The 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.ö ùMegan Abbott "A story utterly relevant to the real-life horror story unfolding in AmericaÆs immigration politics.öùSara Paretsky When a murder desecrates the somber, book-lined halls of New York CityÆs iconic 42nd Street Library, Raymond Ambler, the libraryÆs 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 friendùor perhaps more-than-friendùAdele Morgan. Not only does AdeleÆs relationship with the young woman staffer who was murdered get in the way of AmblerÆs investigation, more disturbing for him is AdeleÆs 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, AmblerÆs friend and sometimes partner-in-crime solving. Ambler suspects that the murder of the young woman, whoÆd been working at the library under an assumed name and the curious intervention of NYPDÆs 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 thereùnot an unusual state of affairs for Ambler. But with the cityÆs 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
- | Publisher: Minotaur Books
- | Publication Date: Nov 21, 2017
- | Number of Pages: 320 pages
- | Language: English
- | Binding: Hardcover/Fiction
- | ISBN-10: 1250069998
- | ISBN-13: 9781250069993
