The Chooser

By Henry Mazel

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.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Henry Mazel
• Release date: Jul 22, 2011
• ISBN: 9781466061538

Henry Mazel

FROM HENRY MAZEL: I'm writing mostly historical fiction these days. My latest novel is RED CHRYSANTHEMUM - A NOVEL OF OCCUPIED JAPAN, both as an e-book and a hard copy. Political intrigue and some humor in the Tokyo of 1945. 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. A short film, Nouvelle Vague Repas, was purchased for the permanent collection of the Donnell library 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.

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