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Douglas Stewart

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Glasgow, The United Kingdom

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Thriller, Mystery, Nonfiction

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Frederick Forsyth, Lee Child, Gavin Lyall, Peter James

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Born in Scotland, Douglas was brought up in England and became a London based international lawyer, later living in Las Vegas. In tandem, he developed a successful career as an internationally read author of mystery thrillers and non-fiction with a chart-topper and a W H Smith Paperback of the Week to his credit.

He is now writing a series of international mystery thrillers based on Det. Insp. Todd "Ratso" Holtom, a London detective. Ratso also featured in a short story contributed to Capital Crimes, an anthology, which became a number one bestseller.

Douglas is a member of International Thriller Writers (ITW) of the USA and the Crime Writers Association (CWA) of the UK. His true crime book Terror at Sea was hailed as the benchmark on moder ...more

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	Hard Place 4.29 avg rating — 123 ratings — published 1981 — 9 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Capital Crimes by Douglas Stewart (Goodreads Author), Charlie Flowers (Goodreads Author), J.L. Merrow (Goodreads Author) 3.90 avg rating — 91 ratings — published 2015 — 5 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Deadline Vegas 4.03 avg rating — 65 ratings — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Case for Compensation (Alistair Duncan Thriller #1) 3.47 avg rating — 64 ratings — published 2017 — 6 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Scaffold (Alistair Duncan Thriller #3) 3.58 avg rating — 31 ratings — published 2015 — 5 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Alistair Duncan Omnibus 4.23 avg rating — 22 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Dead Fix (Detective Todd "Ratso" Holtom #2) 4.13 avg rating — 15 ratings — published 2017 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Villa Plot, Counterplot (Alistair Duncan Thriller #2) 3.50 avg rating — 16 ratings — published 2017 — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Undercurrent 4.20 avg rating — 10 ratings — published 1994 — 7 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Terror at Sea 4.14 avg rating — 7 ratings — published 2006 — 7 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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The Alastair Duncan Omnibus

Forty years ago I wrote CASE FOR COMPENSATION. This is the first of three mystery stories about Bristol UK lawyer Alastair Duncan. He investigates an unexplained car-wreck leaving a victim paralysed. Duncan races around France and England chasing down the truth and climaxing in a courtroom drama.

In VILLA PLOT, COUNTERPLOT, Duncan takes on dangerous criminals involved in a Spanish holiday homes sc

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Fake Law: The Truth About Justice in an Age of Lies

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OUTSTANDING As the author of Terror at Sea, I have pleasure in commenting that this is the most readable and compelling book on shipping crime that I have ever read. It deserves to win an award.
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I have enjoyed all this author's Ozenna series but I found the insight into Japan / Russia /US/UK political world pure fascination. It opened my eyes and coming from such a seasoned broadcaster / traveller, it seemed authentic. The plot raced along r ...more
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Douglas Stewart liked Doug Yonce's review of Deadline Vegas: "Good blend of characters and plot. Lots of action as Dex attempts to gain revenge. Very educational regarding casinos. Lots of good guys and bad guys, deceit, and betrayals. I received an advanced digital copy of this book from NetGalley and the publ" Read more of this review »
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