Doug Johnstone

Doug Johnstone is the author of 11 novels, most recently A Dark Matter, the first in the Skelfs series, which has just been optioned for TV. In 2019 his thriller Breakers was shortlisted for the McIlvanney Prize for Scottish Crime Novel of the Year. Several of his books have been bestsellers and award winners, and his work has been praised by the likes of Val McDermid, Irvine Welsh, and Ian Rankin. He's taught creative writing and been writer in residence at various institutions, and has been an arts journalist for 20 years. Doug is a songwriter and musician with five albums and three EPs released, and he plays drums for the Fun Lovin' Crime Writers, a band of crime writers. He's also player-manager of the Scotland Writers Football Club. He lives in Edinburgh.