Description: Stewart Hoag and his new bride dive into married life with the discovery of a murdered millionaire in this mystery from early in the crime-solving career of the author-sleuth.
Brief description: David Handler is the Edgar Award-winning, critically acclaimed author of several bestselling mystery series. He began his career as a New York City reporter, and wrote his first two novels--Kiddo (1987) and Boss (1988)--about his Los Angeles childhood. In 1988 he published The Man Who Died Laughing, the first of his long-running series of mysteries starring ghostwriter Stuart Hoag and his faithful basset hound Lulu.
Review Quotes: "Handler wrote eight Stewart Hoag mysteries between 1988 and 1997, brought Hoagy back in The Girl With Kaleidoscope Eyes (2017), and there's been a book a year since then, each a small gem, a polished-to-perfect mystery that keeps readers in a high state of suspense while charming them and even making them laugh from time to time. It's a wonderful series, and this is a wonderful novel."-- "Booklist"