An evening with Simon Toyne in Brighton

Waterstones Brighton are thrilled to welcome international bestselling author of the Sanctus trilogy Simon Toyne, as he launches his brand new thriller with a twist Dark Objects. Simon will be in conversation with William Shaw, bestselling author of the Breen and Tozer series and the forthcoming Dead Rich.

A wealthy woman is found brutally murdered in the locked fortress of her London mansion. Surrounding her are four mysterious objects, including a book on forensics by Dr Laughton Rees.

Pressured by the lead detective to help with the investigation, Laughton begins to realise that the objects left by the body are not just about the victim, they’re also about her.

Her childhood was destroyed by one killer. Now she must catch another before her daughter’s is destroyed too.

Simon Toyne is the bestselling author of the Sanctus trilogy: Sanctus, The Key and The Tower. He wrote Sanctus after quitting his job as a TV executive to focus on writing. It was the biggest selling debut thriller of 2011 in the UK and an international bestseller. His books have been translated into 27 languages and published in over 50 countries. Simon lives with his family in Brighton and the South of France.