This title introduces Israel Armstrong, one of literatures 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: hes Jewish; hes a vegetarian; he could maybe do with losing a little weight. And hes just arrived in Ireland to take up his first post as a librarian. But the librarys been shut down and Israel ends up stranded on the North Antrim coast driving an old mobile library. Theres 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...