The Man Who Cancelled Himself
A Stewart Hoag Novel
by David Handler
ISBN: 0385421605
ISBN-13: 9780385421607
Format: Hardcover
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Summary
Lyle Hudnut, better known as "Uncle Chubby", is television's biggest star. That is until he is caught in a porn house with more than popcorn in hand. Soon everyone but his girlfriend, Katrina Tingle, turns against him. Claiming he was set up, and determined to restore his reputation, Lyle hires ghostwriter Stewart "Hoagy" Hoag to write his biography and join his show's writing team.
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"In a very crowded field of mysteries, there's absolutely nothing like David Handler's hilarious and caustic Stewart Hoag series."
-- Detroit Free Press
"Imagine William Powell on the wagon, Myrna Loy huge with child and Asta as a beagle that eats cat food. This is more fun than a vintage glass of bubbly."
-- Minneapolis Star-Tribune
Bibliographic Details
Publisher: Bantam Dell Pub Group
Published date: 1995
Size: 6 x 8.5 inches
Weight: 1.25 pounds
Publisher's Notes
The author of Kiddo and Boss returns with his latest "Hoagy" mystery as ghostwriter Stewart Hoag deals with his very pregnant ex-wife and his new client--a TV sitcom star arrested in a porno theater.
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The Man Who Cancelled Himself
David Handler
Doubleday. Used - Acceptable. Former Library book. Binding is slightly damaged and/or book has some loose pages. No missing pages. 100% Money Back Guarantee. Shipped to over one million happy customers. Support Literacy! Your purchase benefits the Friends of the Minneapolis Public Library ( more information)
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The Man Who Cancelled Himself
Handler, David
Doubleday. Hardcover. 0385421605 Hardcover with dustjacket, Good-/Good- c. 1995, maroon/blue bds. w/d.j., 406pp., Ex-Library. (shelf wear, corners bumped, page ends lt.soiled, ink line across copy page, some crinkling and half moons from page turning, a few pages creased to corners, binding good, d.j. taped to bds., lt.edge wear, mylar cover, rubbing). Fiction, Mystery. . Good. ( more information)
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The Man Who Cancelled Himself: A Stewart Hoag Novel
Handler, David
New York, New York, U.S.A.: Doubleday, 1995 Missing the rear free endpaper, ex-library with the usual library markings (if not for the library markings this copy would be graded in fine condition), overall a clean used first edition (stated)! Dj is nicely preserved in a brand new protective mylar plastic cover! 406 suspense-filled and mystery-riddled pages! "Stewart Hoag, former literary wunderkind turned celebrity ghost, finds himself beset from all sides, professional and personal, and his current assignment ---- to write the 'autobiography' of TV comic Lyle Hudnut ---- may be more than even the intrepidly dapper Hoagy can bear.........". First Edition / First Printing. Red Boards. Good/Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Ex-Library. ( more information)
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The Man Who Cancelled Himself
Handler, David
New York:: Doubleday,, 1995. First edition. Hardcover. Near Fine in Near Fine Dust Jacket. SIGNED, small stain on page ends about the size of a penny. "Literate, witty, and enjoyable . . . When you've been hard-boiled to a turn, try Handler as a palliative", says Mystery News about the riotously funny, insidiously addictive Stewart Hoag mystery series. Award-winning author Davif Handler sets his latest "Hoagy" mystery in the mad, mad world of television sitcoms--with murderous results. ( more information)
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The Man Who Cancelled Himself [Hardcover] by Handler, David
David Handler
Doubleday, 1995-01-01. Hardcover. Very Good. First edition, first printing, hardcover. Near fine/near fine. Clean, tight, minimal shelfwear. DJ slight scuffing, esp. on back. There is a card inserted in the book with the Doubleday anchor, "with the compliments of" and author's name. (See photos) ( more information)
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THE MAN WHO CANCELLED HIMSELF : A Stewart Hoag Mystery
Handler, David
New York: Doubleday. Very Good; Uncorrected Proof in white covers. Has light spine crease and cover crinkles. 1995. Uncorrected Proof. Softcover. Ghostwriter Stewart Hoag deals with his very pregnant ex-wife and his new client--a TV sitcom star arrested in a porno theater. ; Trade PB . ( more information)
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The Man Who Cancelled Himself
Handler, David
New York: Doubleday and Co., 1995 A Stewart Hoag mystery in Fine/Fine condition and signed by the author on the title page. A very clean, beautiful copy.. Signed by Author. First Edition. Cloth & Boards. Fine/Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. ( more information)
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