Only a handful of people know what kind of monster he is, and disgraced detective Ray Mason is one of them. An emotionally punchy domestic noir blended with the pace and action of a high-octane thriller, WE CAN SEE YOU will keep you breathlessly on the edge of your seat, wondering which character you can trust, if any at all, until the final brilliant twist! (Sarah Pinborough) Also, the main idea behind creating his popular character Dennis Milne came after speaking with a few actual London cops who were very unhappy about their jobs, the pressure they got from everybody around them including their bosses and politicians, and how the main reason they still were cops were the pensions to receive at the end. As depressing as this was, it gave Simon an idea of how easy it could be for a lesser policeman to succumb to corruption instead or to send them straight over the edge. Alastair Sheridan has it all. Wealth, good looks, a beautiful wife and children and, in the chaotic world of British politics, a real chance of becoming Prime Minister. A man and woman strike up a conversation at a beach bar in the Caribbean.After sharing a drink the man invites the woman to have a meal later that evening on his yacht.

In 1992 he met Sally, who would become his wife in 1994. He also started working as a computer salesman at the IT and Business Consultancy Metaskil plc in Aldermaston, Berkshire in 1998, where he remained for several years. After graduating from college at the age of 19 from Gillotts School, he started working as the assistant plant and transport manager at a local company of civil engineers. As his work was more relaxed than he thought it would be, he got a lot of free time to read books and to also write some. He remained at that job for a year, and then he moved to Canada, living in Toronto for a few years.After writing the book, Simon sent it to an agent who initially was interested in it, but the agent straight out rejected the story. So with some nudges from his wife, he kept sending that manuscript to other agents across the country after rewriting a few chapters and polishing the book a bit more. Eventually, a new agent liked what she saw, and they sold it to Transworld, who not only bought this book but also a sequel yet to be written at the time. He was, at the time, around the age of 35, which means never give up if your life-long dream is writing. Eventually, you will get there.

In an interview, he mentioned that the reason he mostly writes thrillers is that “I’m only trying to write what I love reading – and I love reading thrillers.” Many of his books deal with ordinary people put in strange and dangerous situations that they can’t control. This is partly based on one of the author’s early experiences as a 16-year-old when he, along with two friends, was abducted, beaten, and finally released before Simon was sure he would be going to die. To have such a nightmare situation upon you at such a young age leaves one with a fear and a mark that will never go away. The author, however, successfully manages to channel those fears into his books instead. The only person Ray trusts is ex-cop and former lover Tina Boyd who's keen to settle her own scores with Sheridan.