An emotionally punchy domestic noir blended with the pace and action of a high-octane thriller, WE CAN SEE YOU will keep you breathlessly on the edge of your seat, wondering which character you can trust, if any at all, until the final brilliant twist! (Sarah Pinborough)

After writing the book, Simon sent it to an agent who initially was interested in it, but the agent straight out rejected the story. So with some nudges from his wife, he kept sending that manuscript to other agents across the country after rewriting a few chapters and polishing the book a bit more. Eventually, a new agent liked what she saw, and they sold it to Transworld, who not only bought this book but also a sequel yet to be written at the time. He was, at the time, around the age of 35, which means never give up if your life-long dream is writing. Eventually, you will get there. He has an addiction that he cannot quench. His solitary life sailing the Caribbean is the only way he can survive. That is, until, he meets… But things don’t go to plan and Ray is soon on the run again and there is only one person he can trust. Alastair Sheridan has it all. Wealth, good looks, a beautiful wife and children and, in the chaotic world of British politics, a real chance of becoming Prime Minister.Only a handful of people know what kind of monster he is, and disgraced detective Ray Mason is one of them. Thus begins a story about a criminal gang with a turnover of more than a billion pounds, another missing girl, the National Crime Agency, several murders, people smuggling, incest, drug dealing, prostitution and almost every crime you can think of.

All across the USA, people are showing up dead. The deaths don't appear to be connected in any way until one particular death occurs and gets the Secretary of Defense's attention. He arranges for a task force to investigate. One of the killers from the previous books has risen up the greasy pole and is likely to become Prime Minister. Strange effort this one. It was short in the first place and then stopped abruptly after an indecent amount of time. The rest of the Kindle edition was made up of a "now read" thing. Great writer with fantastic plots. So far I have read all his books bar 3 (which I have in my library) and I have recommended him to my circle of friends. I compare Simon to a great wine, you don’t want to rush the reading of his books but enjoy them at leisure to derive all the pleasure they generate. May he continue to write forever. Reply After graduating from college at the age of 19 from Gillotts School, he started working as the assistant plant and transport manager at a local company of civil engineers. As his work was more relaxed than he thought it would be, he got a lot of free time to read books and to also write some. He remained at that job for a year, and then he moved to Canada, living in Toronto for a few years.a couple of stand alone books Murder Exchange and severed so I still have plenty to look forward to reading. Love the way he writes grips you from the start and holds you throughout. In 1992 he met Sally, who would become his wife in 1994. He also started working as a computer salesman at the IT and Business Consultancy Metaskil plc in Aldermaston, Berkshire in 1998, where he remained for several years. A man and woman meet in the Caribbean and after sharing drinks and a meal on the mans yacht it becomes evident that neither of them are who they seem to be. It was good though and had a conclusion...I just wanted more...but that's the idea of an introduction!

The only person Ray trusts is ex-cop and former lover Tina Boyd who's keen to settle her own scores with Sheridan. Also, the main idea behind creating his popular character Dennis Milne came after speaking with a few actual London cops who were very unhappy about their jobs, the pressure they got from everybody around them including their bosses and politicians, and how the main reason they still were cops were the pensions to receive at the end. As depressing as this was, it gave Simon an idea of how easy it could be for a lesser policeman to succumb to corruption instead or to send them straight over the edge. I really liked the beginning of this and the style of writing but it ended very abruptly and is more an introduction to a character than a short story. He began two years alone with The Bone Field, followed that with The Hanged Man and has finished the series with Die Alone. A man and woman strike up a conversation at a beach bar in the Caribbean.After sharing a drink the man invites the woman to have a meal later that evening on his yacht.In an interview, he mentioned that the reason he mostly writes thrillers is that “I’m only trying to write what I love reading – and I love reading thrillers.” Many of his books deal with ordinary people put in strange and dangerous situations that they can’t control. This is partly based on one of the author’s early experiences as a 16-year-old when he, along with two friends, was abducted, beaten, and finally released before Simon was sure he would be going to die. To have such a nightmare situation upon you at such a young age leaves one with a fear and a mark that will never go away. The author, however, successfully manages to channel those fears into his books instead. A widow with nothing left to lose, she finds herself on his sleek forty-foot yacht. He’s handsome and charming; exactly what she’s been looking for.