Colin Simpson (English journalist)

Not to be confused with Colin Simpson (Australian journalist).

Colin Malcolm Macrae Simpson (14 July 1931 - 31 October 2017) was a war correspondent and investigative journalist for The Sunday Times. He also wrote a number of non-fiction books. After an accident, he became a keen gardener and started the business Simpson's Seeds.

Selected publications

• Sir Francis Chichester: Voyage of the Century. Sphere, London, 1967. (With Christopher Angeloglou)
• The Secret Lives of Lawrence of Arabia. Nelson, London, 1969. (With Phillip Knightley)
• The Ship That Hunted Itself. Weidenfeld and Nicolson, London, 1971.
• Lusitania. Little, Brown and Company, 1972. ISBN 9780140068030
• The Cleveland Street Affair. Little Brown, 1976. (With Lewis Chester & David Leitch)
• Mugabe: A Biography. Sphere, London, 1981. (With David Smith) ISBN 978-0722178683
• Emma: The Life of Lady Hamilton. Bodley Head, London, 1983. ISBN 0370309847
• The Partnership: The Secret Association of Bernard Berenson and Joseph Duveen. Bodley Head, London, 1987. ISBN 037030585X