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The Charming Quirks of Others

Alexander McCall Smith

2010·256 pages

Literary Fiction Mystery

cozy cozy mystery

A couple who are old friends of Isabel Dalhousie's ask for her help in a rather tricky situation: A successor is being sought for the headmaster position at their alma mater. The board has four final candidates but has received an anonymous letter alleging that one of them has a very serious skeleton in the closet. Could Isabel discreetly look into it?

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The Charming Quirks of Others

Alexander McCall Smith

Year

2010

Pages

256

Literary Fiction Mystery

Tags

cozy cozy mystery

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A couple who are old friends of Isabel Dalhousie's ask for her help in a rather tricky situation: A successor is being sought for the headmaster position at their alma mater. The board has four final candidates but has received an anonymous letter alleging that one of them has a very serious skeleton in the closet. Could Isabel discreetly look into it?

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