Murder at the 42nd Street Library: A Mystery (The 42nd Street Library Mysteries) (edition 2016)

by Con Lehane (Author)

Series: The 42nd Street Library Mysteries (1)

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"Murder at the 42nd Street Library opens with a murder in a second floor office of the iconic, beaux-arts flagship of the New York Public Library. Ray Ambler, the curator of the library's crime fiction collection, joins forces with NYPD homicide detective Mike Cosgrove in hopes of bringing a murderer to justice. In his search for the reasons behind the murder, Ambler uncovers hidden--and profoundly disturbing--relationships between visitors to the library. These include a celebrated mystery writer who has donated his papers to the library's crime fiction collection, that writer's missing daughter, a New York society woman with a hidden past, and one of Ambler's colleagues at the world-famous library. Those shocking revelations lead inexorably to the tragic and violent events that follow"--… (more)

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Title:	Murder at the 42nd Street Library: A Mystery (The 42nd Street Library Mysteries)
Authors:	Con Lehane (Author)
Info:	Minotaur Books (2016), 320 pages
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Did start this but didn't get into it. I picked it up because I thought I'd learn about New York's famous library, which I've visited every time I go to New York. It's a place with presence. Not sure if this book promised the same quality. (

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Okies | Dec 13, 2022 |

Pretty good for a first mystery. I did find some coincidences a little hard to swallow (can't be more specific without spoiler). Interesting characters and interesting view of major research library.

ritaer | Jun 17, 2022 |

Murder at the 42nd Street Library provided an intimate look at New York’s 42nd Street Library. Con Lehane provides a multitude of unique characters, but too many twists and turns with the cast. Everyone seem to be jumping into bed with everyone, ensuing a difficult menagerie. A many of the solutions to the issues involve a shot in the dark. Too many senseless deaths happen in the story. Of course, the main issue is child pornography and the consequences for the child. The main character, Raymond Ambler, falls into an unlikely romance, which may not last in this series. I am not enamored with this novel. (

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delphimo | Feb 25, 2022 |

The story opens with the intended murder victim being stalked by his murderer, to an office inside the library where he is killed.
Ray Ambler, a Librarian helps homicide detective Mike Cosgrove to eventually find the murderer.
I found the pace of the story slow and didn't really like any of the characters.
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Vesper1931 | Jul 29, 2021 |

Ambler is a Librarian working in the Crime Fiction section of the Library. A man comes in to meet w/ the Library Director and is shot dead as he walks in the Director's office.

There is no end of suspects, everyone is intertwined with a famous crime novelist.... most all share a dirty secret. Who will be next to Be murdered?

What a bunch of disgusting & deplorable people, all who deserved to die.

Then there are the the relationships of the Librarian with these people, and twisted ending that comes out of nowhere...

Improbable, unbelievable & the poor writing. The author had too many inter-woven story lines and it all seemed a mess, with under-developed lukewarm characters. (

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Auntie-Nanuuq | May 13, 2021 |

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Author name	Role	Type of author	Work?	Status
Con Lehane	—	primary author	all editions	calculated
Chapa, Omar	Designer	secondary author	some editions	confirmed
Crum, Robert	Cover artist	secondary author	some editions	confirmed
Rotstein, David Baldeosingh	Cover designer	secondary author	some editions	confirmed

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I and the public know
What all schoolchildren learn,
Those to whom evil is done
Do evil in return.

- W. H. Auden

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For Librarians Everywhere

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Dr. James Donnelly climbed out of a cab on Fifth Avenue in front of the marble stairway that led to the entrance of the 42nd Street Library, pulling his worn leather shoulder bag behind him.

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"Murder at the 42nd Street Library opens with a murder in a second floor office of the iconic, beaux-arts flagship of the New York Public Library. Ray Ambler, the curator of the library's crime fiction collection, joins forces with NYPD homicide detective Mike Cosgrove in hopes of bringing a murderer to justice. In his search for the reasons behind the murder, Ambler uncovers hidden--and profoundly disturbing--relationships between visitors to the library. These include a celebrated mystery writer who has donated his papers to the library's crime fiction collection, that writer's missing daughter, a New York society woman with a hidden past, and one of Ambler's colleagues at the world-famous library. Those shocking revelations lead inexorably to the tragic and violent events that follow"--

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