Also published under S.D. Rowell

Simon Rowell is a bestselling Australian crime mystery author, who was born in Adelaide, South Australia.

A graduate of both the University of South Australia and Flinders University, Simon’s work centres on the interplay between culture, morality and truth, which is explored within the bestselling novel, "The Echo of Others". The book was long-listed for the Ned Kelly Award, Australia's pre-eminent crime literature award, for Best First Crime novel.

Simon has published a trilogy of novels focused on a detective with PTSD, who works with a service dog. These novels are The Long Game, Wild Card and The Good Dog.

As a teenager, Simon worked in outback South Australia in the Cooper Basin oil & gas fields and later at Olympic Dam. In his early twenties, he managed hotels and was a tour guide. Later, for over twenty years, he owned and managed two branding and marketing businesses in Melbourne. He now lives on the Fleurieu Peninsula with a farm full of rescued animals and a large collection of books. Simon is a lover of baseball, jalapeños and sculpture.