The Book Hive, located in London Street, Norwich, has been targeted by a perpetrator who has stolen books from the shop on several occasions. Now, as a preventive measure, the book shops says it will cast a "hex" on the thief. A poster put in the shop as a preventive measure has warned about the curse that could be put on the suspect. "There are bigger bookshops available, or even a library - where you can take books without paying for them - legally." It was up for the overall Independent Bookshop of the Year at the British Book Awards in April.