Julius Katz and Archie says it's the second in the Julius Katz series by Dave Zeltserman, although the series order is a little mixed up with a bunch of short stories, one (?) full length book, and maybe (?) a novella or two. (I'm going by memory here while traveling...)
In any case, this series is pretty much what you would imagine - a pastiche of the Nero Wolfe/Archie series by Rex Stout. I've read (I think) all of them, and quite enjoyed them all.
This title is a US Kindle Countdown deal at $0.99 for about the next 2 days.
link:
https://www.amazon.com/Julius-Katz-A...dp/B0050VI5OM/
Spoiler:
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The Julius Katz detective stories have been a favorite among mystery fans since first appearing on the pages of Ellery Queen Mystery Magazine in 2009, winning a Shamus, Derringer, and two Ellery Queen Readers Choice awards. JULIUS KATZ introduced readers to Boston's most brilliant, eccentric, and possibly laziest detective, as well as his sidekick, Archie, a tiny marvel of computer technology with the heart and soul of a hard-boiled PI.
Now in Julius Katz and Archie's first full-length mystery, the stakes have never been higher when a famous Boston mystery writer, Kenneth Kingston, tells Julius he wants to find out who's planning to kill him. The problem is almost everyone in Kingston's life has good reason to want to kill him, and this case soon plunges Julius and Archie deep into the world of murder and publishing.
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