Paul Mendelson has written for the theatre and television, has been the bridge columnist for the Financial Times for over a quarter of a century, and is the author of fifteen non-fiction titles concerning mind-sports such as bridge and poker, as well as being a crime novelist whose first novel, The First Rule of Survival, was short-listed for the CWA Golden Dagger Crime Novel of the Year in 2014. His second novel, The Serpentine Road, was long-listed for the same prize in 2015. Both have been translated into several languages and a television adaptation is in preparation. His two subsequent books are The History of Blood and Apostle Lodge. Paul lives in London and Cape Town with his two- and four-legged family.
‘Like the The Joy of Sex – but with more explicit diagrams’ ‘Mendelson is the most readable, logical bridge author out there. Every one of his books offers improvement and enjoyment’ ‘Paul Mendelson’s bridge books give me more pleasure than I can tell you. Suddenly, I understand things I’ve struggled with for years’