, has passed away. His literary agent Cristina Concepcion told The Associated Press that the author passed away in a Nyack, N.Y. hospital on July 13. According to the agent, Berger's health had been declining prior to his passing which was just a few days away from his 90th birthday.
Berger mastered genres ranging from detective stories to domestic farce. Literary agent Cristina Concepcion says he died July 13, days before his 90th birthday. He'd been in failing health.