Brett, Simon: - Simon Brettworked as a producer in radio and television before taking up writing full-time. He is the author of more than 100 books, including the much-loved Fethering, Charles Paris and Mrs Pargeter mystery series. He lives in an Agatha Christie-style village in the South Downs. In 2014 he won the Crime Writers Associations prestigious Diamond Dagger for an outstanding body of work, and in 2016 he was awarded an OBE for services to literature.