Stewart "Hoagy" Hoag's eighth adventure presents the one-time It Boy of modern American fiction with the most bizarre, challenging, and frightening assignment of his ghostwriting career. He's got himself the hottest celebrity in New York - the Answer Man. The trouble is, Hoagy's never actually met the Answer Man - and he doesn't really want to. Because the Answer Man is a shrewd, cold-blooded serial killer who is stalking and murdering beautiful single women, writing about his crimes in great detail, and mailing the chapters of his work-in-progress to the man he has chosen to be his collaborator - Stewart Hoag, that dapper and celebrated, highly reluctant ghostwriter to the stars. The Answer Man wants a number-one bestseller, you see, and maybe a movie deal as well.