The Girl with Kaleidoscope Eyes, David Handler
The Girl with Kaleidoscope Eyes, David Handler
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The Girl with Kaleidoscope Eyes
A Stewart Hoag Mystery

Author: David Handler

Narrator: Sean Runnette

Unabridged: 8 hr 47 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: HarperAudio

Published: 10/31/2017


Synopsis

HARLAN COBEN calls it ""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."" Fans of JANET EVANOVICH and CARL HIAASEN, get ready. If you haven't yet discovered wisecracking sleuth Stewart ""Hoagy"" Hoag and his faithful basset hound Lulu, you're in for a sharp, hilarious treat.Once upon a time, Hoagy had it all: a hugely successful debut novel, a gorgeous celebrity wife, the glamorous world of New York City at his feet. These days, he scrapes by as a celebrity ghostwriter. A celebrity ghostwriter who finds himself investigating murders more often than he'd like.And once upon a time, Richard Aintree was the most famous writer in America -- high school students across the country read his one and only novel, a modern classic on par with The Catcher in the Rye. But after his wife's death, Richard went into mourning... and then into hiding. No one has heard from him in twenty years.Until now. Richard Aintree — or someone pretending to be Richard Aintree — has at last reached out to his two estranged daughters. Monette is a lifestyle queen à la Martha Stewart whose empire is crumbling; and once upon a time, Reggie was the love of Hoagy's life. Both sisters have received mysterious typewritten letters from their father. Hoagy is already on the case, having been hired to ghostwrite a tell-all book about the troubled Aintree family. But no sooner does he set up shop in the pool house of Monette's Los Angeles mansion than murder strikes. With Lulu at his side — or more often cowering in his shadow — it's up to Hoagy to unravel the mystery, catch the killer, and pour himself that perfect single-malt Scotch... before it's too late.

About David Handler

David Handler has written eleven novels about the witty and dapper celebrity ghostwriter Stewart Hoag and his faithful, neurotic basset hound, Lulu, including the Edgar- and American Mystery Award-winning The Man Who Would Be F. Scott Fitzgerald. His other series include the Berger/Mitry franchise and two novels featuring private eye Benji Golden. David was a member of the original writing staff that created the Emmy Award-winning sitcom Kate and Allie, and has continued to write extensively for television and films on both coasts. He lives in a 200-year-old carriage house in Old Lyme, Connecticut.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Carrie

When The Girl With Kaleidoscope Eyes started out, I had high hopes. Written with a witty snark, Stewart Hoag’s first person narrative reads like an old private detective novel. I enjoyed the trip back to 1992 where fax machines groaned and email was just barely on the radar. And Lulu. I can’t neglec......more

Goodreads review by Brenda

Wonderful treat! I forgot how much I missed the adventures of Hoagy and Lulu. Every detective should have a dog sidekick. You would think by now Hoagy would know every time he signs up to be a ghost writer something goes wrong. Fasten your seatbelt, you are in for a great time.......more

Goodreads review by Becky

Stewart Hoag has made a name for himself as a writer (with his one acclaimed novel) and highly sought after ghostwriter (with three #1 bestsellers). His recent prospects haven't quite been up his alley (a Barney memoir, no thanks!), but now his agent has something big: years ago, critically acclaime......more

Goodreads review by R J

Stewart Hoag and his faithful sidekick, basset hound Lulu are once again into the fray as Hoagy’s skills as a ghostwriter/amateur sleuth are called upon. This time he is asked to work with Reggie and Monette Aintree as letters from their Father, whom they have not communicated with in years, are the......more

Goodreads review by Susan

Years ago, as an aspiring author, Stewart Hoag was in love with poet Reggie, whose parents were both well-known writers until her mother committed suicide. Her father disappeared for more than twenty years, but now he's writing letters to Reggie and her estranged sister, a lifestyle maven. Hoagie is......more