The Uncommon Appeal Of Clouds

As a mother, wife, employer and editor of the Review of Applied Ethics, Isabel Dalhousie is aware that to be human is to be responsible. So when a neighbour brings her a new and potentially dangerous puzzle to solve, once again Isabel feels she has no option but to shoulder the burden of other people's difficulties. 

A masterpiece painting has been stolen from the collection of Duncan Munrowe, old-fashioned philanthropist, and a very wealthy man. As Isabel enters into negotiations, a case where heroes and villains should be clearly defined turns murky.

The list of those who desire the painting - or the money - lengthens, and hasty judgement must be avoided. Morals, it turns out, are like Scottish clouds: complex, changeable and tricky to get a firm grip on; they require a sharp observational eye, a philosophical mindset, and the habit of kindness, and fortunately Isabel Dalhousie is in possession of all three. 

Author: Alexander McCall Smith

Publisher: Little Brown

Released Date: 2012

ISBN: 9781408704158