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The Lady in the Silver Cloud

a witty and engaging murder mystery set in New York City

by David Handler
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In this gripping mystery by US bestseller David Handler, sleuthing suthor Stewart Hoag investigates the murder of his wealthy neighbour, and discovers her dark past.

1990s New York. Muriel Cantrell lives in a luxury apartment building on Central Park West, where she's known for her pride and joy: a 1955 Rolls-Royce Silver Cloud. Her neighbours include beautiful movie star Merilee Nash – and author Stewart 'Hoagy' Hoag. Hoag, whose career crashed when he got into drugs and alcohol, is on the up and he and basset hound Lulu are glad to be sharing Merilee's life (and apartment) again.
Hoagy, Merilee and the building's other residents are shocked when delicate, sweet, elderly Muriel is murdered after a Halloween party. Who in the world would want to harm an old lady whose major vices were buying Chanel suits and watching daytime soap operas?
NYPD Lieutenant Romaine Very investigates and again seeks assistance from his friend Hoagy, who is perfectly placed to help. Their sleuthing soon leads to the unexpected source of Muriel's wealth, the history of her years at the Copacabana nightclub, and how her Mob-linked chauffeur came to be called 'Bullets'... not to mention a desperate meth-head nephew, and wealthy neighbours with secrets of their own.
A gripping, darkly comic new mystery, The Lady in the Silver Cloud was a Traditional & Historical Crime Club Pick on release.
Reviews for David Handler
'One of my all-time favourite series.' Harlan Coben
'Adultery, blackmail, trick-or-treaters, unseemly ties to organized crime, and New York in the 1990s. What's not to like?' Kirkus
'David Handler is a hoot, and his books are just the thing for what ails you.' Parnell Hall

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    December 8, 2022

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      • ISBN: 9781804548776

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      • ISBN: 9781804548776
      • File size: 2536 KB

  • Languages

    • English

  • Reviews

    • Publisher's Weekly

      December 20, 2021
      Set in 1993, Edgar winner Handler’s quaint 13th Stewart Hoag mystery (after 2021’s The Man Who Wasn’t All There) finds ghostwriter Stewart and his dog, Lulu, temporarily living in the luxury apartment on Central Park West owned by his accommodating ex-wife, Merilee Nash, a “gorgeous blonde Oscar and Tony Award–winning actress.” When Merilee’s neighbor, Muriel Cantrell, “an exquisitely delicate, silver-haired lady in her early ’70s,” is found dead in a stairwell of the building after a Halloween party, Stewart and Lulu join Lt. Romaine Very of the NYPD to investigate. Eccentric suspects include a ruthless corporate raider, a Park Avenue socialite who dabbles in fashion design, a composer who aspires to being the next Stephen Sondheim, lawyers with mob connections, and a former cigarette girl at a swanky nightclub. Muriel, meanwhile, turns out not to have been the wealthy widow she seemed. Stewart’s mildly charming narration makes up only in part for an obvious resolution that’s followed by his telling all sorts of people whodunit yet again. Those already invested in Stewart and friends will best appreciate this outing. Agent: Dominick Abel, Dominick Abel Literary.

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