Author Jay MacLarty lives at Tournament Players Club in Summerlin. So does the main character in his book series, Simon Leonidovich. MacLarty has a solid background in computers and electronic gadgetry. So does Leonidovich. MacLarty and his lady enjoy a relationship based on respect and mutual interests. So does his character.

It's safe to say MacLarty borrows from his own life to structure the character, but the suspenseful situations he puts Leonidovich in are far from what the average American will ever experience.