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David Handler

American author David Handler is best known for the Stewart Hoag mystery series and the Berger & Mitry series. His books have sold millions of copies and earned an Edgar Award. This page provides the David Handler books in order, including both chronological and series reading order.

All books · chronological

1986KiddoPOoDLB · 1Buy ↗

1988The Man Who Died LaughingPOoSH&LB · 1Buy ↗

1988The BossPOoDLB · 2Buy ↗

1989The Man Who Lived by NightPOoSH&LB · 2Buy ↗

1990The Man Who Would Be F. Scott FitzgeraldPOoSH&LB · 3Buy ↗

1991The Woman Who Fell from GracePOoSH&LB · 4Buy ↗

1992The Boy Who Never Grew UpPOoSH&LB · 5Buy ↗

1995The Man Who Cancelled HimselfPOoSH&LB · 6Buy ↗

1996The Girl Who Ran Off with DaddyPOoSH&LB · 7Buy ↗

1997The Man Who Loved Women to DeathPOoSH&LB · 8Buy ↗

1999Gideon(As: Russell Andrews)POoSN · 1Buy ↗

2001The Cold Blue BloodPOoBaMB · 1Buy ↗

2001Icarus(As: Russell Andrews)POoSN · 2Buy ↗

2002The Hot Pink FarmhousePOoBaMB · 2Buy ↗

2003AphroditePOoJWB · 1Buy ↗

2003The Bright Silver StarPOoBaMB · 3Buy ↗

2004The Burnt Orange SunrisePOoBaMB · 4Buy ↗

2005MidasPOoJWB · 2Buy ↗

2006The Sweet Golden ParachutePOoBaMB · 5Buy ↗

2007HadesPOoJWB · 3Buy ↗

2008The Sour Cherry SurprisePOoBaMB · 6Buy ↗

2009Click to PlayPOoSN · 3Buy ↗

2010The Shimmering Blond SisterPOoBaMB · 7Buy ↗

2011The Blood Red Indian SummerPOoBaMB · 8Buy ↗

2012The Book of Virtue(By: Ken Bruen)POoBB · 1Buy ↗

2012Pronghorns of the Third Reich(By: C.J. Box)POoBB · 2Buy ↗

2012The Book Thing(By: Laura Lippman)POoBB · 3Buy ↗

2012The Book Case(By: Nelson DeMille)POoBB · 4Buy ↗

2012An Acceptable Sacrifice(By: Jeffery Deaver)POoBB · 5Buy ↗

2012Death Leaves a Bookmark(By: William Link)POoBB · 6Buy ↗

2012The Snow White Christmas CookiePOoBaMB · 9Buy ↗

2013Runaway ManPOoBGB · 1Buy ↗

2013The Final Testament(By: Peter Blauner)POoBB · 7Buy ↗

2013Rides a Stranger(By: David Bell)POoBB · 8Buy ↗

2013The Long Sonata of the Dead(By: Andrew Taylor)POoBB · 9Buy ↗

2013The Book of Ghosts(By: Reed Farrel Coleman)POoBB · 10Buy ↗

2014The Coal Black Asphalt TombPOoBaMB · 10Buy ↗

2014The Compendium of Srem(By: F. Paul Wilson)POoBB · 11Buy ↗

2014What's in a Name?(By: Thomas H. Cook)POoBB · 12Buy ↗

2014Remaindered(By: Peter Lovesey)POoBB · 13Buy ↗

2014The Sequel(By: R.L. Stine)POoBB · 14Buy ↗

2014The Gospel of Sheba(By: Lyndsay Faye)POoBB · 15Buy ↗

2014Book Club(By: Loren D. Estleman)POoBB · 16Buy ↗

2014The Nature of My Inheritance(By: Bradford Morrow)POoBB · 17Buy ↗

2014It's in the Book(By: Max Allan Collins,Mickey Spillane)POoBB · 18Buy ↗

2014The Scroll(By: Anne Perry)POoBB · 19Buy ↗

2015Phantom AngelPOoBGB · 2Buy ↗

2015The Book of the Lion(By: Thomas Perry)POoBB · 20Buy ↗

2015The Little Men(By: Megan Abbott)POoBB · 21Buy ↗

2015Condor in the Stacks(By: James Grady)POoBB · 22Buy ↗

2015Mystery, Inc.(By: Joyce Carol Oates)POoBB · 23Buy ↗

2015Every Seven Years(By: Denise Mina)POoBB · 24Buy ↗

2015From the Queen(By: Carolyn Hart)POoBB · 25Buy ↗

2016Lavender Lane LotharioPOoBaMB · 11Buy ↗

2016The Travelling Companion(By: Ian Rankin)POoBB · 26Buy ↗

2016Citadel(By: Stephen Hunter)POoBB · 27Buy ↗

2016Reconciliation Day(By: Christopher Fowler)POoBB · 28Buy ↗

2016Dead Dames Don't Sing(By: John Harvey)POoBB · 29Buy ↗

2016The Haze(By: James W. Hall)POoBB · 30Buy ↗

2017The Girl with Kaleidoscope EyesPOoSH&LB · 9Buy ↗

2017Hoodoo Harry(By: Joe R. Lansdale)POoBB · 31Buy ↗

2018The Man Who Couldn't MissPOoSH&LB · 10Buy ↗

2018The Pretty Little Box(By: Charles Todd)POoBB · 32Buy ↗

2018Seven Years(By: Peter Robinson)POoBB · 33Buy ↗

2018The Hemingway Valise(By: Robert Olen Butler)POoBB · 34Buy ↗

2018The Last Honest Horse Thief(By: Michael Koryta)POoBB · 35Buy ↗

2018The Caxton Private Lending Library & Book Depository(By: John Connolly)POoBB · 36Buy ↗

