When love turns to obsession things can get dangerous. People proclaim their love for someone and then they become obsessed and become a stalker or a murderer. John Gilkey's love for rare books became an obsession and he felt that he should have the books that others had. He began to find ways to commit fraud and steal books from rare book dealers. He didn't steal the books to read them, he had a need just to own them. He thought he could move up the social ladder if he could own more rare books. Ken Sanders, self proclaimed bibliodick was tracking John Gilkey through a network of rare book dealers. The author began to interview both of them and became a part of the story. Gilkey wanted to convince the author of the rightness of his position but he is unable to understand that his thievery hurts others, as far he is concerned he is the only one who matters and he is able to find justifications for everything he does.
The book reads like a page turner from your favorite thriller writer.
10/10
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