Henry Mazel


Biography

FROM HENRY MAZEL: I'm writing mostly historical fiction these days, with a Jewish flavor; but certainly accessible to all. Two additional stories are now available for Kindle: The Principal of Rivington Street and The Chooser.

HENRY MAZEL ON AUTHORS AND e-BOOKS:Never before have so few been exposed to so many at so affordable a cost.

ABOUT THE AUTHOR: Henry F. Mazel has written for The New York Times, and has published numerous stories and articles in his twenty-year career. His novel, Murderously Incorrect, won the OLMA award for first time mysteries. A play, Life and Other Games of Chance, was produced on Theatre Row in New York City.

He is a member of the Writers Guild of America and The Mystery Writers of America. He is also past professor at John Jay College of Criminal Justice at The City University of New York.

Books

The Principal of Rivington Street    by Henry Mazel
Price: $0.99 USD. 3840 words. Published on July 27, 2011. Fiction.

(5.00 from 1 review)
A short story of Jewish fiction that takes place in 1920s New york. The entertainers are actual vaudeville characters. Both serious and humorous, the protagonist attempts to change his destiny.
The Plot Against Marlene Dietrich    by Henry Mazel
Price: $0.99 USD. 7600 words. Published on July 27, 2011. Fiction.

A novelette of mystery, romance, and German intrigue on the eve of World War II. Alex Rada is on the case again. This time determined to find the perpetrators of the final plot against the great Marlene Dietrich. Historical fiction woven against the background of race and ethnicity that evokes the gritty feel of 1930’s New York, and of romantic Hollywood.
The Chooser    by Henry Mazel
Price: $0.99 USD. 7050 words. Published on July 22, 2011. Fiction.

A delightfully quirky novelette with a Jewish flavor set in the 1950s. The Chooser is a story of a journeyman magician seeking a new trick to boost his sagging career. An old illusionist and his young protégé offer some magical assistance.

Henry Mazel’s tag cloud

1920s    1930s    1950s    angels    destiny    detective    hardboiled    historical    historical 1920s    historical fiction    humor    illusionist    jewish    jewish content    jewish fiction    magic    magicians    marlene dietrich    mystery    noir    novella    short story    trick    vaudeville