Steve "S. J." Watson (born 1971) is an English writer. His first novel was in 2011 with the thriller Before I Go to Sleep. Rights to publish the book have been sold in 42 different countries around the world and it has gone on to be an international bestseller. The novel has won the 2011 Crime Writer's Association John Creasey (New Blood) Dagger and the Galaxy National UK Thriller and Crime Novel of the Year. It will be a feature film soon starring Nicole Kidman. Watson's next novel is entitled Second Life. He will be featured in the fiction edition line-up presented by The Big Issue.
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