THE MAN WHO CANCELLED HIMSELF Stewart Hoag, Book 6

Ghostwriter Stu Hoag has an attitude, a dog, a beautiful ex-wife, and the bad luck to find himself frequently embroiled in show biz crime. Here he sleuths for an obnoxious sitcom star who’s been caught abusing himself in a porno movie theater. Who has set him up? Narrator Tom Stechschulte handles the wisecracks and Hollywood caricatures with an appropriately jaundiced air. Nothing in his performance or in what he performs is particularly new or clever, but those who enjoy the Chandler mystery style will find the usual suspects here committing the usual mayhem. Y.R. © AudioFile 2001, Portland, Maine [Published: APR/MAY 01]