His first novel , '' Private Privilege '' , was published in 2008 by Quartet Books . The story is a rites of passage through the eyes of a public school boy . The sequel '' And You Are ? '' was published the following year . It is set in Hollywood , Las Vegas and London . His third novel , '' Mr Coles '' , was published in May 2011 . It takes place in an English Prep School and follows the tortured life of one of its masters . It was described in one review as " illuminating the dark alleys of the human condition " . His fourth novel , '' The Last Photograph '' , is set on 21 December 1988 ; the day Pan Am Flight 103 crashed into Lockerbie . It was Hello Magazine 's book of the week and the review described it as being 'em otionally eloquent and a searing study of loss and love . ' His first authorised biography is of soccer star Sol Campbell . It was published in March 2014 and was serialized in The Sunday Times . The biography became The Times critic 's choice of the week . Astaire was nominated as best ' new ' writer at The Best Sports Book Awards of the Year 2015 . In September 2018 , a regular feature called Station to Station began in The Sunday Telegraph . Simon Astaire 's concept is asking his guest 12 questions whilst they take an imaginary train journey of their choice . His first guest was Ian Holm and he chose Paris to Antibes
Pan Am Flight 103
Pan Am Flight 103
Simon Astaire