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Alexander McCall Smith
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Paul Stewart has returned to Scotland to continue his successful career. His agent and girlfriend, Gloria, has arranged for him to write The Philosophy of Food in Six Easy Chapters, a project he relishes but that will have to be delivered in six months. It is not going well, as Paul finds his domestic circumstances unsuited to concentrated hard work: Gloria has now moved in with him (not specifically invited) and has brought with her two extremely vocal and demanding Siamese cats. The cats give Paul no peace. Beginning to worry that The Philosophy of Food will never be written Paul calls on the aid of his cousin, Chloe, who suggests a radical course of action. She has taken a six-month lease on a house in a French village not far from Poitiers and invites him to join her there and get the book finished in peace. He needs no second bidding and it is not long before he escapes to France. Once there, however, Paul finds his fortunes tangled up with the fate of one eating establishment in the village: the infamous Second Worst Restaurant in France ...
In this delightful sequel to the best-selling comedic novel My Italian Bulldozer, Paul Stuart's travels take him to a French village, where the local restaurant's haute cuisine leaves a lot to be desired. Renowned Scottish cookbook writer Paul Stuart is hard at work on his new book, The Philosophy of Food, but complicated domestic circumstances, and two clingy cats, are making that difficult. So when Paul's eccentric cousin Chloe suggests that he join her at the house she's rented in the French countryside, he jumps at the chance. The two quickly befriend the locals, including their twin-sister landladies, who also own the infamous local restaurant known to be the second-worst eatery in all of France. During their stay, the restaurant's sole waitress gives birth mid-dinner service and the ma tre d' storms off after fighting with the head chef. Paul is soon drafted to improve the gastronomy of the village, while Chloe, ever on the hunt for her next romance, busies herself with distracting the handsome but incompetent chef. Could he be husband number six? With all this local drama to deal with, Paul finds it next to impossible to focus on his writing, and that's before he learns that Chloe's past is far more complicated than he'd ever imagined. Paul will have to call upon al his experience--with food and with people--to bring order back to the village. And he may just learn something about family--and about himself--along the way.
ALEXANDER MCCALL SMITH, SKAPAREN BAKOM DEN OMÅTTLIGT POPULÄRA SERIEN OM DAMERNAS DETEKTIVBYRÅ, LÅTER SIN NYA BOK UTSPELA SIG I SVERIGE I det svenska rättsväsendet betraktas vissa fall som särskilt svåra och egendomliga. För att utreda dessa brott finns en grupp inom polisen i Malmö: Avdelningen för känsliga brott. Det här är deras berättelser. Det första fallet: ett tämligen enkelt ärende gäller en man, knivhuggen i bakre delen av knäet. Vem begår ett sådant brott och varför? Nästkommande fall: en ung kvinnas imaginära pojkvän försvinner. Hur i hela världen eftersöker man en person som inte existerar? Och den slutgiltiga utredningen: otäcka hemligheter som avslöjas under fullmåne verkar inte fullt lika övernaturliga i dagsljus. Inget fall är för ovanligt, för komplicerat eller för betydelselöst för gruppen att lösa. Avdelningen för känsliga brott är en fullspäckad fars skriven av en sann mästare. »Som om Fox Mulder, Lisbeth Salanders ogifta moster och Kurt Wallander samarbetar i en ny trupp -- och det är väldigt rolig läsning.« The Washington Times »Att låta sig bäddas in i ett nytt mysterium av Alexander McCall Smith är en njutning för lata dagar.« The New York Times Book Review
The Department of Sensitive Crimes, renowned for taking on the most obscure and irrelevant cases, led by Ulf Varg, their best detective, is always prepared to take on an investigation, no matter how complex. So when Ulf is approached by the girlfriend of Trig Oloffson, who claims her beau (the infamous bad boy of Swedish letters) is being blackmailed, Ulf is determined to help. The case requires all of Ulf's concentration, but he finds himself distracted by his brother's questionable politics and meteoric rise within the Moderate Extremist Party and by his own constant attraction to his married co-worker Anna. When Ulf is then tasked with looking into a group of dealers exporting wolves that seem decidedly domestic, it will require all of his team's investigative instincts and dogged persistence to put these matters to bed.
The second book in Alexander McCall Smith's new DETECTIVE VARG series . . . 'Reading the novel feels like a form of meditation . . . There is much to enjoy' Scotsman'Wonderfully soothing and relaxing' Telegraph'Heaven is in the detail with this sort of escapist writing. It's like AA Milne meets Karl Ove Knausgaard' Financial Times Spring is coming slowly to Sweden - though not quite as slowly as Detective Ulf Varg's promised promotion at the Department of Sensitive Crimes. For Varg, referred by his psychoanalyst to group therapy at Malmö's Wholeness Centre, life now seems mostly a circle of self-examination, something which may or may not be useful when it comes to the nature of his profession and the particularly sensitive cases that have recently come to light. All in a day's work for Detective Varg, except that one of his new investigations involves fellow detective Anna; it will require every ounce of self-discipline he has in order to remain professional. The other, more curious case is centred around internationally successful novelist Nils Personn-Cederström. According to his girlfriend, Cederström is being blackmailed - but by whom and for what reason? Accompanied by his irritating but kindly colleague Blomquist, Varg begins his enquiries and soon the answers fall neatly into place. Nothing and no one is ever that simple, however, and not for the first time he learns as much about his own emotional and moral landscape as he does about the motives of others. Now Varg must make a possibly life-changing decision. Will he choose his own happiness over that of his heart's desire?
