Simon Toyne

Simon Toyne is a British author of thriller novels. He writes the Sancti Trilogy. Toyne earned his degree in English and Drama from Goldsmiths College in London, England before going on to a career in television that lasted twenty years. After quitting his job as a TV producer, Simon moved to France for six month in order to start working on his writing craft; his goal being to write a thriller. After a night crossing the English Channel during a storm with his family, they decided to look for a hotel in Rouen, France. Upon sight of the Rouen Cathedral spire, Simon got the concept for the citadel in Sanctus .