Douglas Scott (writer)

Douglas Scott (4 December 1926 – 1996) was the pen name of Douglas Smith, a British author of thriller fiction, mostly published during the 1980s. His subject periods run from the theatres of the Second World War to post war Europe.[1] A number of his novels feature seagoing[2] prominently and he sometimes get categorised as an author of naval fiction.[3]

For other people named Douglas Scott, see Douglas Scott (disambiguation).

Scott was born in Broughty Ferry, Scotland on 4 December 1926.[4] He died in 1996.[5][6]

Bibliography
  • The Spoils of War – Secker & Warburg, London, 1977 ISBN 0-436-47526-X
  • The Gifts of Artemis – Secker & Warburg, London, 1979 ISBN 0-436-44441-0
    • (the above was retitled Operation Artemis, Bobbs-Merrill, Indianapolis, 1979 ISBN 0-672-52610-7 in the USA)
  • The Burning of the Ships – Secker & Warburg, London, 1980 ISBN 0-436-44425-9
  • Die for the Queen – Secker & Warburg, London, 1981 ISBN 0-436-44426-7
  • In the Face of the Enemy – Secker & Warburg, London, 1982 ISBN 0-436-44427-5
  • The Hanged Man – Secker & Warburg, London, 1983 ISBN 0-436-44424-0
  • Chains – Secker & Warburg, London, 1984 ISBN 0-436-44423-2
  • Eagle's Blood – Secker and Warburg, London, 1985 ISBN 0-436-44442-9
  • The Albatross Run – Secker & Warburg, London, ISBN 0-436-44443-7
  • Shadows – Secker & Warburg, London, 1987 ISBN 0-436-44444-5
  • Whirlpool – Century, London, 1988 ISBN 0-7126-2361-2

Notes
  1. Canadian Books in Print. Author and Title Index. University of Toronto Press. 1975.
  2. "Douglas Scott". www.fantasticfiction.com. Retrieved 6 July 2020.
  3. "The Nautical Fiction List". Boat-Links.com. Retrieved 2 January 2020.
  4. Konzett, Matthias (11 May 2015). Encyclopedia of German Literature. Routledge. ISBN 978-1-135-94129-1.
  5. "Douglas Scott". Good Reads. Retrieved 7 December 2022.
  6. Scott, Andrew Murray (2003). Dundee's Literary Lives: Issue 43. Abertay Historical Society. p. 100. ISBN 9780900019395. Retrieved 7 December 2022.


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