The Grand Complication, by Allen Kurzweil

This is a great read with special appeal to those interested in books. Well, why would you be here if not for your interest in books, anyway? The story starts in a library, where the main character, who works at the reference desk, first encounters a mysterious man dressed in anachronistic attire. This man's request for a book kickstarts the plot, which jumps around from missing antiques, to museum robberies, to discussions of catalog systems, to intrigues between co-workers, to backstabbing among friends, and to a romantic comedy, among possible other elements.

I found this an excellent book to the extent of wanting to read whatever else Kurzweil has written. "A Case of Curiosities", his debut novel, may have some kind of connection to "The Grand Complication" and for this reason I ran to buy it almost as soon as I finished this book.