Mr Dixon Disappears
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AlbakiReads Editorial A missing department-store owner puts a mobile librarian under suspicion
A missing department-store owner puts a mobile librarian under suspicion
Set along the coast of Northern Ireland, this second Mobile Library mystery returns Israel Armstrong: a librarian whose work on wheels repeatedly draws him into local troubles. As County Antrim’s storied Dixon and Pickering’s approaches its centenary, its elderly proprietor vanishes alongside a large sum of cash. Israel’s exhibition on the store’s history becomes part of the investigation when he is treated as a suspect and suspended from his job. The novel combines a disappearance case with the everyday pressures of a small community, including Israel’s efforts to clear his name and his connection with barmaid Rosie Hart.
Good fit for readers who enjoy
- Fans of comic detective fiction
- Readers interested in mysteries set in Northern Ireland
- Readers who enjoy librarian-led series mysteries
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Disappearance and suspicionCommunity lifeLibraries and local historyDepartment-store heritageRomance
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Book Overview Israel Armstrong, one of literature's most unlikely detectives, returns for more crime solving adventure in this hilarious second novel f...
Israel Armstrong, one of literature's most unlikely detectives, returns for more crime solving adventure in this hilarious second novel from 'The Mobile Library' series.
The second in the 'The Mobile Library ' detective series, 'Mr Dixon Disappears' once again features the magnificently hapless Israel Armstrong - the young, Jewish, duffle-coat wearing librarian who solves crimes, mysteries, and domestic problems all whilst driving a mobile library around the coast of Northern Ireland.
Dixon and Pickering's, County Antrim's legendary department store, is preparing to celebrate its centenary. But the elderly Mr Dixon - a member of the Ulster Association of Magicians - has gone missing, along with one hundred thousand pounds in cash. It smells, pretty badly, of a kidnap.
Israel becomes a suspect in the police investigation and is suspended from his job by his boss, the ever-fearsome Linda Wei. He's having to fight to clear his name.
Does Israel's acclaimed five-panel touring exhibition showing the history of Dixon and Pickering's in old photographs and artefacts perhaps hold the key to Mr Dixon's mysterious disappearance? Will romance blossom between Israel and Rosie Hart, the barmaid at the First and Last? Will Linda Wei stick to her diet? And has nobody here heard of Franz Kafka? All will be revealed in this hilarious and endlessly inventive sequel to 'The Case of the Missing Books'.
Book Details Format: Paperback | Pages: 257 | Language: English | Publisher: HARPERCOLLINS 360 | ISBN: 000720700X
FormatPaperback
Pages257
LanguageEnglish
ISBN000720700X
EAN9780007207008
PublisherHARPERCOLLINS 360
Publication Date2006-08-07
AccessoriesNo Accessory
ConditionNew
Product TypeQUALITY PAPERBACK BOOKS
Weight0.53 Pounds
Length8.0 Inches
Width5.0 Inches
Height0.67 Inches
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