| Author: | Ryne Douglas Pearson |
| Series: | Art Jefferson |
| Genres: | Young-adult novel, thriller, mystery, political |
| Preceded By: | Capitol Punishment |
| Pages: | 239 |
| Pub Date: | 1996 |
| Language: | English |
| Country: | United States |
Simple Simon: A Thriller is a 1996 novel written by American author Ryne Douglas Pearson.[1] The novel was adapted into the film Mercury Rising in 1998.
Arthur “Art” Jefferson has to protect an autistic 16-year-old boy, Simon Lynch, who hacked a government code, from an assassin.
The novel was adapted to the 1998 film Mercury Rising directed by Harold Becker, and starring Bruce Willis, Alec Baldwin, and Miko Hughes, it was distributed by Universal Pictures.