by Ian Sansom
As The Case of the Missing Books begins, Israel Armstrong has arrived in Northern Ireland to take up the position of librarian for the small town of Tumdrum, only to find that the library has been closed. Israel, who considers himself something of a sophisticate, is floored; after making an uncomfo...
Picked this up cause I had nothing to read while waiting for Meg Gardiner’s books to arrive. It’s a cute little book, I may even pick up the sequel. Sansom writes in a similar vein to Magnus Mills, who is a favourite of mine. However, Mills is far superior, try All Quiet on the Orient Express or ...
Amusing but not the best book I've read, if he had held back a little in the punishment meeted out to his hero, Israel, it would have been better. A Librarian goes to his post to find that the library is closed and he is supposed to take over the mobile library, however the books have disappeared. ...
Very easy read. Very amusing.
You can never go wrong with Israel Armstrong, the North London, Vegetarian, & Jewish Mobile Librarian of Northern Ireland.
This was just OK for me. The characters were generally not very likable and I found them to be pretty much one dimensional. I figured out the mystery pretty early on and there were some plot holes that annoyed me, so ya, just OK for me.
The first book in The mobile library detective series. I was drawn to the book because of its (UK) cover and now that I’ve read it, I’m glad I was. It is a really fun story to read. Nothing too heavy, nothing to hard. Nice and enjoyable characters; they really grow on you. A book that gives yo...
I loved this book. I don't want to say too much in case Igive away all the fun, but the story involves an unsuccessfullibrarian who arrives at his first real library job to discover thatthe library has been closed. Thanks, Kristen, for telling me aboutthis one.
Just couldn't get into it, although it seemed like a good fit from the description.
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