The Lady in the Silver Cloud, David Handler
The Lady in the Silver Cloud, David Handler
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The Lady in the Silver Cloud

Author: David Handler

Narrator: Kevin Rineer

Unabridged: 6 hr 20 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 02/22/2022


Synopsis

A 1955 Rolls-Royce Silver Cloud is a fantastically expensive car, especially in the pristine condition of the one owned by Muriel Cantrell. Living in a luxury apartment building on Central Park West, the sweet seventy-five-year-old woman is a neighbor of Merilee Nash, the beautiful movie star, and Stewart Hoag, whose first book was a sensation but whose career crashed when he became involved with drugs and alcohol. Divorced ten years earlier, Hoagy has been welcomed back into Merilee's life and apartment.

Apparently universally beloved in her building, residents are shocked when Muriel is murdered after a Halloween party. No one takes it harder than her longtime chauffeur, Bullets Durmond, whose previous job was as an enforcer for the mob. Who in the world would want to harm the silver-haired lady whose major vices were buying shoes and Chanel suits, and watching daytime soap operas?

Lieutenant Romaine Very of the NYPD is called to investigate and again seeks help from his friend Hoagy who, along with his basset hound Lulu, has been an invaluable aide in the past. The investigation leads to the unexpected source of Muriel's wealth, the history of her early years as a hatcheck girl at the Copacabana, how her chauffeur came to be called Bullets, her desperate meth-head nephew, and her wealthy neighbors, who have secrets of their own.

About David Handler

David Handler is the Edgar Award-winning, critically acclaimed author of several bestselling mystery series. He began his career as a New York City reporter, and wrote his first two novels-Kiddo and Boss-about his Los Angeles childhood. In 1988 he published The Man Who Died Laughing, the first of his long-running series of mysteries starring ghostwriter Stewart Hoag and his faithful basset hound, Lulu.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Laura on July 28, 2023

I have read almost this whole series except for the last few and it was so nice to be back with Lulu and smart ass comments !!......more

Goodreads review by Susan on June 24, 2022

Writer Stewart Hoag has finally shed his writer's block and is working on a novel at his ex-wife's luxurious apartment. The elderly lady who lives on the same floor (and who is chauffered in a classic Rolls Royce) dies in a suspicious accident after a Halloween gathering. Hoag teams up with a homici......more

Goodreads review by Kathy on July 27, 2024

3.5 stars for this, the second book from this series I have read. I had liked the first one I read but then forgot about the series. Since it had been long enough to test my memory I felt like I was being introduced to new characters. It struck me as one of the wackiest books I have read. Wacky char......more

Goodreads review by Stephanie on June 12, 2023

This particular novel seemed disjointed, and written in such a lackluster way, it almost seems Handler was bored while writing it, or like he didn’t really want to write this novel/series, anymore. In this novel Stewart just followed around the Lt. Very for a few days, and then the whole thing just......more

Goodreads review by Monique on February 29, 2024

Jumped into the middle of this series based on what was available on Libby, liked it a lot!......more