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Simon Mason


UK flag (b.1962)

Simon Mason is an author of children's and adult books. His first adult novel, a black comedy entitled The Great English Nude, won the Betty Trask first novel award and Moon Pie was shortlisted for the Guardian Children's Fiction prize. Running Girl is his first story starring Garvie Smith.

Simon lives in Oxford with his wife and their two children.
 

Awards: CrimeFest (2017)  see all

Genres: Mystery, Young Adult Fiction, Children's Fiction, General Fiction
 
New and upcoming books
September 2024

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Missing Person
(Finder Mysteries, book 1)
Series
Quigleys
   1. The Quigleys (2002)
   2. The Quigleys At Large (2003)
   3. The Quigleys Not for Sale (2004)
   4. The Quigleys in a Spin (2005)
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Garvie Smith Mysteries
   1. Running Girl (2014)
   2. Kid Got Shot (2016)

     aka Kid Alone

   3. Hey Sherlock! (2019)
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Novels
   The Great English Nude (1990)
   Death of a Fantasist (1994)
   Lives Of The Dog Stranglers (1998)
   Moon Pie (2011)
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Series contributed to
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Non fiction show
 
Awards
2017 CrimeFest: Best Crime Fiction Novel for Young Adults : Kid Got Shot

Award nominations
2024 Theakston Old Peculier Crime Novel of the Year (shortlist) : The Broken Afternoon
2023 CWA Gold Dagger (shortlist) : A Killing in November
2020 CrimeFest: Best Crime Fiction Novel for Young Adults (nominee) : Hey Sherlock!
2014 Costa Book Award for Children's Book (nominee) : Running Girl
1991 Betty Trask Prize (nominee) : The Great English Nude


Simon Mason recommends
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The Midnight Clock (2024)
Jamie Costello
"A marvellously exciting - and thought-provoking - time-travelling murder mystery. Smart, funny, moving, atmospheric - I laughed a lot, cried once, could not stop reading, and now actually believe in time travel."
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Dead Rich (2022)
G W Shaw
"Great storytelling with marvellously created tension and cunning twists, and engaging characters."

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