There are 11 books in the Berger and Mitry Mysteries series. The newest book is The Lavender Lane Lothario which came out in 2016.

Mitch Berger, a top film critic with a major New York newspaper at a surprisingly young age, has become almost a recluse since his wife died one year ago. He spends his time secluded in his apartment or in the dark recesses of a screening room. Although he continues to…

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The Hot Pink Farmhouse

By David Handler , David Handler ,

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Mitch stammered, stunned. It had just hit him. He had not happened upon just any old wino. The man standing down in the bin was Dorset's most famous and reclusive resident, Wendell Frye, the man who had single-handedly redefined modern American sculpture...His towering, breathtaking scrap-metal sculptures graced plazas and parks…

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The Bright Silver Star

By David Handler , David Handler ,

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Mitch Berger has been accepted at least on the surface by some of the posh families in the small enclave to which he's moved - even his open affair with the beautiful black policewoman is looked upon peaceably. But when a member of the small group of men who gather…

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The Burnt Orange Sunrise

By David Handler , David Handler ,

The Burnt Orange Sunrise
One of the twentieth century's most controversial and remarkable cultural figures, Ada Geiger was the only person, living or dead, who had been a colleague of both Amelia Earhart and the Rolling Stones. She was also one of Mitch Berger's idols, so he was thrilled to participate in an event…

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The Sweet Golden Parachute

By David Handler , David Handler ,

The Sweet Golden Parachute
A storm is brewing in Dorset.

Poochie Vickers, the local aristocrat, is becoming even more eccentric in her old age. She's taken up shoplifting and reckless driving but refuses to see a doctor. Her worrisome daughter, Claudia, is angling to take over the family fortune, which makes some of the…

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The Sour Cherry Surprise

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Something has gone very wrong on bucolic Sour Cherry Lane. A straight-arrow high school student has started throwing wild sex parties. The distinguished history professor across the lane has gone missing. His estranged wife, a popular author of children’s books, is strung out on crystal meth. And the new man…

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The Shimmering Blond Sister

By David Handler , David Handler ,

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In this delightful new adventure featuring the mismatched crime-fighting duo of film critic Mitch Berger and Connecticut state trooper Des Mitry, Mitch’s New York City past and his Dorset present collide head on. 

Back when Mitch was a chubby thirteen-year-old living in Stuyvesant Town, Beth Breslauer, a lovely blond single…

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The Blood Red Indian Summer

By David Handler , David Handler ,

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This newest mystery featuring Mitch Berger and Connecticut State Trooper Des Mitry presents Des with her first genuine racially charged case in the historic New England village of Dorset, the gem of Connecticut's Gold Coast.


Tyrone "Da Beast" Grantham, the famously volatile NFL superstar linebacker, has just been suspended for…

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The Snow White Christmas Cookie

By David Handler , David Handler ,

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The newest adventure featuring the mismatched romantic crime-fighting duo of New York City film critic Mitch Berger and Connecticut State Resident Trooper Desiree Mitry presents Des with her first taste of Christmas in the historic New England village of Dorset.

And what a taste it is. Three blizzards have blanketed…

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The Coal Black Asphalt Tomb

By David Handler , David Handler ,

The Coal Black Asphalt Tomb

The historic New England village of Dorset has actually elected a living, breathing woman as its First Selectman. And now she's about to undertake the Historic District's biggest public works project in a generation–the widening and re-grading of Dorset Street. The job has needed doing for ages but the previous…

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The Lavender Lane Lothario

By David Handler , David Handler ,

The Lavender Lane Lothario

Every year, the Gant family performs an annual ritual desecrating the tomb of Aurora Bing. The Gants have held a grudge against the legendary silent film star for almost eighty years, but for Sherm Gant and his son, things have become personal. Aurora's only grandchild, Hubie Swope, has shut down…