David Handler Books in Order
David Handler has written 34 books, published between 1986 and 2026. The first book is Kiddo (1986) and the newest is The Man Who Led a Dream Life (2026). Publication order is the reading order below.
- Books
- 34
- Published
- 1986–2026
- Confirmed
- 1 of 34 titles
- Pages on record
- 5,512 in 21 of 34 books
- Reading time
- 92–138 hours
Reading time is an estimate, not a recorded figure: 5,512 pages at 300 words a page, read at 200–300 words a minute, covering the 21 of 34 titles with a page count on record.
David Handler writes mysteries, and the catalogue holds 34 books from Kiddo (1986) to The Man Who Led a Dream Life (2026). Series include Stewart Hoag & Lulu, Berger and Mitry, Danny Levine and Benji Golden. Ghostwriters, film critics, policewomen and murder investigation are among the recorded subjects. Titles include The Man Who Died Laughing (1988), The Man Who Would Be F. Scott Fitzgerald (1990) and The Boy Who Never Grew Up (1992).
How many David Handler books are there?
David Handler has 34 books, released between 1986 and 2026. They include 4 series and 1 title listed outside any series.
David Handler Books in Publication Order
The table lists all 34 David Handler books in the order they were published, with the release year, the page count where one is on record, and how many independent book listings confirm each title. Catalogue data as of September 2026.
- 119862002/4
- 21988–2/4
- 319882172/4
- 41989–2/4
- 519902562/4
- 61991–2/4
- 71992–2/4
- 81995–2/4
- 919963042/4
- 1019972922/4
- 1120013082/4
- 1220023522/4
- 1320032802/4
- 1420042932/4
- 1520062942/4
- 1620082322/4
- 17Click to Play2009 · confirmed 2/42009–2/4
- 1820102472/4
- 1920112462/4
- 2020122642/4
- 2120132462/4
- 2220142322/4
- 2320152452/4
- 2420162452/4
- 2520172792/4
- 262018–2/4
- 2720192722/4
- 282020–3/4
- 2920212082/4
- 302022–2/4
- 312023–2/4
- 322024–2/4
- 332025–2/4
- 342026–2/4
David Handler characters in order
The character linked below has its own reading-order page.
- Hoagy & Lulu books in order 17 books
David Handler books grouped by series
Each title below is a row in the publication-order table above. None of these groups has a reading-order page of its own on this site.
Stewart Hoag & Lulu in order
17 books- 1. The Man Who Died Laughing
- 2. The Man Who Lived by Night
- 3. The Man Who Would Be F. Scott Fitzgerald
- 4. The Woman Who Fell from Grace
- 5. The Boy Who Never Grew Up
- 6. The Man Who Cancelled Himself
- 7. The Girl Who Ran Off with Daddy
- 8. The Man Who Loved Women to Death
- 9. The Girl with Kaleidoscope Eyes
- 10. The Man Who Couldn't Miss
- 11. The Man in the White Linen Suit
- 12. The Man Who Wasn't All There
- and 5 more in the table above
Berger and Mitry in order
11 books- 1. The Cold Blue Blood
- 2. The Hot Pink Farmhouse
- 3. The Bright Silver Star
- 4. The Burnt Orange Sunrise
- 5. The Sweet Golden Parachute
- 6. The Sour Cherry Surprise
- 7. The Shimmering Blond Sister
- 8. The Blood Red Indian Summer
- 9. The Snow White Christmas Cookie
- 10. The Coal Black Asphalt Tomb
- 11. Lavender Lane Lothario
Danny Levine in order
2 booksBenji Golden in order
2 books- 1. Runaway Man
- 2. Phantom Angel
Bibliomysteries in order
1 bookStandalone books
1 book1 David Handler title here is not listed as part of any series.
Do you have to read David Handler books in order?
You only need to read David Handler books in order within each series: the books listed here span 4 separate series, and each series has its own publication order.
Where to start with David Handler
Start with The Man Who Died Laughing (1988), the first Hoagy & Lulu book. The earliest catalogued title overall is Kiddo (1986).
What is the newest David Handler book?
The Man Who Led a Dream Life (2026) is the newest David Handler book released so far.
Is there a new David Handler book coming?
No next David Handler book is announced in the catalogue, which is a gap in the listings it merges rather than a sign that the run has ended.
David Handler at a glance
- Still publishing
- David Handler published a book as recently as 2026.
- Release pace
- David Handler books have appeared about one a year on average.
- Length
- 5,512 pages across the 21 of 34 books with a recorded length, a median of 256 pages each.
- Busiest decade
- Most David Handler books, 10 of 34, were published in the 2010s.
What the David Handler books are about
22 of the 34 David Handler books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: mitch berger (fictitious character) is tagged on 10 of 22. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.
- Mitch Berger (Fictitious character) 10 of 22 books
- Mystery & detective 10 of 22 books
- Desiree Mitry (Fictitious character) 9 of 22 books
- African American police 7 of 22 books
- Policewomen 7 of 22 books
- Film critics 6 of 22 books
- Ghostwriters 5 of 22 books
- Investigation 5 of 22 books
- Murder 5 of 22 books
- Stewart Hoag (Fictitious character) 5 of 22 books
- Crime 4 of 22 books
- Mitry, desiree (fictitious character) 4 of 22 books