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.