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A wickedly funny private eye novel set in the dark underbelly of New York City, where the worlds of Broadway and organized crime meet.
When it comes to tracking down teen runaways, there is no private investigator in New York City better than streetwise Benji Golden. But, his newest client is Morrie Frankel, the last of the great Broadway showmen. Morrie's current extravaganza, a lavish $65 million musical adaptation of Emily Bronte's Wuthering Heights, is the biggest unfolding disaster the Great White Way has ever seen. Rumor has it, if he doesn't find a deep-pocketed "angel," or investor, soon, he might go down and take the production with him.
Morrie thought he had found such an investor in hedge fund billionaire R.J. Farnell, who promised to keep the teetering production afloat. But, Farnell and his $12 million have vanished. Benji tracks Farnell to his girlfriend, Jonquil Beausoleil, who turns the investigation on its head. When Morrie is found gunned down on 42nd Street, Benji finds himself smack in the middle of a high-profile murder investigation, and he'll have to pierce through a lot of Broadway gossip before he can find the killer.
Phantom Angel is the next entertaining installment in David Handler's newest mystery series, sure to delight both old and new fans of this award-winning, unique voice in crime fiction.
When it comes to tracking down teen runaways, there is no private investigator in New York City better than streetwise Benji Golden. But, his newest client is Morrie Frankel, the last of the great Broadway showmen. Morrie's current extravaganza, a lavish $65 million musical adaptation of Emily Bronte's Wuthering Heights, is the biggest unfolding disaster the Great White Way has ever seen. Rumor has it, if he doesn't find a deep-pocketed "angel," or investor, soon, he might go down and take the production with him.
Morrie thought he had found such an investor in hedge fund billionaire R.J. Farnell, who promised to keep the teetering production afloat. But, Farnell and his $12 million have vanished. Benji tracks Farnell to his girlfriend, Jonquil Beausoleil, who turns the investigation on its head. When Morrie is found gunned down on 42nd Street, Benji finds himself smack in the middle of a high-profile murder investigation, and he'll have to pierce through a lot of Broadway gossip before he can find the killer.
Phantom Angel is the next entertaining installment in David Handler's newest mystery series, sure to delight both old and new fans of this award-winning, unique voice in crime fiction.
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"David Handler is back with a second case for his delightfully eccentric New York City sleuth Benji Golden…The plot is a doozy -- filled with double- and maybe even triple-crosses -- but it is the rich New York theater world background that makes "Phantom Angel" so irresistible…Although much of the book is wildly funny, Handler is such a skilled writer that toward the end of Phantom Angel he is able to mix in tragedy without it ever feeling forced."
Connecticut Post
"The madras-shorts-clad, Ethel Merman-loving, 20-something Benji is a most unlikely sleuth, but he's a smart one, and he's surrounded by a slew of flesh-and-blood New Yorkers, ranging from a sexy gossip monger to a tender, handsome urban farmer. With pitch-perfect dialogue that's often hilarious (especially the running joke about Alvin and the Chipmunks) leading up to Benji's Sherlock moment of a reveal, this entry is a wacky delight."
Publishers Weekly
"Veteran Handler… has a knack for lively plots and quirky yet believable characters… Benji's second adventure is no exception."
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- SeriesBenji Golden #2