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Israel Armstrong, a cranky mobile librarian, is returning to London with his irritable companion Ted Carson in their battered book van for the annual Mobile Meet. The journey to the convention, packed with family reconnection, tasty foods, and caffeine, turns chaotic when their library-on-wheels is stolen. Underground in a paint‑scarred van titled "The Book Stops Here," the theft propels Israel and Ted into a winding chase across Northern Ireland’s rural routes, chasing a suspicious convoy of New Age travelers. Their search reveals unsettling questions about Israel’s distant partner Gloria and Ted’s flirtations with his widowed mother, blending whodunit curiosity with domestic humor.
First publish date: 2008
Genre: Humorous Fiction/Comedy Fiction
Authors: Ian Sansom
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