Murder by Design
A Thriller
Amazon Publishing · Print & ebook · June 1, 2026
In 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 New York Times bestselling author Lee Goldberg.
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- Who it’s for
- Fans of clever, puzzle-like mysteries
- Themes
- mystery, thriller, crime investigation
- Pacing
- Fast
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In 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 New York Times bestselling author Lee Goldberg. Edison 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.
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Enter Wally Nash: a struggling actor hired to keep Bixby from offending everyone he meets. Their 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. Now Bixby must prove his outrageous theory before a very cunning killer gets others on his hit list to murder themselves, too.
Who it’s for
- Fans of clever, puzzle-like mysteries
- Readers who enjoy thrillers with unique investigative approaches
Where it sits
| Private Eye Fiction | 34% |
|---|---|
| Suspense | 33% |
| Police Procedurals | 20% |
Percentages are BookFrontier’s reading of the book.
Publisher categories
- Police Procedurals
- Private Eye Fiction
- Amateur Sleuths
- Authors
- Lee Goldberg
- Publisher
- Amazon Publishing
- Published
- June 1, 2026
- Format
- Print & ebook
- Theme
- mystery · thriller · crime investigation
- Reading lane
- Police Procedurals