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Bibliographic Detail
Publisher
Scribner
Publication date
October 18, 2014
Pages
355
Binding
Paperback
Edition
Reprint
Book category
Adult Fiction
ISBN-13
9781476714660
ISBN-10
1476714665
Dimensions
1 by 6.25 by 9 in.
Weight
0.88 lbs.
Original list price
$22.99
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Summaries and Reviews
Amazon.com description: Product Description: The latest novel in the acclaimed Shortcut Man series is a rousing tale of sex, sleaze, and salvation in the City of Angels thatâs âfilled with enough dark humor and shady characters to satisfy the most rabid noir fanâ (Associated Press).
Our hero Dick Henryâaka the Shortcut Manâbecomes involved in a case featuring an aging but still amorous Los Angeles movie mogul named Howard Hogue who keeps a stable of young starlets available for his highly ritualized attentions. Retained by the sister of a young woman who has gone missing, Henry becomes friendly with Connie Cielo, the âhousemotherâ to the starlets. Despite Connieâs morally questionable responsibilities, she is willing to help (and enjoy the company of) the Shortcut Man.
After Hogueâs star director assaults one of these women in a drug-fueled romp, Henry is drawn into a deeper mystery from years past involving a mysterious death on a boat and a missing screenplay written by what appears to be a homeless man. As he peels back layer upon layer of sordid Hollywood history, Dick Henry must contend with crazed drug dealers, Hogueâs personal doctor, crooked cops, private security henchmen, and Hogue himselfâwho is so powerful and bunkered in his movie-biz millions that he is unfazed by the resourceful Henry.
A wry and rollicking read, Vexations of the Shortcut Man proves that p.g. sturges is âone of the cleverest and funniest new writers to grace the mystery genre in quite some timeâ (BookPage.com).
Our hero Dick Henryâaka the Shortcut Manâbecomes involved in a case featuring an aging but still amorous Los Angeles movie mogul named Howard Hogue who keeps a stable of young starlets available for his highly ritualized attentions. Retained by the sister of a young woman who has gone missing, Henry becomes friendly with Connie Cielo, the âhousemotherâ to the starlets. Despite Connieâs morally questionable responsibilities, she is willing to help (and enjoy the company of) the Shortcut Man.
After Hogueâs star director assaults one of these women in a drug-fueled romp, Henry is drawn into a deeper mystery from years past involving a mysterious death on a boat and a missing screenplay written by what appears to be a homeless man. As he peels back layer upon layer of sordid Hollywood history, Dick Henry must contend with crazed drug dealers, Hogueâs personal doctor, crooked cops, private security henchmen, and Hogue himselfâwho is so powerful and bunkered in his movie-biz millions that he is unfazed by the resourceful Henry.
A wry and rollicking read, Vexations of the Shortcut Man proves that p.g. sturges is âone of the cleverest and funniest new writers to grace the mystery genre in quite some timeâ (BookPage.com).
Editions
Hardcover
from Scribner (February 26, 2013)
9781476712970 | details & prices | 355 pages | 6.25 × 9.25 × 1.00 in. | 1.20 lbs | List price $27.00
About: The latest novel in the acclaimed Shortcut Man series is a rousing tale of sex, sleaze, and salvation in the City of Angels thatâs âfilled with enough dark humor and shady characters to satisfy the most rabid noir fanâ (Associated Press).
About: The latest novel in the acclaimed Shortcut Man series is a rousing tale of sex, sleaze, and salvation in the City of Angels thatâs âfilled with enough dark humor and shady characters to satisfy the most rabid noir fanâ (Associated Press).
Paperback
The price comparison is for this edition
Reprint edition from Scribner (October 18, 2014)
9781476714660 | details & prices | 355 pages | 6.25 × 9.00 × 1.00 in. | 0.88 lbs | List price $22.99
About: The latest novel in the acclaimed Shortcut Man series is a rousing tale of sex, sleaze, and salvation in the City of Angels thatâs âfilled with enough dark humor and shady characters to satisfy the most rabid noir fanâ (Associated Press).
About: The latest novel in the acclaimed Shortcut Man series is a rousing tale of sex, sleaze, and salvation in the City of Angels thatâs âfilled with enough dark humor and shady characters to satisfy the most rabid noir fanâ (Associated Press).
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