Secret Shopper Assignment

I "secret shopped" at the Humanities department of my branch. It was frustrating--for both me and the librarian. It ended up being long and complicated because I had read everything he was suggesting. His attitude, not great when I first approached him, deteriorated towards the end. He used the library's website and eventually Goodreads. I ended up with The Bone Collector by Jeffery Deaver. To my surprise he didn't recommend J.D. Roth or James Patterson, which is what I would have started off with recommending.

The Bone Collector by Jeffery Deaver

Summary:

Lincoln Rhyme was once a brilliant criminologist, a genius in the field of forensics—until an accident left him physically and emotionally shattered. But now a diabolical killer is challenging Rhyme to a terrifying and ingenious duel of wits. With police detective Amelia Sachs by his side, Rhyme must follow a labyrinth of clues that reaches back to a dark chapter in New York City’s past—and reach further into the darkness of the mind of a madman who won’t stop until he has stripped life down to the bone. (Amazon).