| Edition |
First world edition. |
| Description |
viii, 229 pages ; 23 cm |
| Series |
42nd Street Library mystery |
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Lehane, Cornelius.
42nd Street Library mystery.
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| 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 He's not ready, however, for what he finds when he finally receives the papers: a gripping unpublished short story apparently based on a real case, with an explosive author's note.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. |
| Subject |
Ambler, Raymond (Fictitious character) -- Fiction.
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New York (N.Y.) -- Fiction.
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Libraries -- Fiction.
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New York (State) -- New York.
(OCoLC)fst01204333
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| Genre/Form |
Detective and mystery stories.
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Detective and mystery fiction. (OCoLC)fst01726581
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Fiction. (OCoLC)fst01423787
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| Other Form: |
ebook version : 9781448308149 |
| ISBN |
072785089X |
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9780727850898 |
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9781448308149 (ePub ebook) |
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