Friends of Goring Library

We are excited to announce that FOGL has been invited to participate in a book launch for the first two books in a new series from crime writer Simon Mason.

 

Working with Wallingford bookshop the launch will take place in Wallingford in a local restaurant linked by name to another crime writer - The Five Little Pigs - on the evening of Monday 16 September.

 

The venue will allow guests to enjoy a cocktail and canapés whilst listening to Simon as he tells us about his latest series 'The Finder Mysteries'. Simon’s previous Crime series featuring DI Ryan Wilkins was introduced to us at an Author talk about the first in the series, A Killing in November.

 

Since then the series, now on book four, has gone from strength to strength, his books are frequently taken out from the library and are generating television interest. For this new series Simon has absorbed the wisdom of Maigret author George Simenon in believing that a book should be read in a single sitting and leave the reader wanting more. The Finder Mysteries are planned to do exactly that as the books are slightly shorter and in launching two together we are immersed in the series and wanting more!

 

The Finder is an outsider; he investigates places where he knows no one, armed only with implacable patience, understanding and ruthlessness in search of the truth. He immerses himself in the lives of the missing people he is searching for. In the case of Missing Person Alice, a 12 year old girl disappears while on a paper round leaving only a backpack. In the case of The Lonely Accountant, a timid, well mannered accountant vanishes after departing for a scheduled meeting leaving only a pile of clothes.

 

Simon is quoted as saying that missing persons "have long fascinated me, not just for the mystery of why and how they disappeared but for the abiding impact on the people they leave behind."

 

Join us and the Wallingford bookshop for a fascinating evening of mysteries from a crime writer at the top of his game.