The comforts of a muddy Saturday
Record details
- ISBN: 9780375425134
- ISBN: 0375425136
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Physical Description:
240 p. ; 22 cm.
print - Edition: 1st ed.
- Publisher: New York : Pantheon Books, c2008.
Content descriptions
Summary, etc.: | Isabel Dalhousie is asked to help a doctor who has been disgraced by allegations of scientific fraud concerning a newly marketed drug. |
Target Audience Note: | Adult Follett Library Resources |
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Subject: | Women philosophers Fiction Fraud Fiction Edinburgh (Scotland) Fiction |
Genre: | Mystery fiction. |
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Available copies
- 36 of 36 copies available at Bibliomation. (Show)
- 1 of 1 copy available at Thomaston Public Library.
Holds
- 0 current holds with 36 total copies.
Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
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Thomaston Public Library | MYS McCALLSMITH (Text) | 34020113753287 | Adult Mystery | Available | - |
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Author Notes
The Comforts of a Muddy Saturday
Alexander McCall Smith was born on August 24, 1948 in Zimbabwe. He was a professor of medical law at the University of Edinburgh, but he left in 2005 to focus on his writing. He has written over 60 books, including specialist academic titles including Forensic Aspects of Sleep and The Criminal Law of Botswana, short story collections including Portuguese Irregular Verbs, and children's books including The Perfect Hamburger. He is best known for the No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency series. He also writes the Corduroy Mansions, Isabel Dalhousie and 44 Scotland Street series. He has received numerous awards, including The Crime Writers' Association Dagger in the Library Award and the 2004 United Kingdom's Author of the Year Award. His book, The Full Cupboard of Life, received the Saga Award for Wit in the United Kingdom. In 2007, he received a CBE for his services in literature. (Bowker Author Biography)