Murder Off the Page: A 42nd Street Library Mystery
by
Con Lehane
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Minotaur, 2019 (2019)
Hardcover, CD, e-Book
Reviewed by Mary Ann Smyth
C
on Lehane is well known for writing well received novels featuring characters readers have already met in previous books. His
42nd Street Library
mystery series stars librarian/sleuth Raymond Ambler, curator of the crime fiction collection. This third episode,
Murder Off the Page
, focuses on Ambler's good friend, bartender Brian McNulty.
M
cNulty needs the help of Ambler, his friend, confidante, and sometime advisor when a murder happens. Being such good friends for many years, Raymond cannot hang McNulty out to dry. His investigation becomes even more serious when there's another murder – that of a young woman, well known in the neighborhood drinking establishments, not only for imbibing alcoholic beverages, but also for enticing men to join her in her hotel room.
A
s this woman is a friend of McNulty's, he is, of course the first suspect. In
Murder Off the Page
, a tightly written plot with touches of humor makes for a good read.
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