This week we take a look at The Librarian and the Spy, a good romantic thriller with an awful stock art cover and one incredibly problematic plot point. Come with us to a world where only a librarian can save the world from terrorism with her special research skills, but she certainly doesnt deserve to get paid for it. It’s weird to read a book about your real life job that doesn’t quite understand how your job works...

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