"A promising debut. Here is rollicking, yet far from vacuous, entertainment." - Birmingham Post "An amusing and capable first novel." - The Observer "Amusing and racy. The tricks of the trade are woven into a well-constructed plot." - The Star "A rattling good novel . . . pleasant hours in the company of men who love books, angling and wine - what better ingredients can one ask from a novel?" - The Publisher Business is slow at the provincial bookshop owned by young Michael Ransome, which suits him fine, since he"d rather be asleep or drunk than at work anyway. Unfortunately, there"s the small problem of earning a living, but Ransome thinks he"s found a solution. Sir Jeremy Etchingham"s library is set to be auctioned off, and there is a legend that a unique and priceless bibliographical rarity is among its books, a legend which Ransome thinks he alone knows. He is determined to get his hands on this treasure through fair means or foul, but he hasn"t...