{"product_id":"the-case-of-the-missing-books-9780060822507","title":"The Case of the Missing Books","description":"\u003cp\u003eIsrael Armstrong is a passionate soul, lured to Ireland by the promise of an exciting new career. Alas, the job that awaits him is not quite what he had in mind. Still, Israel is not one to dwell on disappointment, as he prepares to drive a mobile library around a small, damp Irish town. After all, the scenery is lovely, the people are charming--but where are the books? The rolling library's 15,000 volumes have mysteriously gone missing, and it's up to Israel to discover who would steal them . . . and why. And perhaps, after that, he will tackle other bizarre and perplexing local mysteries--like, where does one go to find a proper cappuccino and a decent newspaper?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eSansom, Ian:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003cp\u003eIan Sansom is the author of 10 books of fiction and non-fiction. He is a former Fellow of Emmanuel College, Cambridge and a former Writer-in-Residence at the Seamus Heaney Centre for Poetry in Belfast. He is currently a Professor in the Department of English and Comparative Literary Studies at the University of Warwick. He is a regular broadcaster on BBC Radio 4 and Radio 3 and he writes for \u003cem\u003eThe Guardian\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eThe London Review of Books.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"William Morrow \u0026 Company","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50652067430674,"sku":"9780060822507","price":9.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_45f4a1dc-5e52-4b77-ac49-0f8bd997a96e.jpg?v=1733316737","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/the-case-of-the-missing-books-9780060822507","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}