Why should I provide my email address?

Start saving money today with our FREE daily newsletter packed with the best FREE and bargain Kindle book deals. We will never share your email address!
Sign Up Now!

Crime Reporter Scott Fleetwood Must Pay a Ransom in Blood to Save His Own Children in Simon Wood’s Thriller PAYING THE PIPER – Just $1.99 on Kindle, and Here’s a Free Sample.

Eight years after crime reporter Scott Fleetwood first crossed paths with the infamous Bay Area child kidnapper the Piper, he’s back, with Scott’s young children as his targets. Scott can have his children back if he can pay the ransom. The hard part is that ransom isn’t measured in dollars, but in blood. Simon Wood’s PAYING THE PIPER – Just $1.99 on Kindle.

By Simon Wood
5.0 Stars  –  19 Reviews

Text-to-Speech:  Enabled
Lending:  Enabled


Praise for Paying the Piper:

“Wood keeps the pages flying, even as his plot gets more and more complex, accelerating nicely toward an elegant climax.” — Publishers Weekly

“Revenge fuels Wood’s fast-paced thriller and the good guys deliver a winning finale.” — Oakland Tribune

Simon Wood “is the real deal, already knocking on the door of the A-list. He’s that good….a ferocious raw artist.” — Ken Bruen, author of Jack Taylor series

“Tense, fast-paced, and near impossible to put down.” — Sean Chercover, author of Trigger City

“Simon Wood might not be a household name right now, but if his books continue at this pace he might soon be.” — Reviewing The Evidence

“An action-packed thriller that never slows down.” — Midwest Book Review

Here’s the set-up for Paying The Piper:

The Piper is the Bay Area’s infamous child kidnapper. When the Piper selected crime reporter, Scott Fleetwood, to report on his latest child kidnapping, Scott thought he had the world in his grasp, but he held nothing. Scott had been duped by a wannabe.

By the time the FBI exposed the hoaxer, time had run out, leaving the real Piper only one course of action—to kill the child. With a murder added to his résumé, the Piper vanished leaving Scott to take blame from the public and the investigating FBI agent, Tom Sheils.

But now, eight years later, the Piper’s back, with very specific targets in mind—Scott’s young children. Scott can have his children back as long as he can pay the ransom. The hard part is that ransom isn’t measured in dollars, but in blood.

About the Author:


Simon Wood is an ex-racecar driver, a licensed pilot and an occasional private investigator. He shares his world with his American wife, Julie. A longhaired dachshund and five cats dominate their lives. He’s had over 150 stories and articles published. His short fiction has appeared in a variety of magazines anthologies, such as Seattle Noir, Thriller 2 and Woman’s World.

He’s a frequent contributor to Writer’s Digest. He’s the Anthony Award winning author of Working Stiffs, Accidents Waiting to Happen, Paying the Piper and We All Fall Down. As Simon Janus, he’s the author of The Scrubs and Road Rash. His latest thriller, Terminated, is out in mass paperback with a new short story collection, Asking for Trouble, out later in the year. Curious people can learn more at simonwood.net.

Simon is a transplant from England, residing in the San Francisco Bay Area. Simon is a proud member of both the Mystery Writers of America and Horror Writers Association.

And here, in the comfort of your own browser, is your free sample:



KND Free Sample! ACCIDENTS WAITING TO HAPPEN: Josh Michaels is worth more dead than alive. He just doesn’t know it yet … Simon Wood’s Accidents Waiting To Happen is as streamlined as a bullet from a hit man’s gun. Here’s a free sample of our eBook of the Day!

With time running out, Josh had better figure out who wants him dead and why … before it’s too late. Here’s the set-up for Accidents Waiting To Happen, just $2.99 on Kindle:

Josh Michaels is worth more dead than alive. He just doesn’t know it yet. He has no idea why someone would try to kill him, clearly that’s exactly what happened. When an SUV forced Josh’s car off the road and into a river, it might have been an accident. But when Josh looked up at the road, expecting to see the SUV’s driver rushing to help him, all he saw was the driver watching him calmly…then giving him a “thumbs down” sign. That was merely the first attempt on Josh’s life, all of them designed to look like accidents, and all of them very nearly fatal. With his time–and maybe his luck–running out and no one willing to believe him, Josh had better figure out who wants him dead and why…before it’s too late.



“One of the most riveting first chapters I have read in some time. The pacing is spectacular and gets progressively faster as the reader nears the finale. An unqualified recommendation.”
— Deadly Pleasures Mystery Magazine

“An impressive debut.”
— Mystery Scene Magazine

“Simon Wood…delivers a suspenseful, brisk tale in his debut.”
— South Florida Sun Sentinel

“What a thrill ride!”
— Literary Editor for the East Bay Express

“A smashing, rip roaring success.”
— Over My Dead Body Magazine

“Events escalate in ACCIDENTS WAITING TO HAPPEN at break- neck speed. The thought that the plot could be a reality in today’s world is shocking, to say the least. The suspense builds in each chapter, the plot thickens, and I could not put it down. Debut author Simon Wood is a welcome addition to the thriller/suspense genre.”
— Fresh Fiction

“ACCIDENTS WAITING TO HAPPEN is a thriller at its best.”
— I Love A Mystery

“ACCIDENTS WAITING TO HAPPEN is a briskly plotted thriller that uses point of view shifts better than any novel I’ve read in quite a while in his debut.”
— CrimeSpree Magazine

“Simon Wood has fashioned an exciting and well-written novel of suspense, with a nail-biting conclusion during which this reader held her breath in anticipation of what new horrors might be in store!”
— Mystery Morgue

“Accidents Waiting To Happen is loaded with suspense and I didn’t want to put it down.”
— Mysteries Galore

“Accidents Waiting To Happen is as streamlined as a bullet from a hit man’s gun.”
— Horrorworld

“Simon Wood opens with a breath-taking scene and never lets up…a must read.”
— Mysterical-E

“Twists and turns that keeps the reader guessing till the last page.”
— All About Murder Reviews

“Enthusiastically recommended.”
— The Midwest Book Review

About the Author:

Simon Wood is an ex-racecar driver, a licensed pilot and an occasional private investigator. He shares his world with his American wife, Julie. A longhaired dachshund and five cats dominate their lives. He’s had over 150 stories and articles published. His short fiction has appeared in a variety of magazines anthologies, such as Seattle Noir, Thriller 2 and Woman’s World.

He’s a frequent contributor to Writer’s Digest. He’s the Anthony Award winning author of Working Stiffs, Accidents Waiting to Happen, Paying the Piper and We All Fall Down. As Simon Janus, he’s the author of The Scrubs and Road Rash. His latest thriller, Terminated, is out in mass paperback with a new short story collection, Asking for Trouble, out later in the year. Curious people can learn more at simonwood.net.

Simon is a transplant from England, residing in the San Francisco Bay Area. Simon is a proud member of both the Mystery Writers of America and Horror Writers Association. 

Here’s a free sample: