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Crime-fiction librarian Ray Ambler gets more than he bargained for when he acquires the archives of a controversial hardboiled crime author in this contemporary twisty mystery set in New York City.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 He''s not ready, however, for what he finds when he finally receives the papers: a gripping unpublished short story apparently based on a real case, with an explosive author''s note.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 cover

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Crime-fiction librarian - and reluctant amateur sleuth - Ray Ambler gets mixed up in murder once again when he''s called to appraise a mystery-novel collection at an exclusive New York college.An invitation from a prestigious liberal arts college to buy their mystery-novel collection comes as a welcome surprise for Raymond Ambler, crime-fiction curator at New York City''s prestigious 42nd Street Library. But his pleasure quickly turns sour when the collection''s curator - Ambler''s friend Sam Abernathy - tells him he plans to fight the acquisition tooth and nail.The collection would make a fine addition to his holdings, but Ambler''s not looking for drama. It''s a shame, then, that drama''s looking for him. Just a couple of weeks later, one of Abernathy''s colleagues is shot dead from the library''s roof, and all signs point to the crime-loving professor as the perpetrator of the violent act.Why would Abernathy kill - and was it for his collecti

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