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Simon Eyre

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Simon Eyre is a company director and author of the Daniel Sawyer series, including Getting Away With It and The Deadly Embrace.

He lives with his wife near the Suffolk coast. His love for writing began at ten years old when his Middle School English teacher took him and other students to see Macbeth at a suburban theatre near Sheffield. After a career in the telecoms and computing industries that spanned over thirty successful years, he finally took a “sabbatical” to focus on fulfilling a dream - to publish his first novel. After almost three years of hard work, he has successfully published his debut.

He targets his stories at readers like himself, men aged 18-100, but also strives to make his books accessible and enjoyable to a broader spec ...more

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Average rating: 4.67 · 15 ratings · 3 reviews · 3 distinct works • Similar authors

	Getting Away With It (The Daniel Sawyer Action Thrillers Book 1) 4.50 avg rating — 8 ratings — 2 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 Deadly Embrace: The Second Daniel Sawyer Action Thriller it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 4 ratings — 2 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
	Pinned Down: A Daniel Sawyer Short Story 4.67 avg rating — 3 ratings	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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What Inspired me to be a Writer

As a debut author, I’m often asked, well occasionally asked, okay, you got me, rarely asked, what books influenced me to write.

From an early age, I adored my parents reading to me, and I can still vividly recall the deep, gravelled tones of my late father lulling my brother and me to sleep. I can’t remember the name of the story that remains prominent in my memories, but it involved a guy and his Read more of this blog post »

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Published on December 11, 2023 00:04 • Tags: authors, books, dhal, favourite, hughes, influence, influences, inspiration, inspiring, king, macbeth, shalkespeare, stories, writing

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