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David Handler

5 New Books to Read this Week: August 14, 2018

By Crime HQ

August 15, 2018

Every Wednesday, we here at Criminal Element will put together a list of Staff Picks of the books that published the day before—sharing the ones that we are looking forward to reading the most! This week, Allison Brennan’s fifth Max Revere thriller combines with Lisa Scottoline’s sixth Rosato & DiNunzio novel to highlight a great week of books!…

Review: The Man Who Couldn’t Miss by David Handler

By Janet Webb

August 14, 2018

The Man Who Couldn’t Miss by David Handler is the 10th book in the Edgar Award-winning Stewart Hoag Mystery series, where Hoag and his beloved basset hound, Lulu, investigate a murder in a fabled Connecticut summer playhouse. The summer of 1993 should be the most exhilarating time of Oscar-winner Merilee Nash’s life. She’s “directing a…

Dog Handler: Why David Handler Included a Canine Sidekick

By David Handler

August 17, 2017

Read David Handler's exclusive guest post about why he included his sidekick dog Lulu in his acclaimed Stewart Hoag mystery series, then make sure to sign in and comment below for a chance to win a copy of the long-awaited return of Hoagy and Lulu in The Girl with Kaleidoscope Eyes! I confess. I never…

Now Win This!: True Colors Sweepstakes

By Crime HQ

July 7, 2016

Sooner or later, everyone shows their true colors. Travel through the full spectrum by registering for a chance to win this rainbow of books! Click here to enter for a chance to win! This is NOT a Comments Sweepstakes. You must click the link above to enter. NO PURCHASE NECESSARY. A PURCHASE DOES NOT INCREASE YOUR…

The Lavender Lane Lothario: New Excerpt

By David Handler

February 19, 2016

The Lavender Lane Lothario by David Handler is the 11th Berger and Mitry Mystery where a feud between families ends in murder, and NYC film critic Mitch Berger and Connecticut State Police Resident Trooper Des Mitry have to work together to solve the mystery (Available February 23, 2016). Every year, the Gant family performs an…

Fresh Meat: Phantom Angel by David Handler

By Janet Webb

February 9, 2015

Phantom Angel by David Handler is the second mystery in the Benji Golden series set in the seedy underbelly of NYC's Broadway theater scene (available February 10, 2015). David Handler's Phantom Angel conjures up perhaps the most famous play about Broadway—Mel Brooks’s tour-de-force, The Producers. Aging showman and legendary Broadway producer, Max Bialystock, shares with…

The Coal Black Asphalt Tomb: New Excerpt

By David Handler

March 21, 2014

The Coal Black Asphalt Tomb by David Handler is the tenth book in his Berger and Mitry Mystery series, and this time, long overdue construction on a quaint New England road uncovers a body of a missing friend from long ago (available March 25, 2014). The historic New England village of Dorset has actually elected…

Fresh Meat: The Snow White Christmas Cookie by David Handler

By Cindy Kerschner

October 8, 2012

The Snow White Christmas Cookie by David Handler is the ninth traditional mystery in the film critic Mitch Berger and Connecticut State Resident Trooper Desiree Mitry series (available October 16, 2012). It’s Christmastime in the cozy picturesque town of Dorset, Connecticut. Most townsfolk are in the Holiday spirit and leave a little extra something in…

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