NATIONAL BESTSELLER - In the Swedish criminal justice system, certain cases are considered especially strange and difficult, in Malm , the dedicated detectives who investigate these crimes are members of an elite squad known as the Sensitive Crimes Division. These are their stories. The first case: the small matter of a man stabbed in the back of the knee. Who would perpetrate such a crime and why? Next: a young woman's imaginary boyfriend goes missing. But how on earth do you search for someone who doesn't exist? And in the final investigation: eerie secrets that are revealed under a full moon may not seem so supernatural in the light of day. No case is too unusual, too complicated, or too, well insignificant for this squad to solve. The team: Ulf "the Wolf" Varg, the top dog, thoughtful and diligent; Anna Bengsdotter, who's in love with Varg's car (and possibly Varg too); Carl Holgersson, who likes nothing more than filling out paperwork; and Erik Nykvist, who is deeply committed to fly fishing. With the help of a rather verbose local police officer, this crack team gets to the bottom of cases other detectives can't or won't bother to handle. Equal parts hilarious and heartening, The Department of Sensitive Crimes is a tour de farce from a true master.
Mma Ramotswe päätyy ehdolle kaupunginvaltuustoon - suureksi kauhukseen. Rakastettu hyvän mielen dekkarisarja jatkuu. Kun hautausmaan viereen aiotaan rakentaa räikeä Big Fun Hotel ja ainoa ehdokas kaupungin vaa’ankielivaltuutetun paikalle on tuttu arkkivihollinen, Mma Ramotswe suostuu pitkin hampain asettumaan ehdolle. Kesken vaalitohinan etsivätoimistoon saapuu vanha herra, joka on joutunut päälleajon uhriksi. Charlie ryhtyy tapauksen päätutkijaksi todistaakseen arvonsa - ja tehdäkseen vaikutuksen erääseen tyttöön... Kun Charlie hankkiutuu hankaluuksiin ja vaalipäivä lähestyy, Mma Ramotswen hyvää tuulta ja tahtoa tarvitaan todistamaan, että rehellisyys ja myötätunto vievät aina voittoon.
The latest book in Alexander McCall Smith's popular 44 Scotland Street series is a sheer delight. Summer has come to Scotland Street. The long days have prompted its denizens to engage in flights of fancy. Some, like the Duke of Johannesburg's plan to create a microlite seaplane, are literal flights, and some, like the vain Bruce Anderson's idea of settling down with one of his many admirers, are more metaphorical. With the domineering Irene off pursuing academic challenges, Stuart and Bertie are free to indulge in summer fun. Stuart reconnects with an old acquaintance over refreshing peppermint tea while Bertie takes his friend Ranald Braveheart Macpherson to the circus. But their trip to the big top becomes rather more than the pleasant diversion they were hoping for. Once again, Scotland Street teems with the daily triumphs and challenges of those who call it home, and provides a warm, wise, and witty chronicle of the affairs in this corner of the world. AN ANCHOR BOOKS ORIGINAL
"[The book explores] how lives interconnect, how we are all creatures of our time, how rich and complex life is in this sometimes shy and reticent city. Not for a moment does our interest flag."—Alexander McCall Smith Set in 66 Queen Street, a townhouse in Edinburgh’s New Town, this book tells the story of people and events associated with the house for 210 years from 1790 and whose lives were empowered by the Scottish Enlightenment. From the builder of the White House, the hero of Aboukir Bay, a murderer who inspired Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde, to a decadent society hostess, the diverse characters range from heroes to villains and from people of conscience to subjects of tabloid scandal and moral prurience. Edinburgh emerges from its past to become the intellectual, banking and professional capital of an enlightened Scotland. The story reflects how our modern world is shaped but above all it is about its people; some masters of their circumstances and others prisoners
SKAPAREN BAKOM DEN OMÅTTLIGT POPULÄRA SERIEN OM DAMERNAS DETEKTIVBYRÅ, ALEXANDER MCCALL SMITH, LÅTER SIN NYA BOK UTSPELA SIG I SVERIGE I det svenska rättsväsendet betraktas vissa fall som särskilt svåra och egendomliga. För att utreda dessa brott finns en grupp inom polisen i Malmö: Avdelningen för känsliga brott. Det här är deras berättelser. Det första fallet: ett tämligen enkelt ärende gäller en man, knivhuggen i bakre delen av knäet. Vem begår ett sådant brott och varför? Nästkommande fall: en ung kvinnas imaginära pojkvän försvinner. Hur i hela världen eftersöker man en person som inte existerar? Och den slutgiltiga utredningen: otäcka hemligheter som avslöjas under fullmåne verkar inte fullt lika övernaturliga i dagsljus. Inget fall är för ovanligt, för komplicerat eller för betydelselöst för gruppen att lösa. Avdelningen för känsliga brott är en fullspäckad fars skriven av en sann mästare.
