The Geographer's Library , Jon Fasman. Another book with a dissatisfying resolution, but great writing. Interspersed with the story of a small town reporter's attempt to get the truth about a professor's death are snippets of historical intrigue surrounding a set of objects. The author manages to make the objects themselves mystical and alluring, but the ultimate connection to alchemy seems hurried and unworthy of the lovely layout. Worth picking up for the beauty and potential of the story, more than the ending.