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Simone St. James is a Canadian author of mystery, historical fiction, and romance novels. Simone lives outside of Toronto, Canada and had twenty years of experience in the television business before leaving to write full-time.Simone has always written for fun before she decided to try and get published. She was inspired to write her first book because she wanted to read a ghost story that was creepy but not gory, and that had a romance in it. Since she couldn't find it, she wrote it herself.The themes in Simone's novels often include ghosts, crime, and an investigation. Although Simone claims never to have seen a ghost personally, her books are all about the possibility, and specifically about the "what if" moment. The first books written by Simone were set in the 1920s. She decided after that to write for other time periods like the 1950s. Selected texts Murder Road (2024) Murder Road, as of yet the publishing Date is set on March 5, 2024. 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.The book received a positive review from Publishers Weekly, and Goodreads named it one of the most anticipated books of 2022. The book was also nominated to the Goodreads Choice Award Nominee for Mystery & Thriller (2022). 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.The book received a starred review from Booklist, as well as a positive review from Publishers Weekly.It also received the following accolades: Goodreads Choice Award for Mystery & Thriller nominee (2020) Ladies of Horror Fiction Award for Best Novel nominee (2020)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, as well as a positive review from Publishers Weekly.It was nominated for a Goodreads Choice Award for Mystery & Thriller (2018). 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 and was nominated for Goodreads Choice Award for Horror (2014). 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 and Kirkus, as well as the following accolades: RITA Award by Romance Writers of America for Best First Book (2013) RITA Award by Romance Writers of America for Best Novel with Strong Romantic Elements (2013) Arthur Ellis Award for Best First Crime Novel (2013)Publications Murder Road (2024) 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 External links Official website. Discover the Simone St James popular books. Find the top 100 most popular Simone St James books.

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  • Silence for the Dead synopsis, comments

    Silence for the Dead

    Simone St. James

    “Portis House emerged from the fog as we approached, showing itself slowly as a long, low shadow....”In 1919, Kitty Weekes, pretty, resourceful, and on the run, falsifies her backg...

  • A History of Wild Places synopsis, comments

    A History of Wild Places

    Shea Ernshaw

    In this “riveting, atmospheric thriller that messes with your mind in the best way” (Laini Taylor, New York Times bestselling author), three residents of a secluded, seemingly peac...

  • Beneath the Stairs synopsis, comments

    Beneath the Stairs

    Jennifer Fawcett

    In this spinetingling, atmospheric “nailbiter of a novel” (Shelf Awareness), a woman returns to her hometown after her childhood friend attempts suicide at an alleged haunted house...

  • The Sun Down Motel synopsis, comments

    The Sun Down Motel

    Simone St. James

    AN INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLERSomething hasn’t been right at the roadside Sun Down Motel for a very long time, and Carly Kirk is about to find out why in this chilling new no...

  • My Darling Girl synopsis, comments

    My Darling Girl

    Jennifer McMahon

    The New York Times bestselling author of the “otherworldly treat” (People) The Drowning Kind and The Children on the Hill returns with a spinetingling psychological thriller about ...

  • The Winter Guest synopsis, comments

    The Winter Guest

    W. C. Ryan

    SHORTLISTED FOR THE CWA GOLD DAGGER AWARD A haunting, atmospheric mystery set against a country divided, by the author of A House of Ghosts. January 1921. Though the Great War...

  • The Book of Cold Cases synopsis, comments

    The Book of Cold Cases

    Simone St. James

    A Most Anticipated Novel by PopSugar Crime Reads Goodreads A true crime blogger gets more than she bargained for while interviewing the woman acquitted of two cold case slayings ...

  • The Children on the Hill synopsis, comments

    The Children on the Hill

    Jennifer McMahon

    From the New York Times bestselling author of The Drowning Kind comes a genredefying novel, inspired by Mary Shelley’s masterpiece Frankenstein, that brilliantly explores the eerie...

  • Grave Reservations synopsis, comments

    Grave Reservations

    Cherie Priest

    “Delightful.” The New York Times Book ReviewA psychic travel agent and a Seattle PD detective solve a murder in this quirky mystery in the vein of Lisa Lutz’s The Spellman Files an...

  • A Brief Guide to Spiritual Classics synopsis, comments

    A Brief Guide to Spiritual Classics

    James M. Russell

    This very readable brief guide examines a wide range of spiritual writing that can be read for enjoyment or inspiration, including some books that come from beyond any religious tr...

  • The Drowning Kind synopsis, comments

    The Drowning Kind

    Jennifer McMahon

    A NEW YORK TIMES BEST THRILLER OF 2021In this “blisteringly suspenseful tale that will keep you up at night” (Wendy Webb, author of Daughters of the Lake), a woman returns to the o...

  • The Haunting of Maddy Clare synopsis, comments

    The Haunting of Maddy Clare

    Simone St. James

    A woman of limited means and even less experience must confront a vengeful spirit in this haunting novel from the New York Times bestselling author of The Broken Girls and The Sun ...

  • The Woman in the Castello synopsis, comments

    The Woman in the Castello

    Kelsey James

    “You'll get lost in the pages of this lush, entertaining story.” Ellen Marie Wiseman, New York Times bestselling author of The Lost Girls of WillowbrookPerfect for readers of Silvi...

  • A House of Ghosts synopsis, comments

    A House of Ghosts

    W. C. Ryan

    Finalist for the Irish Book Award for Crime Fiction Book of the Year, a Classic Cozy BigHouse Mystery Haunted by the Specters of World War OneFor Readers of Agatha Christie and Sim...

  • Everything I Know I Learned From TV synopsis, comments

    Everything I Know I Learned From TV

    Mark Rowlands

    Everything I Know I Learned From TV uses characters we all know and love and their TV worlds to explain the great questions of philosophy. The only qualifications you need to join ...

  • The Broken Girls synopsis, comments

    The Broken Girls

    Simone St. James

    A journalist uncovers the dark secrets of an abandoned boarding school in this chilling suspense novel from the New York Times bestselling author of The Sun Down Motel.Vermont, 195...