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Simon McCleave was born in South London. When leaving University, he worked in television and film development. He was a Script Editor at the BBC, a producer at Channel 4 before working as a Story Analyst in Los Angeles. He worked on films such as ‘The Full Monty’ and television series such as ‘Our Friends In The North’.

Simon then became a script writer for television and film. He wrote on series such as Silent Witness, Murder In Suburbia, Teachers, Attachments, The Bill, Eastenders and many more. His film, ‘Out of the Game’ for Channel 4 was critically acclaimed – ‘An unflinching portrayal of male friendship.’ (Time Out)

‘The Snowdonia Killings’ is his first novel.

Simon lives in North Wales with his wife and two children.

Simon can be contacted at simonmccleave.com and contact@simonmccleave.com.
 


Genres: Mystery
 
New and upcoming books
October 2025

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Fatal Love
(Frank Marshal, book 4)
June 2026

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Blood Mountain
(Frank Marshal, book 5)
Series
DI Ruth Hunter
   1. The Snowdonia Killings (2020)
   2. The Harlech Beach Killings (2020)
   3. The Dee Valley Killings (2020)
   4. The Devil's Cliff Killings (2020)
   5. The Berwyn River Killings (2020)
   6. The White Forest Killings (2020)
   7. The Solace Farm Killings (2020)
   8. The Menai Bridge Killings (2021)
   9. The Conway Harbour Killings (2021)
   10. The River Seine Killings (2021)
   11. The Lake Vyrnwy Killings (2022)
   12. The Chirk Castle Killings (2022)
   13. The Portmeirion Killings (2022)
   14. The Llandudno Pier Killings (2023)
   15. The Denbigh Asylum Killings (2023)
   16. The Wrexham Killings (2023)
   17. The Colwyn Bay Killings (2023)
   18. The Chester Killings (2024)
   19. The Llangollen Killings (2024)
   20. The Wirral Killings (2024)
   21. The Abersoch Killings (2025)
   22. The Bala Lake Killings (2025)
   23. The Liverpool Killings (2026)
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Anglesey
   1. The Dark Tide (2022)
   2. In Too Deep (2023)
   3. Blood on the Shore (2023)
   4. The Drowning Isle (2024)
   5. Dead in the Water (2024)
   6. Untitled Book 6 (2025)
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Frank Marshal
   1. Marshal of Snowdonia (2024)
   2. False Witness (2025)
   3. Deadly Care (2025)
   4. Fatal Love (2025)
   5. Blood Mountain (2026)
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Novels
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Simon McCleave recommends
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The Silent Guest (2025)
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Whiteout (2025)
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"Gripping and tense throughout, this is a fabulous debut thriller. Incredibly atmospheric, I couldn't put it down."
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The Stalker (2024)
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"Gripping . . . I just couldn't put this down."

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