Beasley, David. The Jenny (Buffalo, NY: Davus, 1994) 109 p.

Rudyard Mack is a detective for the New York Public Library. His work at the main branch at 42nd Street and 5th Avenue brings him into frequent contact with eccentric readers as well as eccentric staff. Mack's experience searching borrowers' homes for lost books comes in handy when several sets of rare postage stamps are stolen from the Library. Mack's investigation reveals theft of books by library staff, suspicious behavior of Library Board members, and incidentally gives the reader a peek behind the scenes at a great research library. One interesting character is Homer Margin, chief of the General Research Division, "a short, severe-looking man wearing large glasses." (p. 7). "No other supervisor enjoyed his god-like power so thoroughly as Homer. Joy sang in Homer's eyes when he made out service reviews." Mack gets investigatory and romantic aid from the head of the labor union who comments frequently on the corruption of the Library administration.