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THE SIMONE SHADOW SERIES
French Secret Agent:  Fast paced thrillers with a strong female lead.

The Contractor 
Amazon Review:  "Gritty, well written, a real page turner."
"Some characters just shine out and perhaps, this beautiful action heroine Simone Shadow,
will become France's international equivalent of Britain's James Bond. "

The Bird Hunt
Amazon Review:  "Supercharged Simone"
"Just as with book one, fast, furious action all the way.
Luck good and bad plays its part but logical, intriguing and a damn good read.

The African Affair
Be the first to review this fast-paced novel.

Simone Shadow - The Contractor 

 A striking example of vintage espionage fiction.

Unusually, London contracts a French secret agent to resolve a dangerous threat to western security. Simone Shadow is that agent and she has a complicated history with her own Bureau. With help from a much-loved former French resistance fighter and highly experienced  French army colonel she navigates a dangerous path.   

The stakes are high; her Bureau chief challenges his Russian counterpart, revealing chilling truths about his own history in the process. 

Simone uses valuable lessons learned from her beloved mother, also a former Resistance fighter, to "run with the wind and hide in the shadows."  

A Thrilling Historical Novel >>> 1970s France >>>  A Fast Paced Read >>> Strong female lead. 

Simone Shadow - The Bird Hunt

Another pacy, nerve-tingling journey with Simone Shadow, French Secret Agent.

A striking example of vintage espionage fiction.

It is 1970s France and once again, Firebird's empire is threatening international stability. Simone Shadow must travel to its heart to eliminate the evil which lurks beneath the surface. In the middle of Paris Fashion Week she joins Colonel La Rose once more to fight this increasingly dangerous adversary. 

Firebird's resources seem limitless. She controls every section of her world-wide network like a ruthlessly efficient spider. She destroys anyone who crosses her with no hint of remorse. Simone must enter the web and face this dangerous psychopath virtually alone.

A Thrilling Historical Novel >>> 1970s France >>>  A Fast Paced Read >>> Strong female lead. 

The African Affair

BOOK 3

Simone Shadow - The African Affair

Simone Shadow is thrust into the dangers and intrigue of Third World espionage.

East Africa in the 1970s. The king of gun-running is to be forcibly returned to France for trial. Arriving in Nairobi, Simone Shadow teams up with a local partner of fierce intelligence and fascinating pedigree. 

Their target threatens them across many of the countries in East Africa and further south. He is very experienced, utterly ruthless and will kill anyone he perceives as a threat. The territory Simone must navigate holds myriad other natural threats and her skills are tested to breaking point.

A Thrilling Historical Novel >>> 1970s France >>>  A Fast Paced Read >>> Strong female lead. 

Cover Design

The Simone Shadow cover design was inspired by Montmartre's silhouette portrait artists of the 70s and the paper-cut illustration and découpage of Henry Matisse.

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