{"product_id":"murder-in-the-reading-room-9781448319169","title":"Murder in the Reading Room","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eNew York crime-fiction librarian\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e--\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eand reluctant amateur sleuth\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e--\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eRay Ambler investigates a puzzling murder that's too close to home for comfort.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eRaymond Ambler, crime-fiction curator at New York City's prestigious 42nd Street Library, doesn't consider it a big deal when he misses a call from visiting professor Robin Cartwright . . . until she turns up dead in a hotel room. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWho killed the quiet academic, and why? Ambler feels duty-bound to find the culprit, and not just because the police half-suspect he's guilty of the crime. It wasn't just Professor Cartwright's phone call he missed, but any sign that she was in danger. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eRobin was researching accidental deaths she believed were murders--could her work have got her killed? Soon Ambler's knee-deep in suspects, including a shady ex-husband, a slippery pastor, and at least one of his own colleagues. But the clock is ticking. If he doesn't catch a ruthless killer soon, it won't just be his own life in danger, but those of his partner and newborn child.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Severn House\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 08\/25\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781448319169\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 240\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.40lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.70h x 5.00w x 0.80d","brand":"Con Lehane","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53241167151285,"sku":"9781448319169","price":14.44,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/murder-in-the-reading-room-9781448319169","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}