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.

If not quite as charming as his Mma Ramotswe books, Isabel's musings are still very enjoyable.

Released at the bc meet in Helsinki.

Oh bother! I've read the book! I will go through it quickly to be ready for the third book, which I haven't read.

I ended up re-reading the book properly. It was seven years ago I've read this first time and realized I couldn't remember a thing. I think I enjoyed this more now than back then (comparing the journal entry) which I'm glad because now I feel the rereading wasn't waste of my precious time. I'm ready for the third book in the series.

Spotted on someones wishlist. Enjoy:)

Thank you! :)

I really liked this one, maybe more than the first of the series.