MURDER AT LIBRARY OF CONGRESS

InthedepthsoftheU.S.LibraryofCongresstoilthousandsofresearchers,chasingdownobsessions,breakthroughs,andnewcontributionstohumanwisdom.ButwhenamateurD.C.sleuthAnnabelReed-SmithentersthisstatelyAmericaninstitution,shediscoversahornet’snestofintrigueandmurder.Afterarenownedscholarisbludgeonedtodeathamongthescholarlystacks,anambitiousTVreporterlinksthecasetotheheistofaSpanishpaintingfromaMiamimuseumandakillinginMexicoCity.AnnabelsuspectsthatburiedintheLibraryaresecretssomepeoplewilldoanythingtokeepsilent–thesecretofarichman’sambition,aresearcher’sdisappearance,andamysteriousdiaryofChristopherColumbus’sjourneywrittenfivehundredyearsago....