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 Simon Kernick was born in Slough, Berkshire. He currently lives in Oxfordshire. In 1991, he graduated 
from Brighton Polytechnic with a degree in Humanities. He is the creator of:
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Titles and year of publication:
| 'Tina Boyd' Novels | |
| 1) The Crime Trade | 2004 | 
| 2) Relentless | 2006 | 
| 3) Deadline | 2008 | 
| 4) Target | 2009 | 
| 5) The Last 10 Seconds | 2010 | 
| 6) Ultimatum | 2013 | 
| 7) The Final Minute | 2015 | 
| 'Ray Mason' Novels | |
| 1) The Witness | 2016 | 
| 2) The Bone Field (also features Tina Boyd) | 2017 | 
| 3) The Hanged Man (also features Tina Boyd) | 2017 | 
| 4) Die Alone (also features Tina Boyd) | 2019 | 
| 'Dennis Milne' Novels | |
| 1) The Business of Dying | 2002 | 
| 2) A Good Day to Die | 2005 | 
| 3) The Payback | 2011 | 
| Other Novels | |
| 1) The Murder Exchange | 2003 | 
| 2) Severed | 2007 | 
| 3) Siege | 2012 | 
| 4) The Debt (e-story) | 2012 | 
| 5) Wrong Time, Wrong Place | 2013 | 
| 6) Stay Alive | 2014 | 
| 7) Dead Man's Gift: Yesterday (e-book) | 2014 | 
| 8) Dead Man's Gift: Last Night (e-book) | 2014 | 
| 9) Dead Man's Gift: Today (e-book) | 2014 | 
| 10) One by One: Before (e-story) | 2015 | 
| 11) One by One: During (e-story) | 2015 | 
| 12) One by One: After (e-story) | 2015 | 
| 13) Flytrap (e-story) | 2016 | 
| 14) Dead Man's Gift and Other Stories (short stories) | 2018 | 
| 15) We Can See You | 2018 | 
| 16) Kill a Stranger | 2020 |