THE BOLIVIA FILES
TO LIVE OUTSIDE THE LAW
The Bolivia Files — A True Crime Memoir Series
No guns. No glamour. No bravado.
Just decisions, consequences… and the cost of an outlaw’s life.
These are not crime stories in the usual sense. They are the record of a life lived on the edge of two worlds—one visible, one hidden.
For four decades, Simon McCoy moved between them, building, risking, winning, losing and, eventually, walking away.
Not a gangster. Not a hero. Just a man who stayed long enough to understand the price.
A Life Lived Between Two Worlds
Simon McCoy lived between two worlds, one visible, one hidden. The Bolivia Files tells the story of where it all began. Each book follows another step into a life that became increasingly difficult to leave behind.
Why This Story Was Written
For those who didn't make it.
For the women who shared the journey.
For the men who helped build the road.
For readers who want the truth behind the choices.
Advance Readers Review
Readers connect with The Bolivia Files because it feels real.
These aren't stories about glamour or gangsters. They strip away the mythology to reveal the
pressure, ambition, survival and consequences of a life lived between two worlds.
From the streets of La Paz to hidden operations across continents, readers describe the series
as immersive, cinematic, raw and impossible to forget.
Post reviews As they stand, positioned here.
“Smoke & Mirrors doesn’t read like fiction. It feels lived. The atmosphere, the tension, the choices — every page pulls you deeper into Simon McCoy’s world. It’s rare to find a crime memoir this honest.”
Mike Sendler
“This story stays with you because it avoids the usual bravado. There’s no glamour here — only consequences, survival, and humanity. One of the most authentic crime narratives I’ve read in years.”
Charmaine Tobey
“The writing feels cinematic from the very first chapter. La Paz, Rio, the underground operations, the emotional pressure — it all unfolds like a film. I couldn’t stop reading.”
Delmar Byers
“What impressed me most was the honesty. Simon McCoy doesn’t try to be a hero. That’s what makes the journey powerful. Dark, reflective, gripping, and deeply human.”
Shanna Margolis
About the Author
Simon McCoy was born in Lambeth, the heart of London East End. An Essex boy before the
Essex girl was invented. Simon joined the merchant navy after being expelled from grammar
school at fifteen. After jumping ship at seventeen in New Orleans, he hitchhiked across hippy
America in the early seventies, the original gap year.
Married at nineteen, he got a mortgage settled down and built a small group of companies in
his twenties. The recession of the eighties unsettled him, and he decided the game was
rigged.
Simon Mccoy
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