D R Berlin

Enter the world of The Third Estate Secrets of the Manor, an award-winning thriller packed with secrets, danger, and deadly twists.

D.R. Berlin is an award-winning author, U.S. Army veteran, and General Surgeon with a Bachelor of Science in Biology and a Writing minor from MIT. A graduate of the Albert Einstein College of Medicine, her career in high-pressure environments fuels the pulse-pounding suspense and authentic detail in The Third Estate: Secrets of the Manor.

Berlin combines her scientific expertise and love of storytelling to deliver a gripping, intricate thriller that keeps readers on edge. Drafted as the unofficial photographer of her children’s sports team, she has been affectionally dubbed the “Mamarazzi.”

Awards Summary

1. Chanticleer International Book Awards 2023 – Finalist Clue Division – Thriller & Suspense Fiction

2. The International Firebird Book Award 2024 – 2nd Quarter – 2nd Place

3. New York Book Festival 2024 – Unpublished Honorable Mention

4. Literary Titan Gold Book Award

5. Books Shelf Book Cover Contest Winner – Readers’ Choice August 2024

6. Outstanding Creator Awards Summer 2024 – Third Place Thriller, Third Place Military Thriller, Honorable Mention: Best Character, Best Supporting Character, Best Villain

7. Hollywood Book Festival 2024 – Unpublished Winner

8. Paris Book Festival 2024 - Unpublished Winner

9. Page Turner Writing Award Finalist 2024

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Page Turner Writing Award Longlist 2024

10. Halloween Book Festival 2024 Runner-Up Wild Card Division

11. American Writing Awards

Finalist Fiction Mystery / Suspense

Finalist Fiction Best Cover Design

12. Literary Global Book Award

Finalist Best Book Cover

Finalist Best Debut Novel

Finalist Thriller / Adventure

Winner – Young Adult

13. New England Book Festival 2024 Winner Unpublished

14. Southern California Book Festival 2024 Honorable Mention General Fiction

15. Atlas of Stories Award

16. Beyond Boundaries Reads Book Award

17. Booknomad Tales Five Stars Award

18. Spotlyts Story Award

19. BREW Seal of Excellence / BREW Readers' Choice Award Shortlist

20. NABE Pinnacle Book Achievement Award Winner for Fall 2024 – YA

21. “X Marks the Book” Highly Recommended award of Xcellence from Xanadu Boox

22. Digital Book Today – 3rd place suspense

23. Maincrest Media 2024 Book Award Winner

24. Speak up Talk Radio, The International Firebird Book Award – Best Book Trailer, Most likely to inspire a sequel

25. Pencraft Book Award Winner – Winter 2025 Fiction – Thriller - General

Annual Pencraft Best Book Award 2025 Runner Up Fiction Thriller

26. Literary Global 5 stars Gold Award

27. The Wishing Shelf Book Awards Finalist

28. The International Review of Books badge of achievement

29. Indies Today Book Awards 2024 Runner-Up Suspense

30. The Undercover Book Store and Café Top 10 Finalists

31. BREW Readers' Choice Award Book of the Month winner February 2025

32. The Great Northwest Book Festival Winner Unpublished

33. The Great Southwest Book Festival Winner Unpublished

34. The Great Southeast Book Festival Winner Young Adult

35. The Great Midwest Book Festival Winner Unpublished

36. Winter Awards of The Four Seasons Book Awards 2024 Finalist

37. Incipire Book Awards 2024 Entrada Publishing

Winner: Adult Thriller, YA Mystery, YA Thriller

2nd Place: Adult Adventure, Adult Mystery

38. The BookFest 2025 Spring Book Awards

First Place Award

Artistic & Technical - Book Cover - Overall Design, Fiction - Mystery - Thriller, Fiction - Thriller - Suspense

Second Place Award

Fiction - Women's - Thriller & Suspense, Fiction - YA - Mystery & Thrillers, Fiction - YA - Thrillers & Suspense

39. International Impact Book Award Winner – YA Coming of Age Stories April 2025 June 2025 Mystery / Thriller – Action Mystery /Thriller, Young Adult Drama

40. London Book Festival – YA Runner-Up, Honorable Mention General Fiction and Genre Based

41. Maxy Awards Finalist Mystery

42. Independent Author Awards 2025

Winner: Action / Adventure, Contemporary, Fiction South East

Finalists: Book Cover, Debut Fiction, Military Fiction, Mystery, Suspense, Thriller, Young Adult

43. American Legacy Book Awards

Finalist: Adventure: General, Best Cover Design: Adult Fiction, Thriller: General

44. Independent Publisher Book Awards IPPY

3rd place: ebook Mystery / Thriller

45. Indie B.R.A.G. Medallion winner

46. American Fiction Awards

Finalist: Adventure

47. National Indie Excellent Award

Finalist: Action / Adventure, Thriller

48. Beach Book Festival

Runner – Up: YA

49. Regal Summit Book Award – Action / Adventure Winner

50. Global Book Awards – 2nd Place: Suspense / Thrillers, Mystery Action Adventure, Teen and YA Action Adventure, Thrillers - Murder

51. 2025 Storytrade Book Awards

Finalists: Action/Adventure, Military Fiction, Young Adult Adventure

Winner: Young Adult Mystery

52. POTY Book Awards – Longlist, Finalist, Winner, Author of the Year

53. CIPA EVVY™ Awards 2025 - Finalist woman's fiction

54. Readers’ Favorite Book Awards 2025 Gold Winner YA Action

55. Luminary Prize Finalist

56. The Independent Author Network IAN Book Awards 2025 – Winner Suspense, Finalist First Novel, New Adult

57. Author Shout Book Awards top pick

58. Best Thrillers 2025 Finalist

59. BREW Fiction Book Excellence Award – Literary Fiction Book of the Year

60. Shelf Unbound – Long list

61. North American Book Awards 2025 Winner Gold - Fiction General, Fiction Military

62. Best Sellers World Book Award 2025 Winner Gold Young Adult, 3rd place Bronze Mystery / Thriller /Suspense

63. Independent Press Award 2026 Distinguished Favorite Suspense

64. 2025 Persons of the Year Awards (POTY Awards) – Writer / Author

65. Feathered Quill Book Award – Gold Women’s fiction

66. The Florida Book Awards Popular Fiction - Honorable Mention, Young Adult Literature - 2nd place

67. Global ebook Awards – First Place Mystery Fiction, New Adult Fiction, Suspense Fiction, Thriller Fiction, Young Adult Fiction

68. Global ebook Awards – Dan Poynter Legacy Award Best of Fiction Category

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