{"product_id":"the-man-in-the-white-linen-suit-a-stewart-hoag-mystery-isbn-9780062863300","title":"The Man in the White Linen Suit: A Stewart Hoag Mystery","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe next clever, witty, and touching installment in the Edgar award-winning Stewart Hoag mystery series finds the beloved ghostwriter-sleuth and his faithful neurotic basset hound, Lulu, back in 1990’s New York City, investigating a bestselling author’s stolen manuscript and three murders linked to the crime.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWashed-up celebrity ghostwriter Stewart “Hoagy” Hoag has finally rediscovered his voice and is making progress on what he hopes will be his long-awaited second novel. Burrowed up in his less-than-luxurious, sweltering fifth floor walk-up, he tries not to think of the disparities between himself and his ex-wife, celebrity actress Merilee Nash, who is sifting through film offers—and also her fickle feelings for Hoagy—from her elegant eight-room apartment looking over Central Park. When Merilee offers her home for Hoagy’s use while she’s shooting on location, hope blossoms that he might finally get some real work done… and solidify their rekindling romance.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThen Hoagy receives a call from his literary agent asking if he can meet with publishing’s most ruthless and reviled editor, Sylvia James, for a drink at the Algonquin Hotel. After disclosing that aging literary genius Addison James—also Sylvia’s father and main client—has not in fact written his last two bestselling historical sagas, Sylvia reveals her suspicions that Addison’s assistant Tommy O’Brien—the true author—has run away with their most recent manuscript and is holding it for ransom. Tempted by Sylvia’s offer to bid a hefty advance for his novel-in-progress, Hoagy agrees to help unearth Tommy’s sudden disappearance. If only he’d known \u003cem\u003eexactly \u003c\/em\u003ewhat he was getting himself into, he might’ve saved himself from the ensuing grief that follows in his hot pursuit of Tommy. But then, that wouldn’t be a normal day in the life of Hoagy.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWith clattering claims of a mugging, a stolen manuscript, and three murders, now it’s up to Hoagy and his short-legged sidekick Lulu to unravel this baffling, bizarre case.\u003c\/p\u003e | \u003cp\u003eWashed-up celebrity novelist turned ghostwriter Stewart “Hoagy” Hoag is finally making progress on his long-awaited second novel. Burrowed away in his sweltering fifth-floor walk-up, he’s also trying not to think about the fine summer that he and his ex-wife, celebrity actress Merilee Nash, have just spent together on her bucolic Connecticut farm. Sort of together, that is. She was generous enough to offer him the use of her guest cottage. But now Merilee is offering to let him stay in her elegant eight-room apartment overlooking Central Park while she’s away shooting a film on location. This is a major step. Could it mean that their on-again, off-again romance is back on for real?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThen Hoagy receives a call from his literary agent asking if he can meet with publishing’s most ruthless and reviled editor, Sylvia James, for a drink at the Algonquin Hotel. After disclosing that her father, the aging literary superstar Addison James, has not in fact written his last two bestselling historical sagas, Sylvia reveals her suspicions that Addison’s assistant, Tommy O’Brien—the true author—has run away with their most recent manuscript and is holding it for ransom. Swayed by his friendship with Tommy, not to mention Sylvia’s offer of a hefty advance for his novel-in-progress, Hoagy agrees to help investigate Tommy’s sudden disappearance. If only Hoagy had known exactly what he was getting himself into, he might have saved himself from the grief that follows in his hot pursuit of Tommy. But then, that wouldn’t be a normal day in the life of Hoagy.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eNow it’s up to Hoagy and his short-legged sidekick, Lulu the basset hound, to unravel this baffling, bizarre case.\u003c\/p\u003e | \u003cp\u003e“If not for David Handler, I wouldn’t be a writer. He’s one of my very favorites: a novelist whose champagne-fizzy mysteries—as winning as the madcap adventures of Carl Hiaasen, as hilarious as Janet Evanovich’s Stephanie Plum series—tickle the brain, heart, and funny bone in equal measure. (Same goes for his ghostwriter-sleuth hero, Stewart Hoag: think Sherlock Holmes meets \u003cem\u003eCastle\u003c\/em\u003e.) Love stylish, deftly plotted whodunits? Read David Handler. Love warm, witty, snort-out-loud comedy? Read David Handler. Love basset hounds? You know what to do.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eA. J. Finn, #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Woman in the Window\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Kept me turning the pages... The plot is influenced by a range of mystery masters, from Ross Macdonald to Agatha Christie.... \u003cem\u003eThe Girl with Kaleidoscope Eyes\u003c\/em\u003e will help you remember the sun-crazed Hollywood excess of what now seems like an innocent time.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eSeattle Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“David Handler is the master of the sly, comedic mystery.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eAdriana Trigiani\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“One of my all-time favorite series…! David Handler is so good at writing one smart, funny page-turner after another that he makes it look easy.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eHarlan Coben\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“\u003cem\u003eKaleidoscope Eyes\u003c\/em\u003e is Handler at his best, drawing us close to his hero and the hero’s beloved pooch, Lulu, while introducing us to some of scuzziest Hollywood characters this side of James Ellroy.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eCTNews.com\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“As usual, Hoagy’s narration is the bright spot in a tangle of intrigue wilder than Noel Coward ever could have imagined.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Fans of light period mysteries full of famous names will be enchanted.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Hoagy and Lulu tickle your funny bone and touch your heart.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eCarolyn Hart\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Hoagy is a thoroughly engaging amateur sleuth, as appealing to readers as he is enraging to the authorities, who can’t abide his unconventional methods. 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