The Straight Man: A Moses Wine Mystery

Moses Wine #5

by Roger L. Simon

A MOSES WINE MYSTERY It's not a good time to be Moses Wine. After the events of California Roll, his life seems to have taken a turn for the worse-he's lost his high-paying security job at the Tulip Computer Corporation, his kids don't pay any attention to him, his love life's a mess, and his career as a top gumshoe is on the downslide. He's bored and depressed. So what else would a neurotic private eye do but see a shrink? Unfortunately, his psychiatrist's idea of helping is to get him involved in a case. A comic-the straight man in the country's most popular comedy team-has jumped off a building to his death. But was it suicide? His wife thinks not, and the trail of clues soon leads Moses from the swank beaches of Los Angeles to the mean streets of the South Bronx, bringing him into contact with some of the toughest, sexiest, weirdest characters he's ever encountered. Well, if anything is guaranteed to end Moses' depression, it's this case. There's only one it might also end his life....

Genres: Fiction

240 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 1986

Reviews

[Kath · Rating 2 out of 5]

It took me so long to finish this book, as I paused for weeks, when I reached the 4th or 5th chapter because it wasn't that interesting for me. I somehow predicted how few things will happen, but I kinda like how it's resolved.

[Kennedy Palcher · Rating 3 out of 5]

The Straight Man is a wonderful novel worth taking the time to read hence it is an Edgar Award for Best Novel. The atmosphere is sad and the language is depressing along with sarcastic; the The Straight Man is categorized in the adult fiction. This book is in fact quite vulgar.