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Refusing to believe her friend is a killer, cynical sleuth Lindsay Gordon abandons her quiet California retreat to plunge headfirst into the cutthroat, fiercely competitive world of London book publishing. As Lindsay untangles bitter rivalries and soured corporate relationships, she must move quickly to expose a calculated killer before she becomes the next headline.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n<\/div>\r\n\r\n<hr \/>\r\n\r\n<div>\r\n<h2><\/h2>\r\n<h2>Details<\/h2>\r\n<style type=\"text\/css\">\r\n .TFtable<br \/> .TFtable td<br \/> \/*  Define the text for all the 2nd columns  *\/<br \/> .TFtable td:nth-child(2)<br \/><\/style>\r\n<table class=\"TFtable\">\r\n<tbody>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td><strong>ISBN: <\/strong>9781883523374<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td><strong>Subtitle: <\/strong><\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td><strong>Genre: <\/strong>Mystery<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td><strong>Subject(s): <\/strong>Gordon, Lindsay (Fictitious Character); Gordon, Lindsay (Fictitious Character)\/ Fiction; Publishers And Publishing; Publishers And Publishing\/ Fiction; Women Journalists\/ Fiction<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td><strong>Publication Date: <\/strong>2000-01-01<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td><strong>Original Publication Date: <\/strong><\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td><strong>Publisher: <\/strong>Spinsters Ink<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td><strong>Language: <\/strong>English<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td><strong>Format: <\/strong>Paperback<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td><strong>Pages: <\/strong>260<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td><strong>Rating: <\/strong> Good<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td><strong>Notes: <\/strong>Booked for Murder (1996) is the fifth installment in Val McDermid&#8217;s Lindsay Gordon mystery series. 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