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| Author | Alexander McCall Smith |
|---|---|
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Language | English |
| Series | The Sunday Philosophy Club Series |
| Subject | Isabel Dalhousie |
| Genre | Fiction |
| Publisher | Little Brown |
Publication date | 7 August 2007 |
| Media type | Hardback |
| Pages | 246 |
| ISBN | 978-1-4087-0256-7 |
| Preceded by | The Lost Art of Gratitude |
| Followed by | The Forgotten Affairs of Youth |
The Charming Quirks of Others is the seventh book in The Sunday Philosophy Club Series by Alexander McCall Smith. [1]
Isabel Dalhousie is approached by the wife of a trustee of a prestigious Scottish school concerning a poison pen letter that her husband, a trustee of said school, has received, concerning one of the candidates for the post of headmaster. [2]
Isabel's nieces, Cat, has a new boyfriend who is, coincidentally, one of the candidates for the aforementioned position. [3]
Isabel works in her usual manner to get to the bottom of the mystery. [4]
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