Friends, Lovers, Chocolate - Alexander McCall Smith

ISABEL DALHOUSIE - Book 2

Nothing captures the charm of Edinburgh like the bestselling Isabel Dalhousie series of novels featuring the insatiably curious philosopher and woman detective. Whether investigating a case or a problem of philosophy, the indefatigable Isabel Dalhousie, one of fiction's most richly developed amateur detectives, is always ready to pursue the answers to all of life's questions, large and small.

In this delightful second installment in Alexander McCall Smith's bestselling detective
series, the irrepressibly curious Isabel Dalhousie gets caught up in a highly unusual
affair of the heart.

When Isabel is asked to cover for vacationing Cat at her delicatessen,
Isabel meets a man with a most interesting problem. He recently had a heart transplant
and is suddenly haunted by memories of events that never happened to him.The situation
piques her insatiable curiosity: Could the memories be connected with the donor's
demise? Naturally, Isabel's friend Jamie thinks it is none of Isabel's business.
Meanwhile, Grace, Isabel's housekeeper, has become infatuated with a man at her spiritualist
meeting, and Cat brings home an Italian lothario. That makes for some particularly
tricky problems-both practical and philosophical-for Isabel to unravel in this enormously
engaging and highly unusual mystery.