Sunday Philosophy Club, The

This is the first novel in the Isabel Dalhousie series, which follows the protagonist's ongoing personal life and philosophical inquiries across many subsequent volumes. While each mystery is self-contained, reading the series in publication order is recommended to fully appreciate the development of Isabel's relationships with her niece Cat and her housekeeper Grace.

The manuscript was originally titled The Crushed Strawberry, a reference to the color of the trousers worn by the character Toby, before the author's editor suggested the current title.