The Blood Red Indian Summer (29 page)
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Authors: David Handler
“All wrong about what?”
“He thought Maisie was his soul mate for life. She wasn’t.
You
are.”
Damn
.
Des bit down hard on her lower lip, her eyes misting over.
“Oh, dear, now I’ve upset you. I’m sorry.”
“No, no. You didn’t upset me. You made me feel good all over.”
Ruth smiled at Des and said, “I’m glad. That makes us even.” She glanced around at the cluttered counter. “Are we done here?”
Des said, “We’re done.” Then she took Mitch’s mother by the arm and led her back into the living room to join the three good men in their lives.
ALSO BY DAVID HANDLER
F
EATURING
B
ERGER &
M
ITRY
The Shimmering Blond Sister
The Sour Cherry Surprise
The Sweet Golden Parachute
The Burnt Orange Sunrise
The Bright Silver Star
The Hot Pink Farmhouse
The Cold Blue Blood
F
EATURING
H
UNT
L
IEBLING
Click to Play
F
EATURING
S
TEWART
H
OAG
The Man Who Died Laughing
The Man Who Lived by Night
The Man Who Would Be F. Scott Fitzgerald
The Woman Who Fell from Grace
The Boy Who Never Grew Up
The Man Who Cancelled Himself
The Girl Who Ran Off with Daddy
The Man Who Loved Women to Death
F
EATURING
D
ANNY
L
EVINE
Kiddo
Boss
This is a work of fiction. All of the characters, organizations, and events portrayed in this novel are either products of the author’s imagination or are used fictitiously.
A THOMAS DUNNE BOOK FOR MINOTAUR BOOKS
An imprint of St. Martin’s Publishing Group.
THE BLOOD RED INDIAN SUMMER
. Copyright © 2011 by David Handler. All rights reserved. For information, address St. Martin’s Press, 175 Fifth Avenue, New York, N.Y. 10010.
Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data
Handler, David, 1952–
Blood red Indian Summer : a Berger and Mitry mystery / David Handler. — 1st ed.
p. cm.
ISBN 978-0-312-64835-0 (hardback)
1. African American football players—Fiction. 2. Berger, Mitch (Fictitious character)—Fiction. 3. Mitry, Desiree (Fictitious character)—Fiction. 4. African American police—Fiction. 5. Connecticut—Fiction. I. Title.
PS3558.A4637B58 2011
813'.54—dc22
2011018786
First Edition: October 2011
eISBN 978-1-4299-8393-8