gerald jay
Award-winning author of the Inspector Mazarelle books The Paris Directive and the forthcoming sequel The Hanged Man’s Tale.
Coming December 7, 2021
The hanged man’s tale
“Jay has woven threads of police procedural, espionage, rural noir, ‘acts of barbarism,’ and Gallic charm into a story that will be a great fit for almost any crime fan. Mazarelle is a memorable flic.”
— Booklist (starred) review of The Paris Directive
“This is pretty close to mystery nirvana: a sophisticated book set in France, populated by interesting characters, with descriptions of good food….”
— Murder By the Book
“Gerald Jay is truly a master in elegant use of language and a bright star in the world of crime fiction.”
— Mystery Tribune
“The charming, indomitable Inspector Mazarelle…enjoys puffing on his old pipe, stopping for cognac in the middle of the day, and dining on…his favorite dish, duck confit, at the Café Valon. Mystery fans will look forward to seeing more of him….”
— Publishers Weekly
About Gerald Jay
Gerald Jay was the pseudonym of Gerald Jay Goldberg, acclaimed novelist and former UCLA professor of English (1964-1991, Emeritus 1991-2020) -- a founding professor of UCLA’s Creative Writing program who also taught at Dartmouth, Williams, and Queens College. His novel The Lynching of Orin Newfield was nominated for a Pulitzer Prize. He also co-authored Citizen Turner: The Wild Rise of an American Tycoon and Anchors: Brokaw, Jennings, Rather and the Evening News along with his son, Robert Goldberg. When Gerald Jay Goldberg fell ill and passed away in June of 2020, his family came together to work on the novel. It was finished with his son, Robert, his wife, the art critic Nancy Marmer, and his grandson, filmmaker James Goldberg. The family plans to continue the Mazarelle series.
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