In "The Right Attitude to Rain," Isabel Dalhousie, a philosophical journal editor, navigates love and moral dilemmas in Scotland. After being hurt by her unfaithful husband, she seeks to improve the lives of those around her, including her housekeeper and niece, while grappling with her feelings for Jamie, her niece's ex.
When her niece Cat travels to a wedding in Italy, Isabel agrees to fill in at Cat's delicatessen. She takes notice of a customer named Ian,who is avoiding chocolate--doctor's say it is bad for the new heart he recently received. Ian is haunted by memories he can't quite place, prompting Isabel to wonder if his new heart may be the cause.
Isabel is fond of problems, and sometimes she becomes interested in problems that are, quite frankly, none of her business. This may be the case when Isabel sees a young man plunge to his death from the upper circle of a concert hall in Edinburgh. Despite
V predvečer uvedenia Hamleta v divadle Globe dá Rosalind Howardová, odborníčka na Shakespeara, mladej režisérke Kate Stanleyovej tajomnú škatuľku a tvrdí, že sa jej podarilo urobiť ďalekosiahly objav. Skôr však, ako ho môže odhaliť Kate, divadlo Globe zhorí a v ňom sa nájde mŕtve Rosalindino telo. Je zavraždená neobyčajným spôsobom: rovnako, ako bol zabitý Hamletov otec. Keď Kate otvorí škatuľku, nájde prvý kúsok do shakespearovskej hádanky, ktorý ju vyšle na smrteľnú honbu za pokladom vysokej ceny.
The startling novel by one of the most original writers of the twentieth century.