Encountering high-flying financierMinty Auchterloniewhile attending a birthday party,Isabellearns ofMinty'scomplicated monetary troubles & wonders if the ambitious woman is perpetuating a fraud, a situation that is further complicated by a plagiarism battle withProfessor Dove&Cat'sproblematic new man.The sensational sixth installment in the best-selling chronicles of the irrepressibly curiousIsabel Dalhousie.Isabel’sson,Charlie, is now of an age—eighteen months—to have a social life, & so off they go to a birthday party, where, much toIsabel’ssurprise, she encounters an old adversary,Minty Auchterlonie, now a high-flying financier.Mintyhad seemed toIsabela woman of ruthless ambition, but the question of her integrity had never been answered. Now, whenMintytakesIsabelinto her confidence about a personal matter,Isabelfinds herself going another round: IsMintyto be trusted? Or is she the perpetrator of an enormous financial fraud? And what shouldIsabelmake of the rumors of shady financial transactions atMinty'sinvestment bank?Not that this is the only dilemma facingIsabel: she also crosses swords again with her nemesis,Professor Dove, in an argument over plagiarism. Of course her niece,Cat, has a new, problematic man (a tightrope walker!) in her life. And there remains the open question of marriage toJamie—doting father ofCharlie.As always, there is no end to the delight in accompanyingIsabelas she makes her way toward the heart of every problem: philosophizing, sleuthing, & downright snooping in her inimitable—& inimitably charming—fashion.°°°