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Ian Sansom (Author)
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Publication Date: 21 Jan 2010 | Series: Mobile Library Book 4

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?

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  • Paperback: 240 pages
  • Publisher: Fourth Estate (21 Jan 2010)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 0007255934
  • ISBN-13: 978-0007255931
  • Product Dimensions: 12.9 x 19.8 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
  • Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 304,156 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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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

About the Author

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.

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5.0 out of 5 stars A GOOD book 10 April 2013
By Suzy Q
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I have read other books in this series and this didn't disappoint. It is very funny and paints a very amusing picture of the north of the north of Ireland (or any small village anywhere). I particularly liked the hilarious description of people coming to the Library and asking for certain books. The plot is plausible and entertaining.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Best in a very nice series 13 Jan 2011
By IkeE
Format:Paperback
I've read two others in the series, which I've enjoyed a lot. I found this one to be the best of the bunch so far. Yes, the plot is 'mild' for a mystery (no murders, not much mayhem), and some of the situations or characters may initially seem a little far-fetched (the protagonist is a somewhat depressed, Jewish, vegetarian mobile-librarian who lives in a farm outbuilding, in the fictional town of Tumdrum, somewhere in the north of Northern Ireland). But the writing is very humane, and I found it to be genuinely, wryly funny (and at turns quite sad). It's a more earthy read than an Alexander McCall Smith, but it has a similar gentleness to it, and should appeal to fans of the latter. Highly recommended.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Book in very good conditions, very nice story 5 Mar 2013
By ZOIA Donatella
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Story of the Mobile library in Thundrum and of all the caracters that live around it. The usual ironic writing, nice.
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