About this book
Playing With Death (2017), co-written with Lee Francis, is Simon Scarrow's one venture into contemporary thriller territory rather than historical fiction, built around a killer who turns his crimes into a public game. It followed Invader in his bibliography.
Key facts about Playing With Death
Lee Francis and Simon Scarrow wrote Playing With Death, a book on our list. It has been out since 13 July 2017. The book has 390 pages.
We list 1 edition of this book. Since each edition has its own ISBN, search for 9781472213433 to find the main one.
Simon Scarrow has 43 books on our list. 35 of them belong to a series, while 8 stand alone. All 43 are out now. Other books by Simon Scarrow on file include Tyrant of Rome (2025), A Death in Berlin (2025), Revenge of Rome (2024) and Rebellion (2023).
Earlier, Invictus came out in 2016. After it came The Blood of Rome in 2018. It is one of 2 Simon Scarrow books dated 2017. Since then, our list has added 14 more books by Simon Scarrow.
Simon Scarrow has 4 series on file, such as Eagles of the Empire, The Wellington and Napoleon Quartet and Gladiator. Those series sit on our historical fiction, young adult historical fiction and historical thriller shelves. Meanwhile, Warlord of Britannia is the latest published Simon Scarrow book on file, from 21 May 2026.
About Simon Scarrow
Simon Scarrow is a British author of historical military fiction, best known for the Eagle series (also published as the Eagles of the Empire), which follows two Roman soldiers, the freeborn officer Macro and the well-born but initially inexperienced Cato, through campaigns across the early Roman Empire, beginning with the invasion of Britain in Under the Eagle. See every Simon Scarrow book in order.
Editions
- edition · unknown publisher · — · ISBN 9781472213433