SIMON MASON

A TIMES TOP TEN CRIME AND MYSTERY BOOK FOR 2024 Ryan and Ray go from strength to strength and this their third outing is the best yet Simon Mason has created crime fiction s most entertaining double act in decades Mick Herron Oxford city of rich and poor where the homeless camp out in the shadows of the gorgeous buildings and monuments A city of lost things and buried crimes At three o clock in the morning Emergency Services receives a call This is Zara Fanshawe Always lost and never found An hour later the wayward celebrity s Rolls Royce Phantom is found abandoned in dingy Becket Street The paparazzi go wild For some reason news of Zara s disappearance prompts homeless woman Lena Wojcik to search the camps nervously for the bad tempered vagrant known as Waitrose a familiar sight in Oxford pushing his trolley of possessions But he s nowhere to be found either Who will lead the investigation and cope with the media frenzy Suave prize winning Oxford educated DI Ray Wilkins is passed over in favour of his partner gobby trailer park educated DI Ryan Wilkins no relation You wouldn t think Ray would be happy He isn t You wouldn t think Ryan would be any good at national press presentations He isn t And when legendary co

A dark and intense mystery featuring a private detective who is tasked with solving the disappearance of a lonely accountant

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Mason has been mainlining Simenon for a while and it shows Mick Herron The very definition of unputdownable David Peace It s like the provincial British version of Maigret Clare Chambers The people I work with call me Finder I m a specialist a finder of missing people July 2015 Sevenoaks 12 year old schoolgirl Alice Johnson went missing while doing her paper round her bag found discarded on the pavement At 08 00 she was spotted standing in heavy rain at the side of the busy by pass At 11 00 she was seen talking to the driver of a black car in Tonbridge After that nothing Alice was never found Nine years later the body of another schoolgirl Joleen Price is pulled from a nearby lake and a local man named Vince Burns detained Convinced that Burns is guilty in both cases SIO Dave Armstrong calls in the Finder to investigate the earlier disappearance Interviewing those who thought they knew her the Finder gradually reveals a hidden Alice a girl of surprising contradictions Seeking answers from her divorced parents an over protective mother a negligent father the Finder is forced to consider violently opposing narratives Was the timid 12 year old a victim of the predator Burns as he himself hints Or was she carrying out a plan o

The Quigleys are back in four more hilarious stories. Mum and Dad think the Quigleys need to move house but Will and Lucy don''t agree. They like the rosebushes outside the front door, even if they smell of cat. They like the big friendly bath with the hot tap that sometimes sticks. So they come up with a cunning plan.

Containing four hilarious stories, The Quigleys is destined to become the first in a classic series. Written in a fresh, witty and original manner, each member of the family has their own story to tell, and their quirky escapades make this a book that will appeal to children and adults alike. The tales of Mum, Dad, Will and Lucy are funny, familiar and universally recognizable for every modern family.

The Quigleys are back in this second collection of stories. Funny and instantly recognisable, the family go on a camping holiday to France. Mum stars in the skipping competition at the local village fete, Will gets locked in his empty school at night, and Dad (unsurprisingly) loses the budgie. This work features four more hilarious stories from this irrepressible and warmly affectionate family.

Excellently lean and tense crime novel with a touch of the nouveau roman about it Ian Rankin Mason has been mainlining Simenon for a while and it shows Mick Herron The very definition of unputdownable David Peace It s like the provincial British version of Maigret Clare Chambers The people I work with call me Finder I m a specialist a finder of missing people July 2015 Sevenoaks 12 year old schoolgirl Alice Johnson went missing while doing her paper round her bag found discarded on the pavement At 08 00 she was spotted standing in heavy rain at the side of the busy by pass At 11 00 she was seen talking to the driver of a black car in Tonbridge After that nothing Alice was never found Nine years later the body of another schoolgirl Joleen Price is pulled from a nearby lake and a local man named Vince Burns detained Convinced that Burns is guilty in both cases SIO Dave Armstrong calls in the Finder to investigate the earlier disappearance Interviewing those who thought they knew her the Finder gradually reveals a hidden Alice a girl of surprising contradictions Seeking answers from her divorced parents an over protective mother a negligent father the Finder is forced to consider violently opposing narratives Was the timid 12 year old

Mason has been mainlining Simenon for a while and it shows Mick Herron The very definition of unputdownable David Peace It s like the provincial British version of Maigret Clare Chambers Bournemouth 2008 the height of the financial crash Don Bayliss a timid and well mannered accountant vanishes after leaving his office before a scheduled meeting His wife is both perplexed and distraught His clothes are found discarded at the mouth of Poole Harbour After seven years of searching with no firm leads the investigation is closed and Don is presumed dead Until sorting through his possessions his wife finds a garish business card of one Dwight Fricker and decides it must be of some importance Now more than eight years after his disappearance Dorset Police call in the Finder and the cold case is reopened The Finder begins with the last sightings of Don on the day he went missing hearing how he seemed in a hurry somewhat distracted He unearths a string of overlooked clues that lead him to face the unlikely friendships that Don had made the somewhat overbearing nature of Mrs Bayliss the secrets that haunted him in his home life and the mistakes that led to him being investigated at work The Case of the Lonely Accountant is a dark and rich mystery

An extraordinary true adventure story - how the bandits daughter Mu Guiying became a great general in Ancient ChinaANCIENT CHINA, ONE THOUSAND YEARS AGO.It began with a duel. When General Yang wanted to get rid of a troublesome bandit, he sent his fiercest warrior: his son, Captain Zongbao. But on his way through the forest to find the outlaw, Zongbao unexpectedly encountered the bandits teenage daughter, Mu Guiying, who challenged him to unarmed combat.And she was better.The fight launched Mu Guiyings astonishing journet from fearless outcast to the great defender of her country, as she masterminded the Chinese defence against the invading horsemen from the north.Simon Mason has written numerous books for younger readers, including The Quigleys, Moon Pie, and the YA crime thriller series featuring Garvie Smith: Running Girl, Kid Got Shot and Hey, Sherlock! He has always been fascinated by history, particularly by stories from around the world.