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Simon Leonidovich #3
Live Wire: A Simon Leonidovich Novel
FOR THE RIGHT PRICE, SIMON LEONIDOVICH WILL DELIVER ANYTHING, ANYWHERE.
THIS TIME, THE COST MAY BE TOO HIGH.
Faced with the dire news that North Korea intends to sell its nuclear weapons indiscriminately on the black market, the American President must resort to the he secretly offers to support a North Korean faction intent on overthrowing the government of Kim Jong-il. To facilitate this deadly covert operation, professional courier Simon Leonidovich is recruited to deliver vital CIA documents to the North Korean dissidents. But when Simon finds himself trapped behind enemy lines with a briefcase full of incriminating evidence, he discovers the true nature of the an elaborate conspiracy by someone within the administration -- to take down the American President. . . .
THIS TIME, THE COST MAY BE TOO HIGH.
Faced with the dire news that North Korea intends to sell its nuclear weapons indiscriminately on the black market, the American President must resort to the he secretly offers to support a North Korean faction intent on overthrowing the government of Kim Jong-il. To facilitate this deadly covert operation, professional courier Simon Leonidovich is recruited to deliver vital CIA documents to the North Korean dissidents. But when Simon finds himself trapped behind enemy lines with a briefcase full of incriminating evidence, he discovers the true nature of the an elaborate conspiracy by someone within the administration -- to take down the American President. . . .
384 pages, Mass Market Paperback
First published March 28, 2006
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About the author
Jay MacLarty
6 books14 followersJay Hector MacLarty was an American entrepreneur and novelist known for his thrillers featuring professional courier Simon Leonidovitch. Born in Spirit Lake, Iowa, he spent his early years in Iowa, Nebraska, and Minnesota. By the age of thirty, he had owned restaurants, nightclubs, and liquor stores before founding a series of retail stores and a software company. He also developed one of the first computerized handicapping programs for thoroughbred racing.
MacLarty later turned to fiction writing, taking a break from his software business to pursue his passion. His first novel, a thousand-page manuscript, remained unpublished, leading him to focus on writing commercially appealing thrillers. This resulted in a four-book series published by Simon & Schuster: The Courier (2003), Bagman (2004), Live Wire (2006), and Choke Point (2007). Each novel was nominated for a Barry Award, with Bagman receiving a starred review in Publishers Weekly.
Beyond writing, MacLarty was an active leader in the Las Vegas Writer's Group, helping aspiring writers advance their careers.
MacLarty later turned to fiction writing, taking a break from his software business to pursue his passion. His first novel, a thousand-page manuscript, remained unpublished, leading him to focus on writing commercially appealing thrillers. This resulted in a four-book series published by Simon & Schuster: The Courier (2003), Bagman (2004), Live Wire (2006), and Choke Point (2007). Each novel was nominated for a Barry Award, with Bagman receiving a starred review in Publishers Weekly.
Beyond writing, MacLarty was an active leader in the Las Vegas Writer's Group, helping aspiring writers advance their careers.
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May 8, 2025
I remember loving the first book in the series and looking forever for the next book in the series but I don’t know if I over valued the earlier book, but this second book seemed to drag and then I kept losing it and hence it took me forever to finish it. It was ok, I have read worse.
April 15, 2022
The first 100 pages were too much about the bad guys and almost nothing on Simon, the main character. I did enjoy the Simon bits this second time around but I guess I'm not all that into his stuff anymore, it was often a challenge to suspend disbelief on some of the stuff that happened to him.
March 9, 2009
Okay Simon Leonidovich novel...series entertaing as usual...this one dealing with plots by VP to overthrow the Prez...expectations met for a good quick read
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