Douglas Scott (4 December 1926 – 1996) was the pen name of Douglas Smith, a British author of
thriller fiction
Thriller is a genre of fiction with numerous, often overlapping, subgenres, including crime, horror, and detective fiction. Thrillers are characterized and defined by the moods they elicit, giving their audiences heightened feelings of susp ...
, mostly published during the 1980s. His subject periods run from the theatres of the
Second World War
World War II or the Second World War (1 September 1939 – 2 September 1945) was a World war, global conflict between two coalitions: the Allies of World War II, Allies and the Axis powers. World War II by country, Nearly all of the wo ...
to
post war
A post-war or postwar period is the interval immediately following the end of a war. The term usually refers to a varying period of time after World War II, which ended in 1945. A post-war period can become an interwar period or interbellum, ...
Europe. A number of his novels feature seagoing prominently and he sometimes get categorised as an author of
naval fiction.
Scott was born in
Broughty Ferry
Broughty Ferry (; ; ) is a suburb of Dundee, in Scotland. It is situated four miles east of the City Centre, Dundee, city centre on the north bank of the Firth of Tay. The area was a separate burgh from 1864 until 1913, when it was incorporated ...
, Scotland on 4 December 1926. He died in 1996.
Bibliography
*''The Spoils of War'' –
Secker & Warburg
Harvill Secker is a British publishing company formed in 2005 from the merger of Secker & Warburg and the Harvill Press.
History
Secker & Warburg
Secker & Warburg was formed in 1935 from a takeover of Martin Secker, which was in receivership, ...
, London, 1977
*''The Gifts of Artemis'' – Secker & Warburg, London, 1979
** (the above was retitled ''Operation Artemis'', Bobbs-Merrill, Indianapolis, 1979 in the USA)
*''The Burning of the Ships'' – Secker & Warburg, London, 1980
*''Die for the Queen'' – Secker & Warburg, London, 1981
*''In the Face of the Enemy'' – Secker & Warburg, London, 1982
*''The Hanged Man'' – Secker & Warburg, London, 1983
*''Chains'' – Secker & Warburg, London, 1984
*''Eagle's Blood'' – Secker and Warburg, London, 1985
*''The Albatross Run'' – Secker & Warburg, London,
*''Shadows'' – Secker & Warburg, London, 1987
*''Whirlpool'' – Century, London, 1988
Notes
External links
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1926 births
1996 deaths
British thriller writers
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