My interest in this book was sparked by a review on NPR's Fresh Air. Being a library addict, I looked forward to reading a book about books.This book starts off with a bang and whimpers to a slow painful ending. It reminded me of other books on the same theme - the search for The Maltese Falcon, the mind games and symbolism in John Fowles' The Magus.Unfortunately, it disappoints on both counts - the search for "The Grand Complication" is not very engrossing and the "games" the protagonists play with each other border on the verge of childish.The inside story of how libraries work is fascinating but can't hold the different pieces of the story together.