{"product_id":"murder-by-design-a-thriller-9781662533617","title":"Murder by Design: A Thriller","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eIn a world carefully constructed for murder, solving crimes takes a keen mind and eye in a witty, clever, and fresh reinvention of the whodunit by #1 \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling author Lee Goldberg.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eEdison Bixby is wealthy, handsome, and, due to a traumatic brain injury, impulsively rude. He's also a brilliant insurance investigator who solves baffling crimes by figuring out how the design of the man-made world around us makes them possible. Enter Wally Nash: a struggling actor hired to keep Bixby from offending everyone he meets.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTheir first case together looks like a simple accident. Caroline Crowley took a nasty fall down a staircase at a shopping mall in front of dozens of witnesses. Video clearly shows the deadly misstep. But Bixby is certain she was murdered by design, subtly manipulated into causing her own demise. The mall itself made the crime intentional, if not inevitable.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eNow Bixby must prove his outrageous theory before a very cunning killer gets others on his hit list to murder themselves, too.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Lee Goldberg\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Thomas \u0026amp; Mercer\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 06\/01\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 239\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.57lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.44h x 5.36w x 0.72d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781662533617\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 03\/16\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eGoldberg, Lee:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003cp\u003eLee Goldberg is a two-time Edgar Award and two-time Shamus Award finalist and the #1 \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling author of more than sixty novels, including the Eve Ronin series, the Ian Ludlow series, the Sharpe \u0026amp; Walker series, and five books (and two novellas) in the Fox and O'Hare series, which Lee coauthored with Janet Evanovich. He has also written and\/or produced many TV shows, including \u003ci\u003eDiagnosis Murder\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eSeaQuest\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eMonk\u003c\/i\u003e, and is the cocreator of the Hallmark movie series \u003ci\u003eMystery 101\u003c\/i\u003e. As an international television consultant, he has advised networks and studios in Canada, France, Germany, Spain, China, Sweden, and the Netherlands on the creation, writing, and production of episodic series. For more information, visit www.leegoldberg.com.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"booksdeli.com","offers":[{"title":"Lee Goldberg \/ Paperback \/ English","offer_id":48363704975517,"sku":"9781662533617","price":20.38,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0619\/5648\/9373\/files\/img_5bd27987-cc36-474c-9562-f33a6883528c.jpg?v=1780428551","url":"https:\/\/booksdeli.com\/products\/murder-by-design-a-thriller-9781662533617","provider":"booksdeli.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}