Simon Cheshire

Simon Cheshire (born 1 June 1964) is a British writer of children's literature, often in the genres of mystery and science fiction.[1] His many published works include the Saxby Smart detective series and the SWARM techno-spy series. His first book, published in 1997, was Jeremy Brown of the Secret Service. Many of his books are for the 8 to 12 age range but some, such as the romantic comedy Plastic Fantastic, are for teens, while the horror novel Flesh and Blood is for older teens and adults.[2][3]

Biography

Simon Cheshire was born in Leamington Spa, Warwickshire and educated at Arnold Lodge School and Warwick School. He gained a degree in Philosophy and Psychology from the University of Hull.

He lived in Warwick with his wife and family.

Books
  • They Melted His Brain! (1999)
  • Totally Unsuitable for Children (2000)
  • Dirty Rotten Tricks (2000) (reissued as Bottomby in 2010)
  • Kissing Vanessa (2003)
  • Plastic Fantastic (2004)
  • The Prince and the Snowgirl (2006)
  • Pants on Fire (2010)
  • The Book of the Nearly Dead (2010)
  • Me and My Big Mouse (2011)
  • Deadline (2011)
  • The Frightfuls (2011)
  • Sam's Home-Made Brain Scrambler (2012)
  • Airlock (2014)
  • Underworld (2014)
  • Flesh and Blood (2015)

Jeremy Brown

Jeremy Brown, though apparently a scruffy schoolboy, is an MI7 agent in disguise, who gets involved in outlandish adventures with his fierce sidekick, Patsy Spudd.[4]

  1. Jeremy Brown of the Secret Service (1997)
  2. Jeremy Brown and the Mummy's Curse (1998)
  3. Jeremy Brown on Mars (1998)
  4. Jeremy Brown: Spy (omnibus) (2010)

Saxby Smart: private detective

Saxby Smart is a schoolkid private detective who works out of his garden shed solving mysteries brought to him by the children of the neighbourhood. As with the Encyclopedia Brown series, the books are divided into a number of cases and the reader is encouraged to solve the mysteries alongside the detective.[5][6]

  1. The Curse of the Ancient Mask (2007)
  2. The Fangs of the Dragon (2008)
  3. The Pirate's Blood (2008)
  4. The Hangman's Lair (2008)
  5. The Eye of the Serpent (2009)
  6. Five Seconds to Doomsday (2009)
  7. The Poisoned Arrow (2009)
  8. The Treasure of Dead Mans Lane (2010 - U.S. retitle of The Fangs of the Dragon)
  9. The Secret of the Skull (2010)
  10. Saxby Smart's Detective Handbook (2010 - Non-fiction)

SWARM

The SWARM are intelligent robotic bugs who work with their human teammates to gather information and avert potential disasters.[7]

  1. Operation Sting (2014)
  2. Project Venom (2014)
  3. Code Name Firestorm (2015)
  4. Target Silverclaw (2015)

Non-fiction
  • You've Got to Read This: A Beginner's Guide to Great Writers and the History of Books (2011)
  • How to Write a Story (2014)
  • How to Get a Grip on Grammar (2015)
  • How to Be a Snappy Speller (2016)
  • plus numerous fiction and non-fiction titles specifically for schools[8]

References
  1. Simon Cheshire at Fantastic Fiction
  2. Three Teen Comedies
  3. Flesh and Blood
  4. Jeremy Brown of the Secret Service at Fantastic Fiction
  5. Summary of The Curse of the Ancient Mask from the Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books, Volume 62, Number 9, May 2009
  6. Saxby Smart series — US edition — at Macmillan
  7. Operation Sting at Fantastic Fiction
  8. Official bibliography
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