Occupation: | TV producer, author |
Language: | English |
Nationality: | Canadian |
Period: | 2012–present |
Genre: | Mystery, Thriller, Historical Fiction, Romance |
Simone St. James is a Canadian author of mystery, historical fiction, and romance novels. Simone lives outside of Toronto, Canada and had twenty years of experience in the television business before leaving to write full-time.[1]
Simone has always written for fun before she decided to try and get published. She was inspired to write her first book because she wanted to read a ghost story that was creepy but not gory, and that had a romance in it. Since she couldn't find it, she wrote it herself.[2]
The themes in Simone's novels often include ghosts, crime, and an investigation. Although Simone claims never to have seen a ghost personally, her books are all about the possibility, and specifically about the "what if" moment.[3] The first books written by Simone were set in the 1920s. She decided after that to write for other time periods like the 1950s.[4] [5] [6]
Murder Road, as of yet the publishing Date is set on March 5, 2024.
The Book of Cold Cases, published March 15, 2022 by Berkley Books, is a thriller novel with two intersecting timelines (2017 and 1977) in Oregon.[7]
The book received a positive review from Publishers Weekly,[8] and Goodreads named it one of the most anticipated books of 2022.[9] The book was also nominated to the Goodreads Choice Award Nominee for Mystery & Thriller (2022).[7]
The Sun Down Motel, published February 18, 2020 by Berkley Books, is a mystery thriller novel set in 1982 New York. It was a New York Times best seller.[10]
The book received a starred review from Booklist,[11] as well as a positive review from Publishers Weekly.[12]
It also received the following accolades:
The Broken Girls, published March 20, 2018 by Berkley Books, is a mystery novel set with two intertwined timelines in Vermont (1950 and 2014).
The book received a starred review from Booklist,[14] as well as a positive review from Publishers Weekly.[15]
It was nominated for a Goodreads Choice Award for Mystery & Thriller (2018).[16]
Silence for the Dead, published December 1, 2014 by Thorndike Press, is a mystery novel set in 1919 England.
The book received a positive review from Publishers Weekly[17] and was nominated for Goodreads Choice Award for Horror (2014).[18]
The Haunting of Maddy Clare, published March 6, 2012 by Berkley Books, is a mystery novel with paranormal and romance elements.
The book received a positive review from Publishers Weekly[19] and Kirkus,[20] as well as the following accolades: