▁San ct um ▁Myst ery ▁Award ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 3 . ▁The ▁story ▁cent ers ▁around ▁Steve ▁Kol ch ak , ▁who ▁arriv es ▁in ▁" a ▁mid - western ▁city " ▁in ▁search ▁of ▁his ▁brother ▁who ▁disappeared ▁exactly ▁one ▁year ▁earlier . ▁Kol ch ak ▁takes ▁the ▁same ▁hotel ▁room , ▁wal ks ▁into ▁the ▁same ▁d ive ▁bars ▁and ▁be fri ends ▁the ▁same ▁sh ady ▁characters ▁who ▁last ▁saw ▁his ▁brother ▁before ▁his ▁disapp earance . ▁ ▁U ll man ' s ▁ 1 9 6 6 ▁novel , ▁The ▁Ven us ▁T rap , ▁follows ▁a ▁similar ▁theme : ▁its ▁protagon ist ▁goes ▁in ▁search ▁of ▁his ▁father ▁who ▁went ▁missing ▁many ▁years ▁earlier , ▁last ▁having ▁been ▁seen ▁leaving ▁home ▁with ▁a ▁strange ▁man ▁and ▁a ▁million ▁dollars ▁in ▁diam onds ▁in ▁the ▁he el ▁of ▁his ▁sh oe . ▁ ▁This ▁theme ▁of ▁family ▁members ▁gone ▁missing ▁held ▁a ▁certain ▁att raction ▁to ▁U ll man , ▁and ▁eventually ▁encourag ed ▁the ▁writing ▁of ▁this ▁article . ▁U ll man , ▁his ▁work , ▁and ▁his ▁bi ography ▁– ▁like ▁one ▁of ▁his ▁mystery ▁novel ▁characters ▁– ▁ ▁had ▁seemed ▁to ▁simply ▁disappear ▁without ▁a ▁trace ▁in ▁the ▁digital ▁online ▁age . ▁ ▁Perhaps ▁U ll man ' s ▁most ▁popular ▁and ▁end uring ▁work ▁appeared ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 1 , ▁titled ▁How ▁to ▁Hold ▁a ▁Gar age ▁S ale . ▁Still ▁popular ▁as ▁a ▁how - to ▁book ▁among ▁enthus iast