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Murder by Definition by Con Lehane (2022, Hardcover)

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Product Identifiers

PublisherSevern House

ISBN-10072785089X

ISBN-139780727850898

eBay Product ID (ePID)21057254862

Product Key Features

Book TitleMurder by Definition

Number of Pages240 Pages

LanguageEnglish

TopicMystery & Detective / Police Procedural, Crime, Mystery & Detective / Amateur Sleuth, Mystery & Detective / Traditional

Publication Year2022

GenreFiction

AuthorCon Lehane

Book SeriesA 42nd Street Library Mystery Ser.

FormatHardcover

Dimensions

Item Height0.9 in

Item Weight15.2 Oz

Item Length8.9 in

Item Width5.7 in

Additional Product Features

Intended AudienceTrade

Dewey Edition23

ReviewsCon Lehane's Murder at the 42nd Street Library offers up a masterful tale of intrigue, jealousy, and revenge in the grand tradition of Ross Macdonald. Not to be missed, Lehane'scomplex follow-up to Murder Off the Page will interest fans of the bleak series andreaders who enjoy cold-case stories

Series Volume Number4

Dewey Decimal813.6

SynopsisWhen Ray Ambler, crime-fiction curator at New York City's prestigious 42nd Street Library, buys the archive of a disgraced hardboiled crime writer, he expects controversy - and he soon gets it. But what he doesn't expect is to find an unpublished short story that implies a dirty cop has got away with murder: in real life, not just in fiction ..., Crime-fiction librarian Ray Ambler gets more than he bargained for when he acquires the archives of a controversial hardboiled crime author in this contemporary twisty mystery set in New York City. Hardboiled crime writer Will Ford might be critically acclaimed, but he's every bit as debauched and disreputable as the ne'er-do-well private eye in his novels. So when Ford offers Raymond Ambler - crime-fiction curator at New York City's prestigious 42nd Street Library - a collection of his papers, Ambler wonders if the project will be more trouble than it's worth. Still, the disgraced author is an important talent, and Ambler's never been afraid of a fight. Ambler's ready for the controversy that greets news of the acquisition. He's not ready, however, for what he finds when he finally receives the papers: a gripping unpublished short story apparently based on a real case, with an explosive author's note. If it's true, there's been a shocking coverup at the heart of the NYPD - and a cop has got away with murder. If it's true. Ford's not talking, and Ambler's good friend Mike Cosgrove, a veteran NYPD homicide detective, is beyond skeptical. But as the pair investigate, they're drawn into the sordid underbelly of 1990s New York, packed with renegade cops, thugs and mobsters . . . and they'll be lucky to come back out alive. Gritty and fast-paced, this story of police corruption, murder and mayhem is a great choice for fans of traditional mysteries with complex plotting, atmospheric settings and red herrings a plenty!

LC Classification NumberPS3612.E354