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Author:

Lehane, Cornelius, author.

Title:

Murder by definition / Con Lehane.

Publisher:

Severn House,

Copyright Date:

2022

Description:

viii, 229 pages ; 23 cm

Subject:

Ambler, Raymond--(Fictitious character)--Fiction.
New York (N.Y.)--Fiction.
Libraries--Fiction.

Summary:

"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 He's not ready, however, for what he finds when he finally receives the papers: a gripping unpublished short story apparently based on a real case, with an explosive author's note.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."-- Provided by publisher.

Series:

42nd Street Library mystery

ISBN:

9780727850898
072785089X

OCLC:

(OCoLC)1330406801

Locations:

BOPG851 -- Ames Public Library (Ames)

TCPG826 -- Bettendorf Public Library Information Center (Bettendorf)

KSPG296 -- Burlington Public Library (Burlington)

TYPH572 -- Cedar Rapids Public Library (Cedar Rapids)

TDPH826 -- Davenport Public Library (Davenport)

FXPH314 -- Carnegie-Stout Public Library (Dubuque)