Murder at the 42nd Street Library
A Mystery
Reeks: The 42nd Street Library Mysteries
Con Lehane
- **Introducing
- librarian
- and
- reluctant
- sleuth
- Raymond
- Ambler
- in
- “a
- masterful
- tale
- of
- intrigue,
- jealousy,
- and
- revenge
- in
- the
- grand
- tradition
- of
- Ross
- Macdonald”
- (**Megan
- Abbott,
- New
- York
- Times–bestselling
- author).Murder
- at
- the
- 42nd
- Street
- Library
- follows
- Ambler
- and
- his
- partners
- in
- crime-solving
- as
- they
- track
- down
- a
- killer,
- shining
- a
- light
- on
- the
- dark
- deeds
- and
- secret
- relationships
- that
- are
- hidden
- deep
- inside
- the
- famous
- flagship
- building
- at
- the
- corner
- of
- 42nd
- Street
- and
- Fifth
- Avenue.In
- their
- search
- for
- the
- reasons
- behind
- the
- murder,
- Ambler
- and
- his
- crew
- uncover
- sinister,
- and
- profoundly
- disturbing,
- relationships
- among
- the
- scholars
- studying
- in
- the
- iconic
- library.
- Included
- among
- the
- players
- are
- a
- celebrated
- mystery
- writer
- who
- has
- donated
- his
- papers
- to
- the
- library’s
- crime
- fiction
- collection;
- that
- writer’s
- long-missing
- daughter,
- a
- prominent
- New
- York
- society
- woman
- with
- a
- hidden
- past,
- and
- more
- than
- one
- of
- Ambler’s
- colleagues
- at
- the
- library.
- Shocking
- revelations
- lead
- inexorably
- to
- the
- traumatic
- events
- that
- follow—the
- reading
- room
- will
- never
- be
- the
- same.“An
- inventive
- tale
- of
- murder
- and
- mayhem.
- Con
- Lehane,
- like
- his
- librarian-sleuth
- Ray
- Ambler,
- knows
- how
- to
- keep
- his
- readers
- happy.”
- —Daniel
- Stashower,
- New
- York
- Times–bestselling
- author“An
- intriguing
- tale
- of
- jealousy
- and
- revenge,
- peppered
- with
- colorful
- characters
- and
- a
- shocking
- conclusion.”
- —Crimespree“A
- riveting
- ride
- .
- .
- .
- Jam-packed
- with
- surprises!”
- —Katherine
- Neville,
- New
- York
- Times–bestselling
- author“Raymond
- Ambler
- is
- the
- perfect
- character
- to
- show
- off
- Con
- Lehane’s
- deep
- love
- and
- almost
- encyclopedic
- knowledge
- of
- crime
- fiction.
- The
- New
- York
- City
- librarian
- truly
- knows
- both
- his
- fictional
- and
- real
- mean
- streets.
- I’m
- looking
- forward
- to
- seeing
- where
- Lehane
- takes
- Ambler
- next.”
- —Ace
- Atkins,
- New
- York
- Times–bestselling author
