As a librarian, people suggest books to me almost constantly. Most suggestions are well-intended, but I usually do not heed them; I have very particular tastes in books and most of the suggestions do not make the cut. However, when a coworker suggested The Rook by Daniel O'Malley, I considered and then put it on hold. Oh. My. Gosh. What a book. A 2012 debut (a DEBUT!!!!) novel from O'Malley, an Australian author, The Rook begins with a woman in a park, at dark, surrounded by dead people wearing latex gloves, and no memory. Long story short, Myfanwy Thomas is a member of the Checquy, a secret government organization dedicated to fighting the supernatural. The Checquy, as Thomas discovers, is a hierarchical government agency that deals not only with supernatural events, but also with the everyday humdrum boring monotony of government work. That is all I am going to give away about the plot. This is the type of book that needs...
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