Simone St. James

Simone St. James is a Canadian author of mystery, historical fiction, and romance novels. Simon lives outside of Toronto, Canada and had twenty years of experience in the television business before leaving to write full-time.[1]

Selected texts

The Book of Cold Cases (2022)

The Book of Cold Cases, published March 15, 2022 by Berkley Books, is a thriller novel with two intersecting timelines (2017 and 1977) in Oregon.[2]

The book received a positive review from Publishers Weekly,[3] and Goodreads named it one of the most anticipated books of 2022.[4]

The Sun Down Motel (2020)

The Sun Down Motel, published February 18, 2020 by Berkley Books, is a mystery thriller novel set in 1982 New York. It was a New York Times best seller.[5]

The book received a starred review from Booklist,[6] as well as a positive review from Publishers Weekly.[7]

It also received the following accolades:

The Broken Girls (2018)

The Broken Girls, published March 20, 2018 by Berkley Books, is a mystery novel set with two intertwined timelines in Vermont (1950 and 2014).

The book received a starred review from Booklist,[9] as well as a positive review from Publishers Weekly.[10]

It was nominated for a Goodreads Choice Award for Mystery & Thriller (2018).[11]

Silence for the Dead (2014)

Silence for the Dead, published December 1, 2014 by Thorndike Press, is a mystery novel set in 1919 England.

The book received a positive review from Publishers Weekly[12] and was nominated for Goodreads Choice Award for Horror (2014).[13]

The Haunting of Maddy Clare (2012)

The Haunting of Maddy Clare, published March 6, 2012 by Berkley Books, is a mystery novel with paranormal and romance elements.

The book received a positive review from Publishers Weekly[14] and Kirkus,[15] as well as the following accolades:

Publications
  • The Book of Cold Cases (2022)
  • The Sun Down Motel (2020)
  • The Broken Girls (2018)
  • Lost Among the Living (2016)
  • The Other Side of Midnight (2015)
  • Silence for the Dead (2014)
  • An Inquiry Into Love and Death (2013)
  • The Haunting of Maddy Clare (2012)

References
  1. "About". Simone ST. James. Retrieved 17 May 2023.
  2. "The Book of Cold Cases". Good Reads. Retrieved 2023-05-17.
  3. "Mystery/Thriller Book Review: The Book of Cold Cases by Simone St. James. Berkley, $27 (352p) ISBN 978-0-440-00021-1". PublishersWeekly.com. 2021-12-17. Retrieved 2021-12-28.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  4. "Goodreads Members' Most Anticipated Books of 2022". Goodreads. Retrieved 2021-12-28.
  5. "The Sun Down Motel by Simone St. James". Penguin Random House Audio. Retrieved 2021-12-28.
  6. Verma, Henrietta (2020-01-01). "The Sun Down Motel". Booklist. Retrieved 2021-12-27.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  7. "Mystery/Thriller Book Review: The Sun Down Motel by Simone St. James. Berkley, $26 (336p) ISBN 978-0-440-00017-4". PublishersWeekly.com. 2019-10-29. Retrieved 2021-12-28.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  8. "The Sun Down Motel". Goodreads. Retrieved 2021-12-27.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  9. Verma, Henrietta (2018-01-01). "The Broken Girls". Booklist. Retrieved 2021-12-27.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  10. "Fiction Book Review: The Broken Girls by Simone St. James. Berkley, $26 (336p) ISBN 978-0-451-47620-3". PublishersWeekly.com. 2018-01-08. Retrieved 2021-12-28.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  11. "The Broken Girls". Goodreads. Retrieved 2021-12-27.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  12. "Fiction Book Review: Silence for the Dead by Simone St. James. NAL, $14 trade paper (384p) ISBN 978-0-451-41948-4". PublishersWeekly.com. Retrieved 2021-12-28.
  13. "Silence for the Dead". Goodreads. Retrieved 2021-12-27.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  14. "Fiction Book Review: The Haunting of Maddy Clare by Simone St. James. Penguin/New American Library, $14 trade paper (336p) ISBN 978-0-451-23568-8". PublishersWeekly.com. 2012-04-16. Retrieved 2021-12-28.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  15. "The Haunting of Maddy Clare". Kirkus Reviews. 2011-12-19. Retrieved 2021-12-27.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  16. "Past RITA Winners". Romance Writers of America. Retrieved 2021-12-27.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  17. "Arthur Ellis Awards: First Novel". Canadian Books & Authors. Retrieved 2021-12-28.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
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