Simon's Story

About the Book

It’s an ordinary day, a Wednesday in October, as a drama unfolds in one corner of the UCLA campus. A five-year old boy is caught up in events swirling around his father, Simon Kyser PhD. Bribery and corruption emerges, followed by attempted murder, mayhem, and kidnapping. It is a story of scientific espionage gone awry. Grace Tooley MD finds young Simon drenched and alone in the middle of a downpour in a parking lot at UCLA. She in concert with her colleague Wesley Brown MD, head of the psychiatric institute and Anton Kristov PhD, head of the biotech department work to unravel what fast becomes a web of deceit. The story is told in seven days.

About the Author

Buff Brazy Given, lived two years in England; photographed the women of China; experienced village life while living in France. She earned an MA in Architecture and Urban Planning from UCLA, working in those related fields as lecturer, writer and professional consultant. A SMALL FLIRTATION is her first venture into fiction. She lives with her husband in Southern California.