If you haven't bought Jason Shiga's "Bookhunter" yet, you are a damn fool. I can't believe I only just bought it, having leafed through it sometime in '06. It's brilliant.
"Bookhunter" is what I can only describe as a police procedural thriller, if the public library had its own police force. The book is set in 1973 and follows a case of a rare bible stolen from the Oakland Public Library. Detective Bay and the Library Security Force are tasked with the books recovery and the capturing of it's thief. What follows is a two-fisted skewering of just about every cliche in crime fiction. The book is fast paced, helped by the frenetic sepia-toned artwork.
I bought a copy for a librarian I know and I cannot wait until I get to give it to him.
"Bookhunter" is what I can only describe as a police procedural thriller, if the public library had its own police force. The book is set in 1973 and follows a case of a rare bible stolen from the Oakland Public Library. Detective Bay and the Library Security Force are tasked with the books recovery and the capturing of it's thief. What follows is a two-fisted skewering of just about every cliche in crime fiction. The book is fast paced, helped by the frenetic sepia-toned artwork.
I bought a copy for a librarian I know and I cannot wait until I get to give it to him.
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