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NEW BOOK: My Abwärtsfahrt (aka My Downfall)

Achtung Baby! It’s the birth of a new book…kinda. Today see the publication of Abwärtsfahrtaka the German language version of THE FALL GUY. The jacket copy goes a little like this: “Todd Collins ist bisher in jedem Job gescheitert. Das alles […]

May 13, 2014January 9, 2015

SHELF LIFE: Lost in Translation

Keen followers of this blog will know that THE FALL GUY and PAYING THE PIPER were snapped up for German translation last year. Over the last few months, I’ve been working with two editing teams on the books and I’m happy to […]

March 10, 2014January 9, 2015

SHELF LIFE: Cutting To The Chase

Wives are great things, especially when it comes to pointing out your mistakes. Last year, my little Julie came to me and pointed to my books and said, “Notice the similarity?” I stared at my titles and saw the obvious straight away—their […]

February 17, 2014January 9, 2015

SHELF LIFE EXTRA: A Friend In Need Update

A quick update for everyone.For keen readers of this blog will remember that I promised to donate the royalties earned on the eBook version of THE FALL GUY during the month of January to Karen Laubenstein’s family. She’s a writer, a great champion […]

February 4, 2014January 9, 2015

SHELF LIFE: A Friend In Need

This is a SHELF LIFE entry with a difference, so I hope you’ll indulge me. Karen Laubenstein is someone I’ve known for a number of years now. She’s a writer and a great champion of writers. She headed the committee that staged […]

January 6, 2014January 9, 2015

Achtung Baby! THE FALL GUY Goes German!!

I’m very happy to announce that the German language rights to my crime caper, THE FALL GUY, have been picked up for print, electronic and audio editions. It’s the story of Todd Collins. He’s failed in every job he’s ever undertaken, but […]

September 4, 2013January 9, 2015

SHELF LIFE: Taking Nothing For Granted

Recently, I received one of the best reviews I’ve ever gotten. Someone called ColtsFan on Amazon wrote the following about The Fall Guy: “Simon Wood is an up and coming mystery writer who writes like some mobster is standing over him with […]

March 18, 2013January 9, 2015

SHELF LIFE: Taking Nothing For Granted

March 18, 2013January 9, 2015

Shelf Life: In Case You Missed It

I have a few pieces floating around at the moment that you might not have come across, but are worth your time. CrimeSpree Magazine’s: 5 Books/Songs/Films that Changed My LifeThe title says it all and CrimeSpree asked my what things changed my […]

January 28, 2013January 9, 2015

Book of the Month: Fess Up. What Did You Do?

I have a thing about indiscretions, white lies, small crimes, because no matter how much we think those mistakes will remain hidden, they have a habit of coming back to haunt us. I’m sure Anthony Wiener, John Edwards and many others have […]

November 28, 2011January 9, 2015

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