Murder by Definition

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 pape...