The Case of the Missing Books
Format: ebook
ISBN:
9780061461040 (0061461040)
Publish date: August 7th 2007
Publisher: HarperCollins
Pages no: 352
Edition language: English
Category:
Humor,
Writing,
European Literature,
British Literature,
Cultural,
Adult Fiction,
Books About Books,
Mystery,
Contemporary,
Ireland,
Thriller,
Mystery Thriller,
Crime,
Cozy Mystery
Series: Mobile Library Mystery (#1)
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.