A Loyal Spy

Simon Conway was born in California, educated in Britain and studied English Literature at the University of Edinburgh. He served in the British army with the Black Watch and the Queen's Own Highlanders. After leaving the military he worked for The HALO Trust clearing land mines and unexploded ordnance in Cambodia, Kosovo, Abkhazia, Eritrea and Sri Lanka. As Director of Landmine Action he ran projects in Western Sahara and Guinea Bissau as well as successfully campaigning for an international treaty to ban cluster bombs. He now lives in Washington, DC.

'A dizzying journey starring international terrorists, Uday Hussein, freelance salvage merchants and a container full of suffocated Kuwaiti businessmen. Simon Conway's writing is authoritative and authentic. RAGE is a thriller that manages to balance adrenalin with intelligence.' -- Scotland on Sunday on RAGE 20060514 'In a word: Great' -- The Herald Sun on RAGE 20060514 'Conway writes with brutal immediacy, his mordant irony resonating uncomfortably even as it entertains...Grim, kinetic thriller set against an unconventional and inspired backdrop' -- Kirkus Reviews on RAGE 20070115 'Debut of a roaring and prodigal talent ... Not so much a novel as a life experience. Don't miss it.' -- Literary Review on DAMAGED 20070115 'Imagine John le Carre on bad acid - edgy, twisted and very, very dark.' -- Howard Marks on DAMAGED 20070115 'Good background, with an on-the-nail summary of Northern Ireland wheeling and dealing...and a wild Celtic streak that marks Conway as one to watch.' -- The Guardian on DAMAGED 20070115 'Cruel, violent and lyrical, it's Iain Banks meeting Alan Warner in Tom Clancy's missile silo. Excellent.' -- Select on DAMAGED 20070115