{"product_id":"angels-gate-a-shortcut-man-novel-paperback","title":"Angel's Gate: A Shortcut Man Novel - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003ePreston Sturges  Jr.\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eP. G. Sturges\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe latest novel in the acclaimed \u003ci\u003eShortcut Man\u003c\/i\u003e series is a rousing tale of sex, sleaze, and salvation in the City of Angels that's \"filled with enough dark humor and shady characters to satisfy the most rabid noir fan\" (Associated Press). \u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eOur hero Dick Henry--aka the Shortcut Man--becomes 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.\u003c\/b\u003e Retained by the sister of a young woman who has gone missing, Henry becomes friendly with Connie Cielo, the \"housemother\" to the starlets. Despite Connie's morally questionable responsibilities, she is willing to help (and enjoy the company of) the Shortcut Man. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAfter Hogue's 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, Hogue's personal doctor, crooked cops, private security henchmen, and Hogue himself--who is so powerful and bunkered in his movie-biz millions that he is unfazed by the resourceful Henry. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eA wry and rollicking read, \u003ci\u003eVexations of the Shortcut Man\u003c\/i\u003e proves that p.g. sturges is \"one of the cleverest and funniest new writers to grace the mystery genre in quite some time\" (BookPage.com).\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ep.g. sturges \u003c\/b\u003ewas born in 1953 in Hollywood, California. Punctuated by fitful interludes of school, he has subsequently occupied himself as a submarine sailor, a dimensional metrologist, a Christmas tree farmer, an optical metrologist, a musician, a songwriter, an author, a playwright, and a screenwriter.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 368\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.92 x 9 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e October 18, 2014\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51760689742112,"sku":"9781476714660","price":22.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/4e605b377bc209bedfeb7c336cef325d.webp?v=1780186989","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/angels-gate-a-shortcut-man-novel-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}