2019The Man in the White Linen SuitPOoSH&LB · 11Buy ↗

2020The Girl Who Did Say NoPOoBB · 37Buy ↗

2021The Man Who Wasn't All TherePOoSH&LB · 12Buy ↗

2022The Lady in the Silver CloudPOoSH&LB · 13Buy ↗

2022The Traitor(By: Martin Edwards)POoBB · 38Buy ↗

2022The Dark Door(By: Lisa Unger)POoBB · 39Buy ↗

2022The Honeymoon Trap(By: Peter Swanson)POoBB · 40Buy ↗

2023The Girl Who Took What She WantedPOoSH&LB · 14Buy ↗

2024The Woman Who Lowered the BoomPOoSH&LB · 15Buy ↗

2025The Man Who Swore He'd Never Go Home AgainPOoSH&LB · 16Buy ↗

2026The Man Who Led a Dream LifePOoSH&LB · 17Buy ↗

Book series · browse all →

Publication Order of Stewart Hoag & Lulu Books17 books · 1988–2026

01The Man Who Died Laughing1988Buy ↗

02The Man Who Lived by Night1989Buy ↗

03The Man Who Would Be F. Scott Fitzgerald1990Buy ↗

04The Woman Who Fell from Grace1991Buy ↗

05The Boy Who Never Grew Up1992Buy ↗

06The Man Who Cancelled Himself1995Buy ↗

07The Girl Who Ran Off with Daddy1996Buy ↗

08The Man Who Loved Women to Death1997Buy ↗

09The Girl with Kaleidoscope Eyes2017Buy ↗

10The Man Who Couldn't Miss2018Buy ↗

11The Man in the White Linen Suit2019Buy ↗

12The Man Who Wasn't All There2021Buy ↗

13The Lady in the Silver Cloud2022Buy ↗

14The Girl Who Took What She Wanted2023Buy ↗

15The Woman Who Lowered the Boom2024Buy ↗

16The Man Who Swore He'd Never Go Home Again2025Buy ↗

17The Man Who Led a Dream Life2026Buy ↗

Publication Order of Bibliomysteries Books40 books · 2012–2022

01The Book of Virtue(By: Ken Bruen)2012Buy ↗

02Pronghorns of the Third Reich(By: C.J. Box)2012Buy ↗

03The Book Thing(By: Laura Lippman)2012Buy ↗

04The Book Case(By: Nelson DeMille)2012Buy ↗

05An Acceptable Sacrifice(By: Jeffery Deaver)2012Buy ↗

06Death Leaves a Bookmark(By: William Link)2012Buy ↗

07The Final Testament(By: Peter Blauner)2013Buy ↗

08Rides a Stranger(By: David Bell)2013Buy ↗

09The Long Sonata of the Dead(By: Andrew Taylor)2013Buy ↗

10The Book of Ghosts(By: Reed Farrel Coleman)2013Buy ↗

11The Compendium of Srem(By: F. Paul Wilson)2014Buy ↗

12What's in a Name?(By: Thomas H. Cook)2014Buy ↗

13Remaindered(By: Peter Lovesey)2014Buy ↗

14The Sequel(By: R.L. Stine)2014Buy ↗

15The Gospel of Sheba(By: Lyndsay Faye)2014Buy ↗

