Simon Lelic
British author
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Simon Lelic (/ˈlɛlɪtʃ/ LELL-itch[1]) is a British novelist of mysteries and thrillers.
Born
1976 (age 49–50)
Simon Lelic
1976 (age 49–50)
Brighton, England
OccupationNovelist
LanguageEnglish
EducationUniversity of Exeter
Simon Lelic | |
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| Born | Simon Lelic 1976 (age 49–50) Brighton, England |
| Occupation | Novelist |
| Language | English |
| Education | University of Exeter |
| Period | 2010 – present |
| Genre | Crime fiction, thrillers |
| Children | 3 |
| Website | |
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Life and career
Lelic was born in 1976 in Brighton. He studied history at the University of Exeter and then took a post-graduate course in Journalism. He worked as a freelancer and in business-to-business publishing before becoming a novelist, and has also owned an import/export company.[2]
His first novel, Rupture (2010) won a Betty Trask Award in 2011.[3] He has also written the Haven series of young adult thrillers; the first book, The Haven, was published in 2019.[4]
Published works
- Rupture (US: A Thousand Cuts) (Picador/Viking, 2010)[5][6]
- The Facility (Mantle, 2011)[7]
- The Child Who (Mantle, 2012)[8]
- The House (US: The New Neighbors) (Berkley, 2017)[9][10]
- The Liar's Room (Berkley, 2019)[11]
- The Search Party (Berkley, 2020)[12]
- The Hiding Place (Penguin, 2022)[13]
Haven
- The Haven (2019)
- Revolution (2019)
- Deadfall (2020)