that Basil is the product of an affair Patricia had with a well-known Edinburgh organist, also named Basil, who was, rumor has it, initially...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Pantheon Books 2018
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1 available in Adult, Call number: Fiction McCall-Smith 2018McCall Smith, Alexander
Summary: Isabel finds herself befriended by Patricia, a single mother whose son, Basil, goes to school with Isabel's son. Isabel discovers that Basil is the product of an affair Patricia had with a well-known Edinburgh organist, also named Basil, who was, rumor has it, initially reluctant to contribute financially to the child's upkeep. Though Isabel doesn't really like Patricia, she tries to be civil...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Recorded Books 2018
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1 available in Compact Disc Audio Book, Call number: CD FIC MCCMcCall Smith, Alexander
Summary: When the ever ethical Isabel Dalhousie bumps into Minty Auchterlonie for the first time in years, she is skeptical (again) of Minty's integrity. But Minty mentions the bank where she works is having internal troubles, and Isabel must determine, once and for all, if Minty can be trusted.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Recorded Books 2009
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Summary: "From the acclaimed author of Miss Burma, longlisted for the National Book Award and the Women's Prize, comes a tense and thought-provoking exploration of an intellectual affair and its reverberations across the lives of two couples. Tessa is a successful white woman writer who develops a friendship, first by correspondence and then in person, with Charlie, a ruggedly handsome philosopher and...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Grove Press 2023
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1 available in Adult Fiction, Call number: FIC CRAMcCall Smith, Alexander
Summary: Encountering high-flying fanancier Minty Auchterlonie while attending a birthday party, Isabel learns of Minty's complicated monetary troubles and wonders if the ambitious woman is perpetuating a fraud.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Pantheon Books 2009
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Summary: 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. Adopted at the age of six, she knows little about her father, other than he was a student in Edinburgh years ago. Always up for a challenge, Isabel is more than happy to help.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Recorded Books 2011
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1 available in Compact Disc Audio Book, Call number: CD McCall-Smith 2011McCall Smith, Alexander
Summary: Isabel finds herself befriended by Patricia, a single mother whose son, Basil, goes to school with Isabel's son. Isabel discovers that Basil is the product of an affair Patricia had with a well-known Edinburgh organist, also named Basil, who was, rumor has it, initially reluctant to contribute financially to the child's upkeep. Though Isabel doesn't really like Patricia, she tries to be civil...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Random House Large Print 2018
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1 available in Large Print, Call number: LP FIC MCCMcCall Smith, Alexander
Summary: 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 wealthy owner.
Format: sound recording-nonmusical
Publisher / Publication Date: Recorded Books 2012
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1 available in Audiobook on MP3 CD, Call number: MP3CD FIC MCCMcCall Smith, Alexander
Summary: Amateur sleuth and philosopher Isabel Dalhousie is called upon to help when a matchmaker begins to question her latest match.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Recorded Books 2017
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1 available in Compact Disc Audio Book, Call number: CD FIC MCCMcCall Smith, Alexander
Summary: "One of the author's most beloved characters is back--and once again she will have to call upon her powers of deduction and her unflappable moral code to unravel a new philosophical mystery. In Edinburgh, rumors and gossip abound. But Isabel well knows that such things can't be taken at face value. Still, the latest whispers hint at mysterious goings-on, and who but Isabel can be trusted to get...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Pantheon Books 2020
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1 available in Adult Fiction, Call number: FIC MCCCopies Available at Peninsula
1 available in Adult, Call number: FIC MCCCopies Available at Interlochen
1 available in Adult Fiction, Call number: Fiction McCall Smith 2020McCall Smith, Alexander
Summary: Isabel Dalhousie helps a new friend discover the identity of her father. But Isabel also manages to find time for her own concerns: her young son, Charlie, already walking and talking; her housekeeper, Grace, whose spiritualist has lately been doubling as a financial advisor; her niece Cat's latest relationship; and the pressing question of when and how Isabel and Jamie should finally get married.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Pantheon Books 2011