Jay MacLarty

Jay MacLarty (1943-2010) was an American author of techno-thriller novels. All of his published novels feature the character Simon Leonidovich. Jay always enjoyed reading, so he eventually decided to try his hand at it himself. His first attempt showed that the talent was there, but it was considered too long and literary for a first-time writer. He was advised to write a book with more mass appeal first. Out of this came the Simon Leonidovich series, which mixed business, politics and technology – drawing on his own background. Jay MacLarty made his debut as a novelist in 2003 with The Courier. He went on to publish three more books, with the last being 2007’s Choke Point. Below is a list of Jay MacLarty’s books in order of when they were originally released: Jay MacLarty Synopsis: The Courier by Jay MacLarty is the first book in the Simon Leonidovich series. An international courier specializing in high-tech, sensitive, and extremely valuable parcels, Simon Leonidovich finds his latest assignment going horribly awry when his young sister is kidnapped, he becomes the target of a global police manhunt as a murder suspect, and a psychotic hired assassin has him in his sights.