Death by Harmony

Leon Berger (1945-2021) was an award-winning author and photographer who brought to life eleven books, including Horse, a winner of an Independent Publisher's Award. After an extensive career in London, New York, Singapore, and Beijing, he found his truest voice writing about Montreal, where he spent his final years. Drawing from everyday encounters with remarkable people and animals, Berger crafted stories that revealed the profound within the ordinary. His keen observational skills and compassionate perspective made him a masterful chronicler of both human and animal experiences.

Leon's Grey Gecko Press titles include the memoir Lunch with Charlotte, an Amazon #1 bestseller about his 25-year friendship with a Holocaust survivor, and the novel Death by Harmony, exploring modern China through the lens of environmental crisis and political protest. Berger's work earned critical acclaim and multiple awards, including the IPPY Award for Horse and the Kindle Indie Book Award, with hundreds of 5-star reviews celebrating his ability to find universal truths in intimate stories. Berger's The Kennedy Trilogy, a series of political thrillers that wove historical fact with fiction through the three major crises of the Kennedy era, also brought him acclaim. Time magazine called Berger "immensely engaging," and the trilogy earned praise for its meticulous research and compelling blend of documented history with thriller elements.