Andy Weinberger

Andy Weinberger (est. birth 1948?, New York City) - an American author and longtime bookseller. He is best known for creating the Amos Parisman mystery series, which features a semi-retired Jewish private investigator in Los Angeles. It is deeply rooted in the Jewish-American experience, specifically within the historic Jewish enclaves of Los Angeles.  Amos is a “secular Jew” and an agnostic who relies on a strong personal ethical code and humanism rather than religious observance. The books are filled with Yiddishisms and a “dry, Jewish humor” often compared to a mix of Philip Marlowe and Larry David. The series frequently explores tensions within the L.A. Jewish community, such as the murder of a controversial rabbi at Canter’s Deli (Book 1) or a plot centered on a rare 200-year-old Torah (Book 5). Beyond the “whodunnit,” the series meditates on Zionism, anti-Semitism, and the historical legacy of the Holocaust.  [Google/AI]

Weinberger, Andy, [Amos Parisman #1] (An Old Man’s Game [hc, Prospect Park Books, 2019] 978-1684428724 [pb, Prospect Park Books, 2019] 978-1945551642

Weinberger, Andy, [Amos Parisman #2] (Reason To Kill [Prospect Park Books, 2020] 978-1945551956 [pb, Prospect Park Books, 2020] 978-1945551864

Weinberger, Andy, [Amos Parisman #3] (The Kindness of Strangers [hc, Prospect Park Books, 2022]) 978-1684428175 [pb, Prospect Park Books, 2022] 978-1684428168

Weinberger, Andy, [Amos Parisman #4] (Die Laughing) [hc, Prospect Park Books, 2023]) 978-1684429615 [pb, Prospect Park Books, 2023] 978-1684429608

Weinberger, Andy, [Amos Parisman #5] (The Gonif) [hc, Prospect Park Books, 2024] 978-1684421329 [pb, Prospect Park Books, 2024] 978-1684421305