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The Man in the White Linen Suit
- A Stewart Hoag Mystery
- Narrated by: Peter Berkrot
- Length: 7 hrs and 14 mins
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Publisher's Summary
The 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 1990s New York City, investigating a best-selling author’s stolen manuscript and three murders linked to the crime.
Washed-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.
Then 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 best-selling 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 exactly what 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.
With 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.
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- wisconsinclark
- 2019-08-17
Mildly entertaining continuation of same formula,
Same characters, new narrator, who was probably very good but not the familiar voice one associates with Hoagie, so it was somewhat disconcerting. If you like this series, this edition is worth a credit but you will figure out the villain from the start. Also, even though Handler has backtracked to the nineties, he couldn't resist a lefty dig at Donald Trump.
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- tberry
- 2020-10-20
I miss the old narrator
The book was enjoyable but the old narrator is so much better. I hope they are able to get him back.