Simon Mason

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  • Bibliography:
    16 Books (3 Series)
  • First Book:
    April 1991
  • Latest Book:
    January 2025
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Full Series List in Order

A Finder Mystery

1 - Missing Person: Alice (Sep-2024)
2 - The Case of the Lonely Accountant (Sep-2024)

A Garvie Smith Mystery

1 - Running Girl (Jun-2015)
2 - Kid Alone (Nov-2017)

Oxford Crime

1 - A Killing in November (Jan-2022)
2 - The Broken Afternoon (Jan-2023)
3 - Lost and Never Found (Jan-2024)

Book List in Order: 16 titles

  • Portrait of the Artist

  • The Quigleys at Large

    NOW AVAILABLE IN paperback, the Quigleys return in this second collection of stories. Funny and instantly recognizable from their last adventures, this time the family goes camping in France. Mum stars in the skipping competition at the local village...

  • Quigleys

    Four funny and fabulous stories told by each member of the unforgettable Quigley family. Meet Dad, Mum, Will, and Lucy, whose hilarious exploits have created a modern classic for bedtime reading, a treat to be enjoyed by both old and young....

  • Quigleys in a Spin

    Five more stories about the irrepressible Quigleys (and including a surprise guest appearance from the next-door neighbor’s cat, Fatbrain). Will makes a huge effort to get on with the sullen Robinson Potts, an unwelcome visitor on the family’s we...

  • The Quigleys: Not for Sale

    Mum and Dad think the Quigleys need to move -- the children are getting bouncier and the house is getting smaller. But Will and Lucy don’t agree, so they come up with a cunning plan. These Quigleys are not for sale!...

  • Moon Pie

    Someone has to keep their head, as Mum used to say, and 11-year-old Martha is used to being that someone in her family. Her little brother, Tug, is too small. Her dad has been acting too strange. And Mum's not here anymore. So when Dad falls off t...

  • Running Girl

    A Garvie Smith Mystery - 1

    A smart, engaging murder mystery filled with unexpected twists and turns perfect for Sherlock and CSI fans.Garvie Smith has the highest IQ ever recorded at Marsh Academy. And the lowest grades. His philosophy: What's the point? Life sucks. Nothing su...

  • Kid Got Shot

  • Kid Alone

    A Garvie Smith Mystery - 2

    Meet Garvie Smith. Good-for-nothing scoundrel, genius, and sometime detective. Right in the middle of exams hell -- until now. A boy from Marsh Academy has been shot, with no clear motive and no clues. Disgraced police detective Raminder Singh is ...



  • Hey Sherlock!

    Amy Roecastle is beautiful. Selfish. And missing. Vanished without a trace in the middle of the night, she's taken her ferocious dog - and something else, too. Something deadly. Amy's best friend is lying to Inspector Singh, who has no leads and no ...

  • A Killing in November

    Oxford Crime - 1

    '[A] terrific crime novel' Mick Herron 'This moody, atmospheric novel is full of surprises' Sunday Times (Crime Book of the Month) '[W]ell plotted and very funny' ***** Sun 'This has a TV series written all over it' Da...

  • The Broken Afternoon

    Oxford Crime - 2

    'Move over Morse. Simon Mason Oxford crime novel breathes fresh life into the police procedural' Val McDermid'There is no one else like him' Mark Sanderson The Times/Sunday Times Crime ClubA DI RYAN WILKINS MYSTERYA SHOCKING DISAPPEARANCEA four-year-...

  • Lost and Never Found

    Oxford Crime - 3

    '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 HerronOxford, city of rich and poor, where the homeless camp out in the s...

  • The Case of the Lonely Accountant

    A Finder Mystery - 2

    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 mo...

  • Missing Person: Alice

    A Finder Mystery - 1

    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 sp...

  • A Voice in the Night

    The dynamic duo of Simon Mason's acclaimed Ryan Wilkins Mysteries return in an explosive oxford-set mystery. 'Terrific' Mick Herron'This moody, atmospheric novel is full of surprises' Sunday Times (Crime Book of the Month)'[W]ell plotted and very fun...

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

Simon Mason has published 16 books.

The next book by Simon Mason, A Voice in the Night, will be published in January 2025.

The first book by Simon Mason, Portrait of the Artist, was published in April 1991.

Yes. Simon Mason has 3 series.
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