The Man in the White Linen Suit: A Stewart Hoag Mystery: The Stewart Hoag Mysteries, book 11 MP3 CD – MP3 Audio, August 13, 2019

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 1990 s New York City, investigating a bestselling 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 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 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. Read more