num_pages: 225
description: After Moses Wine's psychiatrist recommends detective work as therapy, the private eye is called on to solve the death of a famous comic in a case that leads from the exclusive beaches of California to the gangs of the South Bronx
language: English
title: The Straight Man
titlecomplete: The Straight Man
genres: Fiction
ratings_count: 26
series: Moses Wine
awards: awardedAt: 536486400000
name: Edgar Award
category: Best Novel
publisher: Villard