Ernestine Castillo, Six‐Gun Librarian AND
Garret Gable, Library Detective IN
How to Steal a Book in 1930s Chicago Part 2 By Matthew Murray
6:00 P.M. Monday, October 24th *BANGBANGBANG* A fist pounded on the closed office door, quickly followed by a voice. “This is the Chicago Police Department, we have you surrounded, please surrender peacefully!” I asked myself how yet another of my investigations into the theft of library books had ended up with the cops coming after me. I saw Harry run to the window, but he quickly turned away when a spotlight was suddenly trained on him from outside and we all heard the sound of a bullet ricocheting off the stonework. “I’m not sure these are police officers,” said Ernestine as she worked with Lawrence to shove the desk (and whatever else they could find) against the inner door of the office. My mind started whirling. There was some detail I had missed. Something that could get us out of here. We’d come here to talk |4