The Mobile Library: Book summary and reviews of The Mobile Library by Ian Sansom

The Mobile Library Summary

Introducing Israel Armstrong, one of literature's most unlikely detectives in the first of a series of novels from the author of the critically acclaimed Ring Road. Israel is an intelligent, shy, passionate, sensitive sort of soul: he's Jewish; he's a vegetarian; he could maybe do with losing a little weight. And he's just arrived in Ireland to take up his first post as a librarian. But the library's been shut down and Israel ends up stranded on the North Antrim coast driving an old mobile library. There's nice scenery, but 15,000 fewer books than there should be. Who on earth steals that many books? How? When would they have time to read them all? And is there anywhere in this godforsaken place where he can get a proper cappuccino and a decent newspaper? Israel wants answers!

The Mobile Library Reviews

"Israel's fish-out-of-water dilemmas and encounters with kooky locals will resonate with Alexander McCall Smith fans." - Publishers Weekly

"A buoyant series kickoff. Veteran Sansom (The Impartial Recorder 2004, etc.) writes with refreshing deftness and sharp wit." - Kirkus Reviews

"Starred Review. In a field crowded with unlikely sleuths, Israel Armstrong--chubby, nervous, clumsy, headache prone, underachieving stands out." - Booklist

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Ian Sansom Author Biography

Ian Sansom is a regular contributor to The Guardian and the London Review of Books. He lives in Northern Ireland. In addition to the Mobile Library series he is the author of The Truth About Babies: From A-Z (2002) and Ring Road (2004). Plentiful information about him can be found at his rather charming website: http://www.iansansom.net.

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