The Man Who Loved Books Too Much

John Gilkey is an obsessed, unrepentant book thief who has stolen rare books from book fairs, stores, and libraries around the country. Ken Sanders is the self-appointed “bibliodick” (book dealer with a penchant for detective work) driven to catch him. Bartlett befriended both outlandish characters and has woven an entertaining cat-and-mouse chase into a narrative that not only reveals exactly how Gilkey pulled off his dirtiest crimes, where he stashed the loot, and how Sanders ultimately caught him, but also explores book passion, collection, and theft through the ages, to examine the craving that makes some people willing to stop at nothing to possess the books they love.