Simon Booker (1955-2024) was an Author and Screenwriter known for writing prime time TV drama for the BBC, ITV and US TV. His credits include BBC1’s Inspector Lynley Mysteries, Holby City and The Mrs Bradley Mysteries starring Diana Rigg; ITV1 thrillers The Stepfather and The Blind Date; and Perfect Strangers, the CBS romantic comedy starring Rob Lowe and Anna Friel. He wrote many plays for BBC Radio 4, worked extensively as a producer in television and radio and as a journalist, and additionally spent time as a volunteer facilitator in Restorative Justice, working with offenders at HMP Brixton.
Without Trace, his debut novel, was the first in a series of psychological thrillers featuring Morgan Vine, a single mother and investigative journalist who specialises in miscarriages of justice. He followed this with Kill Me Twice in 2017 and Animal Instinct in 2018.
