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Adelaide, Australia

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Crime, Mystery

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Simon Rowell is a bestselling Australian crime mystery author, who was born in Adelaide, South Australia.

A graduate of both the University of South Australia and Flinders University, Simon’s work centres on the interplay between culture, morality and truth, which is explored within the bestselling novel, "The Echo of Others". The book was long-listed for the Ned Kelly Award, Australia's pre-eminent crime literature award, for Best First Crime novel.

His second work, "The Long Game", was published by Text Publishing in 2021.

As a teenager, Simon has worked in outback South Australia in the Cooper Basin oil & gas fields and later at Olympic Dam. In his early twenties, he managed hotels and was a tour guide. Late ...more

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	The Long Game (Detective Zoe Mayer #1) by Simon Rowell (Goodreads Author), S.D. Rowell (Goodreads Author) 4.02 avg rating — 1,644 ratings — published 2021 — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Echo of Others by S.D. Rowell (Goodreads Author), Simon Rowell (Goodreads Author) 3.94 avg rating — 509 ratings — published 2017 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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March 2025 Group Read - Male author

Opal Country by Chris Hammer

7 votes, 23.3%

The 7 1/2 Deaths of Evelyn Hardcastle by Stuart Turton

6 votes, 20.0%

The Echo of Others by S.D. Rowell

5 votes, 16.7%

A Town Called Treachery by Mitch Jennings

4 votes, 13.3%

The Murder Bag by Tony Parsons

3 votes, 10.0%

Open Season by C.J. Box

3 votes, 10.0%

The 6:20 Man by David Baldacci

2 votes, 6.7%

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