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    David Handler

    David Handler is the Edgar Award-winning, critically acclaimed author of several bestselling mystery series. He began his career as a New York City reporter, and wrote his first two novels—Kiddo (1987) and Boss (1988)—about his Los Angeles childhood. In 1988 he published The Man Who Died Laughing, the first of his long-running series of mysteries starring ghostwriter Stuart Hoag and his faithful basset hound Lulu.

    David Handler

    David Handler is the Edgar Award-winning, critically acclaimed author of several bestselling mystery series. He began his career as a New York City reporter, and wrote his first two novels—Kiddo (1987) and Boss (1988)—about his Los Angeles childhood. In 1988 he published The Man Who Died Laughing, the first of his long-running series of mysteries starring ghostwriter Stuart Hoag and his faithful basset hound Lulu.

    Books by David Handler

    • The Lady in the Silver Cloud

      David Handler

      E Book, 2022

      "This is confection in the guise of a mystery novel; it goes down easy as a milkshake."—Sarah Weinman, The New York Times Book Review

    • The Lady in the Silver Cloud

      David Handler

      Hardback, 2022

      "This is confection in the guise of a mystery novel; it goes down easy as a milkshake."—Sarah Weinman, The New York Times Book Review

    • The Girl Who Took What She Wanted: Stewart Hoag Mysteries

      David Handler

      Hardback, 2024

      In this new installment of the Edgar award-winning Stewart Hoag mystery series, the ghostwriting sleuth investigates a trail of murder amidst Hollywood’s rich and famous.

    • The Lady in the Silver Cloud: Stewart Hoag Mysteries

      David Handler

      Paperback, 2023

      "This is confection in the guise of a mystery novel; it goes down easy as a milkshake."—Sarah Weinman, The New York Times Book Review

    • The Girl Who Took What She Wanted: Stewart Hoag Mysteries

      David Handler

      E Book

      In this new installment of the Edgar award-winning Stewart Hoag mystery series, the ghostwriting sleuth investigates a trail of murder amidst Hollywood’s rich and famous.

    • The Girl Who Took What She Wanted

      David Handler

      Paperback, 2024

      In this new installment of the Edgar award-winning Stewart Hoag mystery series, the ghostwriting sleuth investigates a trail of murder amidst Hollywood’s rich and famous.

    • The Woman Who Lowered the Boom

      David Handler

      Hardback, 2024

      This new installment of the Edgar award-winning Stewart Hoag mystery series finds the beloved ghostwriter-sleuth finally on the precipice of reclaiming his previous literary fame when threats...

    • The Woman Who Lowered the Boom

      David Handler

      E Book

      This new installment of the Edgar award-winning Stewart Hoag mystery series finds the beloved ghostwriter-sleuth finally on the precipice of reclaiming his previous literary fame when threats...

    • The Woman Who Lowered the Boom

      David Handler

      Paperback, 2025

      This new installment of the Edgar award-winning Stewart Hoag mystery series finds the beloved ghostwriter-sleuth finally on the precipice of reclaiming his previous literary fame when threats...

    • The Man Who Swore He'd Never Go Home Again

      David Handler

      Paperback, 2025

      In this case from early in Stewart Hoag’s career, the newly successful writer revisits his hometown to investigate the murder of a beloved librarian.

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