{"product_id":"murder-in-the-reading-room-con-lehane-9781448319169","title":"Murder in the Reading Room","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eNew York crime-fiction librarian\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e--\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eand reluctant amateur sleuth\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e--\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eRay Ambler investigates a puzzling murder that's too close to home for comfort.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eRaymond Ambler, crime-fiction curator at New York City's prestigious 42nd Street Library, doesn't consider it a big deal when he misses a call from visiting professor Robin Cartwright . . . until she turns up dead in a hotel room. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWho killed the quiet academic, and why? Ambler feels duty-bound to find the culprit, and not just because the police half-suspect he's guilty of the crime. It wasn't just Professor Cartwright's phone call he missed, but any sign that she was in danger. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eRobin was researching accidental deaths she believed were murders--could her work have got her killed? Soon Ambler's knee-deep in suspects, including a shady ex-husband, a slippery pastor, and at least one of his own colleagues. But the clock is ticking. If he doesn't catch a ruthless killer soon, it won't just be his own life in danger, but those of his partner and newborn child.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Con Lehane\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1448319161\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781448319169\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Severn House\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 08\/25\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 240\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback","brand":"Con Lehane","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48623613346047,"sku":"9781448319169","price":16.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_615ae113-74e0-4b89-ae09-3ea6339728fc.jpg?v=1780433549","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/murder-in-the-reading-room-con-lehane-9781448319169","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}