Simon McCleave

Simon McCleave is a bestselling British crime fiction author whose atmospheric detective series are set in Wales and the Lake District. He worked as a script editor, screenwriter, and producer in television and film for over twenty years, including on shows like Brookside, The Bill, and Silent Witness, before turning to crime fiction full-time. McCleave's DI Ruth Hunter series is set in North Wales, where dark secrets hide behind beautiful landscapes. He has also written the Anglesey series and other Welsh-set crime fiction. Blood on the Shore continues his exploration of North Wales as a setting for gripping crime fiction, combining his screenwriter's instinct for pacing and dialogue with richly atmospheric descriptions of the Welsh landscape. His novels have sold hundreds of thousands of copies. His television background gives his novels a cinematic quality and tight plotting. His audiobooks and books offer listeners and readers fast-paced, atmospheric crime fiction set against the dramatic beauty of the Welsh landscape — thrillers where the scenery is gorgeous and the crimes are dark.