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Informationen zum Autor Ian Sansom is the author of the Mobile Library and County Guides series of novels. He writes for the Guardian , the TLS , and the Spectator and is a regular broadcaster on BBC Radio 3 and Radio 4. He lives in County Down. Klappentext Israel Armstrong, one of literature's most unlikely detectives, returns for more crime solving adventure in this hilarious third novel from the Mobile Library series. Israel has been invited to attend the Mobile Meet in London, the annual mobile library convention, with his irascible companion Ted Carson. Back in the UK, Israel is reunited with his family, and there is much eating of paprika chicken, baklava and the drinking of good coffee. But within only twenty-four hours of their arrival, the mobile library has been nicked. Zusammenfassung Israel Armstrong, one of literature’s most unlikely detectives, returns for more crime solving adventure in this hilarious third novel from the Mobile Library series.
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'This is Israel's third outing and it is a pleasure to welcome him back - these are blissful British comedies for the thinking escapist.' 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
