Simon Brett worked as a producer in radio and television before taking up writing full-time. The author of more than 100 books, he was awarded an OBE in the 2016 New Year's Honours for services to Literature and also was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society of Literature. In 2014 he won the CWA's prestigious Diamond Dagger for an outstanding body of work. He lives in a picturesque Sussex village.
Brett is brilliant at showing how throwaway comments and casual snubs intensify cruelty to outsiders. This is an especially incisive Fethering adventure with a shocker of an ending * <b>Booklist Starred Review</b> of <b>Guilt at the Garage</b> * Slyly witty . . . Well-developed subplots support the intricate narrative. Brett proves once again to be a master of the amateur sleuth genre * <b>Publishers Weekly</b> on <b>Guilt at the Garage</b> * Ingeniously drawn characters, deft timing of twists, and a to-die-for climax. A stunner * <b>Booklist Starred Review</b> of <b>The Killer in the Choir</b> * Peppered with wry wit, the story unfurls smoothly and swiftly * <b>Publishers Weekly</b> on <b>The Killer in the Choir</b> *