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Murder in the Manuscript Room (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9781250069993)
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xThe second in Con Lehane's 42nd Street Library mystery series, Murder in the Manuscript Room is a smart, compelling mystery in which the characters themselves are at least as interesting as the striking sleuthing.
Not to be missed." --Megan Abbott A story utterly relevant to the real-life horror story unfolding in America's immigration politics."--Sara ParetskyWhen a murder desecrates the somber, book-lined halls of New York City's iconic 42nd Street Library, Raymond Ambler, the library's curator of crime fiction, has a personal interest in solving the crime. His quest to solve the murder is complicated by personal entanglements involving his friend--or perhaps more-than-friend--Adele Morgan. Not only does Adele's relationship with the young woman staffer who was murdered get in the way of Ambler's investigation, more disturbing for him is Adele's growing interest in a darkly handsome Islamic scholar. Soon the Intelligence Division of the New York Police Department takes over the case from NYPD homicide detective Mike Cosgrove, Ambler's friend and sometimes partner-in-crime solving. Ambler suspects that the murder of the young woman, who'd been working at the library under an assumed name and the curious intervention of NYPD's intelligence division are connected. The trail of intrigue leads to a seemingly unrelated murder in an upstate prison and a long ago murder of a trade union reformer. No one else sees the connections Ambler is sure are there--not an unusual state of affairs for Ambler. But with the city's law enforcement establishment determined to stop his investigation, the inquisitive and intrepid librarian faces challenges that may put his very life at risk.
Author: Con Lehane
ISBN-10: 1250069998
ISBN-13: 9781250069993
Publisher: St. Martins Press-3PL
Language: English
Published: 11/21/2017
Pages: 320
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.85lbs
Size: 8.30h x 5.40w x 1.30d
Review Citation(s):
Kirkus Reviews 09/01/2017
Publishers Weekly 09/04/2017
Booklist 10/01/2017 pg. 32
Library Journal 11/01/2017
By Con Lehane
xCON LEHANE is a mystery writer who lives outside Washington, DC. He is the author of the Bartender Brian McNulty Mysteries, including What Goes Around Comes Around, and The 42nd Street Library Mysteries, including Murder at the 42nd Street Library. Over the years, he has worked as a college professor, a union organizer, a labor journalist, and has tended bar at two dozen or so drinking establishments.
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