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It seems as if Isabel’s life has fallen into a comfortable and tidy rhythm. But when her husband, Jamie, invites a woman named Dawn—recently embroiled in a contentious affair with a member of Jamie’s orchestra—to stay with them, things begin to go awry. Strange noises can be heard from the upper floor, even when Dawn is supposedly at work, and the couple wonders whether something more nefarious may be afoot. If that weren’t enough, Professor...

The arrival of a second child for amateur sleuth Isabel Dalhousie is complicated by her 4-year-old's lack of enthusiasm and a matchmaker's request for help with a couple whose prospects have been overshadowed by sinister revelations.

Serving on the advisory committee of the Scottish National Portrait Gallery, Isabel intercedes on a philosophical disagreement between family members, while her husband, Jamie, seeks a new cellist for his ensemble—both of which endeavors require their usual tact and charm.