This is the 10th installment in the Isabel Dalhousie series from Alexander McCall Smith  and I continue to enjoy the thoughtful nature of the series.  They are never your traditional mysteries and for some readers the idea of having to evaluate human response can diminish the pleasure of a mystery story.    In terms of life or death consequences Isabel is drafted to help determine if a boy’s stories about another life are plausible or childhood fantasy.  As in all of the previous books you meander with Isabel and what she questions you question.  I loved her evaluation of negative thoughts about people-yes we all do it but do we really have to and her vision of Toby in an avalanche was priceless.  If you are looking for “thoughtful guilty pleasure” you can’t go wrong this summer with spending some time with Isabel.