Doug Johnstone

Doug Johnstone is a journalist, musician and author of literary fiction and contemporary thrillers set in Scotland. His novels are all about ordinary people in extraordinary circumstances and how they react to such difficult situations. The novels have been described as no-nonsense stories with strong emotional undercurrents. Johnstone has a diploma in journalism, a degree in physics and a doctorate in nuclear physics. He got his start in writing with the writing of “Tombstoning” that he published in 2006 to much commercial success and critical acclaim. With his debut getting much success, he has been nominated and won many awards over the years. He made the longlist for the Scottish Crime Novel of the Year McIlvanney Prize for his novel “Breakers,” while “Hit & Run,” and “ were Amazon bestselling titles. He has also received a lot of acclaim from his contemporaries that include Christopher Brookmyre, Irvine Welsh, Megan Abbott, Ian Rankin, William McIlvanney, and Val McDermid.