The Bone Turner's Tale

Chiswick Library is a long way from the clamped and austere libraries you're probably imagining. It's light and airy with bookshelves and carpets that speak more of cash-strapped local councils than of the rich majesty of knowledge. The vast majority of its stalker, dog-eared paperbacks are of true crime, literary fiction and reference books. In a word I would sum the place up as unthreatening.

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