SKAPAREN AV DAMERNAS DETEKTIVBYRÅ, ALEXANDER McCALL SMITH, LÅTER SIN NYA BOK UTSPELA SIG I SVERIGE. Inom det svenska rättsväsendet betraktas vissa fall som särskilt svåra och egendomliga. För att utreda de brotten finns en specialgrupp inom polisen i Malmö Avdelningen för känsliga brott. Det här är deras berättelser. Det första fallet är ett tämligen enkelt ärende och gäller en man, knivhuggen i baksidan av knät. Vem begår ett sådant brott och varför? I nästa fall försvinner en ung kvinnas imaginära pojkvän. Men hur söker man efter en person som inte finns? Till slut avslöjas otäcka hemligheter i fullmånens ljus, hemligheter som i dagsljus kanske inte verkar fullt så övernaturliga. Inget fall är för udda, för komplicerat eller för betydelselöst för gruppen att lösa. Storyn Avdelningen för känsliga brott är en fullspäckad fars skriven av en sann mästare. Uppläsare: Linda Ulvaeus
Roll up! Roll up! For the second exciting instalment in The Big-Top Mysteries series, packed with all the fun of the circus and an intriguing new mystery to be solved … Roll up! Roll up! A new season is about to begin at the Shortbread family's circus! The big-top is ready and everyone is excited to get started. But as the shows begin chief clown Mr Birdcage is in a bit of a pickle – none of his hilarious props seem to be working! When budding detectives Billy, Fern and Joe get on the case to investigate, they soon discover that the props have been tampered with! But who would want to sabotage Mr Birdcage and why?
Longlisted for the Highland Book Prize 2019 The School Ship Tobermory and its intrepid young crew are back in Hebridean waters. When a violent storm blows them off course to a remote island, they discover a fisherman’s journal written a hundred years ago which tells of a mysterious shipwreck crammed with treasure. But without a precise location, where do they start looking? An extraordinary chance encounter gives them a valuable clue. Before long, Ben, Fee and their friends realize they are not the only ones searching for the lost wreck and must face a ruthless and determined adversary who will stop at nothing to seize the prize.
Precious Ramotswe är Botswanas första och enda kvinnliga privatdetektiv. En dag får hon besök av en kvinna vars son dog en mystisk död för tio år sedan. Hon tar sig an fallet samtidigt som hennes assistent får sitt första fall: en man som vill veta om hans fru är otrogen. Nu finns Alexander McCall Smiths omtyckta karaktär Precious på lättläst engelska! En internationell succéförfattare vars böcker läses runt om i världen. Smith växte upp i Zimbabwe och har bott i Botswana. Det är platsen för hans serie om Botswanas första kvinnliga detektiv – Damernas detektivbyrå. Lättläst på engelska, nivå B1. Det innebär något längre texter med ca 800–1 000 ord med konkreta ämnen. För de yngre läsarna är böckerna illustrerade. Komplexa meningar som är längre och mer krävande, medan relationen mellan satserna är okomplicerad.
Precious Ramotswe åtar sig ett fall där en kvinna påstår sig ha blivit felaktigt uppsagd från sitt jobb. Mma Ramotswe som aldrig låter en orättvisa passera börjar undersöka omständigheterna kring uppsägningen. Men snart stöter hon på information som gör henne förbryllad. På ett lokalt sjukhus upptäcker hon en sköterska vid namn Minge Ramotswe. Precious känner väl till alla med det efternamnet, de är ju hennes släktingar. Vem är den här mystiska kvinnan egentligen? Precious som alltid har trott sig veta allt om sin far. Men ibland överraskar våra föräldrar oss, och vi upptäcker att saker och ting inte var riktigt som vi trodde. Med samma generositet och värme som vi blivit vana vid kommer Mma Ramotswe att kasta ljus över viktiga sanningar om vänskap och familj, både den vi fötts med och den vi väljer.
Dream Angus comes to you at night and bestows dreams. Just the sight of him may be enough to make you lose your heart, for he is also the god of love, youth and beauty. In this mesmerising retelling of the Celtic myth, Alexander McCall Smith unites dream and reality, leaving us to wonder: what is life but the pursuit of dreams? The Myths series brings together some of the world's finest writers, each of whom has retold a myth in a contemporary and memorable way. Authors in the series include Karen Armstrong, Margaret Atwood, A. S. Byatt, David Grossman, Natsuo Kirino, Alexander McCall Smith, Philip Pullman, Ali Smith and Jeanette Winterson.
