Walter Marks writes:
Hey Paul – Thanks so much for sending me the interview. You were so complimentary and I do appreciate your kind words. Listening to myself is an odd experience for me “unaccustomed as I am to public speaking,” but it was fun to hear. And Tony Bennett does indeed kill “I’VE GOTTA BE ME.”
Here’s an announcement of my latest Jericho book. I hope you like the trashy pulp cover art, which I designed myself.
Praised by the East Hampton Star as an “amazing detective” for his expertise in crime-solving, Jericho is hard-pressed to live up to his reputation, by two separate cases. One is a homicide, involving a corpse found buried near a hiking trail in Montauk. The other deals with the complex interactions of competing sinister and violent drug cartels. Jericho comes face to face with homicide, gang wars, human trafficking, immigration issues, and racial tensions. Things come to a boiling point in this twisty story, until the life of the amazing detective himself is in serious jeopardy. As in all Jericho novels, the ending is shocking and unexpected.
Walter Marks is a novelist, playwright, and songwriter. Besides his Broadway shows — “Bajour” and “Golden Rainbow,” off-Broadway he wrote the score and book for the award winning “Langston in Harlem” (lyrics by Langston Hughes). His best known song is “I’ve Gotta be Me,” recorded by Sammy Davis, Michael Jackson, Tony Bennett, Ella Fitzgerald, among others. He also wrote the screenplay and songs for “The Wild Party” (Merchant-Ivory Films) directed by James Ivory. He is an Emmy winner for his music on the PBS series “Getting On.”
His current project is a musical incorporating the songs of lyricist/composer Johnny Mercer into a book show called “Accentuate the Positive,” Mr. Marks has written the libretto.
His novels include “Dangerous Behavior”, and the Detective Jericho Series:”Death Hampton”, “The Battle of Jericho.” “The Hated,” “A Man’s Partner” and “Amazing Detective.” The next Jericho book, “Tumbling Down” will be published Spring 2018.
