Simon Booker is an author and screenwriter. He has worked on long-running television series such as The Inspector Lynley Mysteries, Holby City and The Mrs Bradley Mysteries, and written original scripts for BBC1, ITV and CBS in America.

He is author of two psychological thrillers featuring journalist Morgan Vine. Animal Instinct is his latest novel and introduces private investigator Joe Cassidy – an ex-policeman turned private investigator seeking to solve unusual crimes on the Kent coast.

He can be found on Twitter and on his website simonbooker.com.