The uncommon appeal of clouds

By Alexander McCall Smith

Subjects: Edinburgh (scotland), fiction, Fiction, Fiction, mystery & detective, general, Fiction, mystery & detective, women sleuths, New York Times bestseller, Women philosophers, Isabel Dalhousie (Fictitious character), nyt:hardcover-fiction=2012-11-11, Dalhousie, isabel (fictitious character), fiction, Fiction, crime, Mystery and detective stories

Description: Investigating the theft of a valuable painting that was supposed to be donated to the Scottish National Gallery, Isabel harbors a growing suspicion that the thieves may be close to the painting's wealthy owner.