The Cold Blue Blood (Berger and Mitry Mysteries)

Handler, David

ISBN 10: 1933299886 ISBN 13: 9781933299884

Publisher: Request Audiobooks, 2006

Synopsis

The first in a remarkable mystery series, David Handler delivers The Cold Blue Blood: A Berger and Mitry Mystery. Here, this Edgar-winning author blends romance with a string of murders on a small island off the coast of Connecticut. Handler’s witty book couples an odd pair as his protagonists: Mitch Berger and Desiree Mitry. Berger, a young New York film critic left indolent and infuriated by the loss of his wife to cancer is lured by his editor into spending time researching the lives of the "blue-blooded" on Connecticut’s Gold Coast. Lieutenant Desiree Mitry of the Connecticut State Police Department joins forces with Mitch when he accidentally discovers the corpse of his landlady’s husband. The two are engaging as they attempt to make sense of the scandals that surround them.

Stephen Hoye and Marguerite Jennings narrate this sordid tale of Big Sister Island where Mitch Berger discovers murder, romance, and the problematic lives of the social-elite.

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The first in a remarkable mystery series, David Handler delivers The Cold Blue Blood: A Berger and Mitry Mystery. Here, this Edgar-winning author blends romance with a string of murders on a small island off the coast of Connecticut. Handler s witty book couples an odd pair as his protagonists: Mitch Berger and Desiree Mitry. Berger, a young New York film critic left indolent and infuriated by the loss of his wife to cancer is lured by his editor into spending time researching the lives of the blue-blooded on Connecticut s Gold Coast. Lieutenant Desiree Mitry of the Connecticut State Police Department joins forces with Mitch when he accidentally discovers the corpse of his landlady s husband. The two are engaging as they attempt to make sense of the scandals that surround them.Stephen Hoye and Marguerite Jennings narrate this sordid tale of Big Sister Island where Mitch Berger discovers murder, romance, and the problematic lives of the social-elite.

Reviews

This short mystery revolves around murder on Big Sister Island, Connecticut, where Mitch Berger, renowned film critic, rents a house and then unearths his landlady's husband. State Police Detective Desiree Mitry investigates and ultimately teams up with Berger to solve the mystery. Stephen Hoye and Marguerite Jennings switch off narrating from Mitch's and Desiree's points of view. Hoye holds firm control over his New York City and New England accents, slipping only once or twice when the action becomes tight. Jennings uses a more subtle accent for Mitry and softer tones for Berger. The dual, yet non-interactive, narration adds spark to Handler's cunningly contrived story of murder in staid New England. M.B.K. © AudioFile 2006, Portland, Maine-- Copyright © AudioFile, Portland, Maine

Edition details

• Publisher: Request Audiobooks
• Publication date: 2006
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1933299886
• ISBN 13: 9781933299884
• Binding: Audio CD