Book description
The Bad Book Affair features the magnificently hapless Israel Armstrong
- the duffle-coat wearing, navel-gazing Jewish librarian who solves
crimes, mysteries, and domestic problems whilst driving a mobile library
around the north coast of Ireland.
In The Bad Book Affair Israel finds himself on the verge of his
thirtieth birthday and on the trail of a troubled missing teenager, the
daughter of a local politician.
Why has the young woman disappeared? Does it have something to do with
Israel's lending her A Clockwork Orange and Lady Chatterly's Lover from
the library's special 'Unshelved' category? Will the young woman's
father run Israel out of town? How will Israel recover from his own
break-up with his girlfriend, Gloria? And how exactly does a Jewish
vegetarian celebrate his thirtieth birthday in Tumdrum? With a bacon scone?
And will Israel and his irascible companion Ted ever agree about
anything? Praise for 'The Delegate's Choice':
'This is Israel's third outing and it is a pleasure to welcome him back
- these are blissful British comedies for the thinking escapist.' Kate
Saunders, The Times
Praise for the 'Case of the Missing Books':
'A mystery, a sustained piece of slapstick, a meditation and a yarn.
And it is cripplingly funny.' Independent
'Sansom has struck a rich comic seam … it promises to be a very
enjoyable series.' Observer
'A perfect antidote for melancholy.' Guardian
Praise for 'Mr Dixon Disappears':
'Israel is one of the most original and amusing amateur sleuths
around…' The Times
'Bibliophiles will instinctively warm to Israel Armstrong, Jewish
librarian, duffel-coat wearer and part-time detective. The fact that he
drives his mobile library around the coast of Northern Ireland, moaning
non-stop about people who do not return books on time, only makes the
character more deliciously esoteric. This yarn about an ageing magician
who has gone missing with £100,000 is the second in what promises to be
a must-read series.' Sunday Telegraph Ian Sansom writes for the
'Guardian' and the 'London Review of Books'. His he is the author of six
books including,'The Case of the Missing Books', 'Mr Dixon Disappears'
and 'The Delegates Choice', the first three instalments of The Mobile
Library series. He lives in Northern Ireland.
