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Title: Murder in the Manuscript Room
Author: Con Lehane
Narrator: John McLain
Format: Unabridged
Length: 9 hrs and 11 mins
Language: English
Release date: 12-05-17
Publisher: Dreamscape Media, LLC
Ratings: 2.5 of 5 out of 2 votes
Genres: Mysteries & Thrillers, Modern Detective
Publisher's Summary:
When a murder desecrates the halls of New York City's iconic 42nd Street Library, Raymond Ambler, the library's curator of crime fiction, has a personal interest in solving the crime. But his quest to solve the murder is complicated by personal entanglements involving his friend - or, perhaps, more-than-friend - Adele Morgan. Not only does Adele's relationship with the staffer who was murdered get in the way of Ambler's investigation, but her growing interest in a darkly handsome Islamic scholar disturbs him.
When the Intelligence Division of the New York Police Department takes over the case from NYPD Homicide Detective Mike Cosgrove - Ambler's friend and sometimes partner-in-crime-solving - Ambler suspects that the murder of the young woman and the curious intervention of NYPD's intelligence division are connected. But with the city's law-enforcement establishment determined to stop his investigation, the inquisitive and intrepid librarian faces challenges that may put his very life at risk.
Members Reviews:
Five Stars
Likeable characters and interesting plot with twists and turns
Three Stars
A little slow at times and not sure about the ending.
Good cop,bad cop
Great period piece with character development..attention to environmental clues stunning..told with strong female characters. The mystery needs to be solved because the characters matter.
This mystery is rich with complexity and a joy to read
The second in the 42nd Street Library series, this adventure kept the pages turning through the night.
Ray Ambler, curator of the library's crime fiction, is juggling personal issues with professional challenges and tries to minimize any overlap.
A boyhood friend confessed to a murder he didn't commit and wants Ray to help him get free after years in prison.
Ray has a somewhat unusual relationship with Adele, a fellow librarian who has been thwarted in her attempt to "adopt" his newly found grandson.
A newly hired librarian, actually a police undercover agent, is killed.
Another undercover policeman wants to donate his professional papers to the library.
The policeman Ray usually "helps" solve crime is Cosgrove and he is trying to find out who murdered the undercover police woman and his efforts are blocked by another agency involved in the undercover operation.
Ray is in the middle of a custody dispute with the other grandparents of his newly discovered grandson.
As stated earlier, a complex, multi-layered mystery. However, the story is well organized and moves along effortlessly. The characters are interesting and relationships seem to unfold naturally. In fact, the author has done a remarkable job creating characters that seem real and somewhat flawed like most people.
This adventure is extremely well conceived and executed.
Enjoyable mystery
I give this book 4 out of 5 enjoyable stars! When I picked out this title on NetGalley I didnât realize it was the second one in the series and felt I just missed out on a tad but overall this was an enjoyable read. I thought the characterization in this book was highly entertaining and they dealt with realistic life issues. I loved the idea of the library setting. I love books that are set in libraries or bookshops! This was a complex mystery that was fun to fall into. I also enjoyed how this book had an underlying message about courage.
