Simon Brett was educated at Dulwich College and Wadham College, Oxford, where he gained a first-class honours degree in English.
12 Facts About Simon Brett
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Simon Brett is married with three children and lives in Arundel, West Sussex, England.
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Simon Brett was the president of the Detection Club from 2000 to 2015.
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Simon Brett was appointed Officer of the Order of the British Empire in the 2016 New Year Honours for services to literature.
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In 2015, Simon Brett was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society of Literature.
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Simon Brett co-produced From Us To You for BBC Radio 4 with David Hatch.
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When he moved into television, Simon Brett was responsible for producing End of Part One and the television revival of The Glums, both for LWT.
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Simon Brett wrote several sitcoms, including BBC Radio 4's After Henry, No Commitments, Semi Circles and Smelling of Roses.
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Simon Brett has written episodes of the BBC radio detective drama Baldi.
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Simon Brett has written five series of detective novels.
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Simon Brett has written several mystery plays and some non-series novels, of which A Shock to the System is probably best known because the filmed version starred Michael Caine as the business executive who takes revenge after being passed over for promotion.
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In 2014, Simon Brett was chosen as the recipient of the Cartier Diamond Dagger from the Crime Writers' Association for "an outstanding body of work in crime fiction".