16Book Club(By: Loren D. Estleman)2014Buy ↗

17The Nature of My Inheritance(By: Bradford Morrow)2014Buy ↗

18It's in the Book(By: Max Allan Collins,Mickey Spillane)2014Buy ↗

19The Scroll(By: Anne Perry)2014Buy ↗

20The Book of the Lion(By: Thomas Perry)2015Buy ↗

21The Little Men(By: Megan Abbott)2015Buy ↗

22Condor in the Stacks(By: James Grady)2015Buy ↗

23Mystery, Inc.(By: Joyce Carol Oates)2015Buy ↗

24Every Seven Years(By: Denise Mina)2015Buy ↗

25From the Queen(By: Carolyn Hart)2015Buy ↗

26The Travelling Companion(By: Ian Rankin)2016Buy ↗

27Citadel(By: Stephen Hunter)2016Buy ↗

28Reconciliation Day(By: Christopher Fowler)2016Buy ↗

29Dead Dames Don't Sing(By: John Harvey)2016Buy ↗

30The Haze(By: James W. Hall)2016Buy ↗

31Hoodoo Harry(By: Joe R. Lansdale)2017Buy ↗

32The Pretty Little Box(By: Charles Todd)2018Buy ↗

33Seven Years(By: Peter Robinson)2018Buy ↗

34The Hemingway Valise(By: Robert Olen Butler)2018Buy ↗

35The Last Honest Horse Thief(By: Michael Koryta)2018Buy ↗

36The Caxton Private Lending Library & Book Depository(By: John Connolly)2018Buy ↗

37The Girl Who Did Say No2020Buy ↗

38The Traitor(By: Martin Edwards)2022Buy ↗

39The Dark Door(By: Lisa Unger)2022Buy ↗

40The Honeymoon Trap(By: Peter Swanson)2022Buy ↗

Publication Order of Standalone Novels3 books · 1999–2009

01Gideon(As: Russell Andrews)1999Buy ↗

02Icarus(As: Russell Andrews)2001Buy ↗

03Click to Play2009Buy ↗

Publication Order of Benji Golden Books2 books · 2013–2015

01Runaway Man2013Buy ↗

02Phantom Angel2015Buy ↗

Publication Order of Danny Levine Books2 books · 1986–1988

01Kiddo1986Buy ↗

02The Boss1988Buy ↗

Publication Order of Berger and Mitry Books11 books · 2001–2016

01The Cold Blue Blood2001Buy ↗

02The Hot Pink Farmhouse2002Buy ↗

03The Bright Silver Star2003Buy ↗

04The Burnt Orange Sunrise2004Buy ↗

05The Sweet Golden Parachute2006Buy ↗

06The Sour Cherry Surprise2008Buy ↗

07The Shimmering Blond Sister2010Buy ↗

08The Blood Red Indian Summer2011Buy ↗

09The Snow White Christmas Cookie2012Buy ↗

10The Coal Black Asphalt Tomb2014Buy ↗

11Lavender Lane Lothario2016Buy ↗

Publication Order of Justin Westwood Books3 books · 2003–2007

01Aphrodite2003Buy ↗

02Midas2005Buy ↗

03Hades2007Buy ↗

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