Mel Weiser, a 98-year-old Sun Lakes resident, has published his latest novel "The Crown of Sammuramat" available worldwide on Amazon, Kindle, Barnes & Noble, Ingram, and Baker & Taylor websites, according to a news release from the publisher. 

Weiser's love of writing began when he was in the U.S. Navy, during World War II. The nineteen-year-old sailor came upon a book that changed his life.  It made him see the possibility of a meaningful and rewarding future in writing.  He wasn't wrong. Since that time, he has written novels and plays and has enjoyed success in both areas, according to the release. 

Weiser is a native New Yorker who taught in New York City schools before moving to Arizona where he taught at North Phoenix High School and Alhambra High School. He then became an English instructor for seventeen years at Glendale Community College.

After years of teaching, he retired to, Sun Lakes, Arizona to devote all his time to writing. He and his wife have been full-time Sun Lakes residents since 2006.