This summer crime fiction fans should get down to their local library and pick up a book from The Passport to Murder collection, the latest addition to Islington's libraries <br><br>Fifty books are available and include Georges Simenon and contemporary authors, Henning Mankell and Barbara Nadel. Story settings stretch across the continent from Iceland in the north to Greece in the South and from Spain to Russia. <br><br>Councillor Laura Willoughby, Executive Member for Communities said: "Most people love a good murder story and this new collection is a great opportunity for people to go to their local library and pick up a book for their summer holidays."<br> <br>The London Libraries Recommend website www.londonlibraries.org.uk/read features reviews of the selected novels written by librarians and a quiz related to the Eurocrime genre. “Reading remains at the heart of public libraries’ work. <br><br>Ends<br><br>· The website (www.londonlibraries.org.uk/read) includes information on titles, which are available as talking books, in Braille and in large print<br>· Passport to Murder is funded by Arts Council England, London and ALM London
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