{"product_id":"the-man-who-died-laughing-paperback","title":"The Man Who Died Laughing - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eDavid Handler\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eF\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eirst in the Edgar Award-winning series from \"a novelist whose champagne-fizzy mysteries tickle the brain, heart, and funny bone in equal measure\" (AJ Finn, #1 \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e-bestselling author).\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Stewart Hoag's first novel made him the toast of New York. Everyone in Manhattan wanted to be his friend, and he traveled the cocktail circuit supported by Merilee, his wife, and Lulu, his basset hound. But when writer's block sunk his second novel, his friends, money, and wife all disappeared. Only Lulu stuck by him. The only opportunity left is ghostwriting--an undignified profession that still beats dental school. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Hoagy's first client is Sonny Day, an aging comic who was the king of slapstick three decades ago. Since he and his partner had a falling out in the late 1950s, Day has grown embittered and poor, until the only thing left for him to do is write a memoir. Hoagy and Lulu fly to Hollywood expecting a few months of sunshine and easy living. Instead they find Day's corpse, and a murder rap with Hoagy's name on it. \u003c\/p\u003e This edition includes AJ Finn's introductory essay, \"It's Time to Discover Your New Sophisticated Sleuth Obsession: Stewart Hoag.\"\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDavid Handler (b. 1952) is the critically acclaimed author of several bestselling mystery series. He began his career as a New York City reporter, and wrote his first two novels--\u003ci\u003eKiddo \u003c\/i\u003e(1987) and \u003ci\u003eBoss\u003c\/i\u003e (1988)--about his Los Angeles childhood. In 1988 he published \u003ci\u003eThe Man Who Died Laughing\u003c\/i\u003e, the first of a series of mysteries starring ghostwriter Stuart Hoag and his faithful basset hound Lulu. Handler wrote eight of the novels, winning both Edgar and American Mystery awards for \u003ci\u003eThe Man Who Would Be F. Scott Fitzgerald \u003c\/i\u003e(1990).\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Cold Blue Blood\u003c\/i\u003e (2001) introduced a new series character, New York film critic Mitch Berger, who fights his reclusive nature to solve crimes with the help of police Lieutenant Desiree Mitry. Handler has published eleven novels starring the pair. He lives and writes in Old Lyme, Connecticut. \u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 184\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.57 x 8 x 5.25 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e December 02, 2025\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46154819829946,"sku":"9798337205427","price":23.02,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0768\/5727\/8650\/files\/d9we2juzYq9798337205427.webp?v=1783958928","url":"https:\/\/thebookloversatlas.com\/products\/the-man-who-died-laughing-paperback","provider":"The Book Lover's Atlas","version":"1.0","type":"link"}