Roger L Simon Books in Order

Young Scarsdale couple Tanya and Morrie Gesner embark on wildly different ventures. Her provocative puppet play becomes a New York sensation, while he prepares a banana boat for destruction, creating a satirical portrait of unconventional ambition.

Former activist turned detective Moses Wine accepts a political assignment from an old lover. A presidential candidate faces a radical smear campaign, but the woman's subsequent death turns Moses's inquiry into a personal search through dangerous political interests.

Newly famous detective Moses Wine is asked to clear a bestselling author of a television anchorwoman's murder. When the author dies too, gangsters, Cuban exiles, and sexual politics complicate a case being chronicled by a magazine journalist.

Hoping to escape his routine, Moses Wine joins a friendship tour of China. The theft of a priceless Han Dynasty artifact interrupts his holiday, sending the Los Angeles detective through unfamiliar territory on an increasingly dangerous investigation.

Moses Wine takes a secure corporate job at a Silicon Valley computer company, only to confront an engineer's murder and missing technology. Pursuing a suspect to Japan exposes him to corporate rivalries and international espionage.

Depressed and professionally adrift, Moses Wine takes a case suggested by his psychiatrist. A comedian's apparent suicide draws him from Los Angeles to the South Bronx, where the dead man's wife's suspicions lead toward an increasingly dangerous truth.

A wealthy young heir recounts his troubled relationship after his girlfriend dies from a heroin injection he supplied. Keeping her body in his apartment, he attempts to conceal the death while exposing his family's history and his own distorted perspective.

Moses Wine investigates the killing of a Jewish peace activist and follows clues from Los Angeles to Israel. Rival factions and a young American suspect draw him into a volatile situation threatening an upcoming peace conference.

Moses Wine's comfortable life unravels when his activist son is suspected of killing a logger. Traveling with his estranged ex-wife to Northern California, he seeks the boy amid escalating conflict between timber workers and militant environmentalists.

Moses Wine investigates threats against a film production in Prague, then unexpectedly takes over after its director dies. Cast conflicts and intelligence interests complicate the job as the danger grows beyond the movie toward a major film festival.

Simon recounts his political movement from the left toward conservatism alongside his Hollywood career. Personal encounters with actors, filmmakers, and political figures frame his reflections on September 11, ideological conformity, and the emergence of online political media.

This expanded version of Simon's memoir follows his shift from liberal activism toward conservative politics. Hollywood anecdotes and reflections on the film industry explore his changing beliefs and the professional consequences of expressing them publicly.

Simon argues that political culture rewards declarations of good intentions more than measurable results. Applying his concept of moral narcissism to government, media, academia, and Hollywood, he criticizes ideological self-certainty across the political spectrum.

A screenwriter in his seventies apparently dies climbing Everest, while an unknown young tennis player suddenly challenges the sport's greatest champions. Their mysterious connection drives a novel about ambition, renewed possibilities, and the desire for another life.

Simon examines migration from Democratic states to Republican states, focusing particularly on Tennessee. Drawing on his own move, he argues that newcomers can strengthen conservative politics while challenging established leaders and reshaping the communities they join.

A Nashville murder sends Rabbi Ben Golub toward disturbing connections in New York, where another death deepens the mystery. Amid escalating hatred and unusual evidence, he confronts the possibility of a golem whose protection may carry monstrous consequences.