Books by Douglas Skelton

When reporter Rebecca Connolly is told of Roddie Drummond's return to the island of Stoirm she senses a story. Fifteen years before he was charged with the murder of his lover, Mhairi. When another murder takes place, she is ideally placed to uncover the truth about what happened that night fifteen years before.

"e;Bullet-ridden, bold, brilliant."e; Neil BroadfootWhen Coleman Lang finds his girlfriend Gina dead in his New York City apartment, he thinks nothing could be worse... until he becomes the prime suspect. Desperate to uncover the truth and clear his name, Coleman hits the streets. But there's a deranged Italian hitman, an intuitive cop, two US Marshals, and his ex-wife all on his tail. And trying to piece together Gina's murky past without dredging up his own seems impossible. Worse, the closer he gets to Gina's killer, the harder it is to evade the clutches of the mysterious organisation known only as Janus - from which he'd long since believed himself free. Packed with plot twists, suspense and an explosive climax, The Janus Run is an edge-of-the-seat, breathtaking thriller - NYC noir at its finest."e;A breakneck New York thriller - I can't wait to read the next one."e; Mason Cross "e;A natural successor to Ed McBain, Douglas Skelton gives us a sharp and thrilling ride - a brilliant read."e; Michael J Malone "e;A defining work by our finest emerging crime fiction talent."e; Quintin Jardine "e;Ludlum meets Grisham in this fast-paced, fast-talking New York City thriller. Fascinating and utterly compelling."e; Denzil Meyrick "e;Pacy, great characters, twisted enough to keep me guessing."e; Alex Gray "e;Skelton really delivers with The Janus Run : the pace is relentless, the sense of place authentic, a story that draws you in and won't let go till the final page."e; Craig Russell "e;What do you get if you mix a deep-cover agent, a witness protected mob member, a psychotic killer and more action than you can pull a trigger at? Welcome to the wonderful, high speed, rollercoaster planet that is Douglas Skelton's The Janus Run ."e; Gordon Brown"e;Bullet-ridden, bold, brilliant, The Janus Run hits its stride on the first page and hurtles to its conclusion with the speed of a runaway subway. Utterly unmissable."e; Neil Broadfoot "e;This is brilliant-black-diamond hard writing ... brutal and enthralling. You never know where the next bullet is coming from. You'd better hang on tight for this one."e; Mark Leggatt"e;It's a cracker. A pacy thrill-ride of a book with an authentic NYC setting, whip-smart dialogue and a cast of memorable characters. Think Goodfellas meets The Bourne Identity. Skelton's best yet."e; Lisa Gray"e;Dynamite... authentically brutal, powerfully plotted and perfectly executed."e; Chapter In My Life crime fiction blog"e;A book that sinks its teeth into its readers like a Rottweiler and simply never lets go: the main difference being that this is an extremely enjoyable experience."e; Undiscovered Scotland"e;Fabulous... Well written, full of tension and suspense, it caught my imagination immediately and kept me hooked all the way through."e; Amanda Gillies, crime fiction reviewer

Wise-cracking investigator Dominic Queste is on the trail of a serial killer. But this is no mask-wearing, chainsaw-wielding maniac targeting young teens. The killer begins to taunt Queste, to shadow him, to terrorise him. It's all part of a game of death and Queste doesn't know the rules. And he's not the only one in the line of fire.

Introducing Dominic Queste. Glasgow's mean streets may be deadly, but Queste is a mean, wisecracking private investigator who won't be led a dance. Queste's is a vicious world of brutal gangsters, merciless hitmen, dark family secrets and an insatiable lust for power in the highest echelons of politics.

Davie McCall is tired. Tired of violence, tired of the Life. In the final instalment in the Davie McCall series old friends clash and long buried secrets are unearthed as McCall investigates a brutal five-year-old crime. Davie wants out, but the underbelly of Glasgow is all he has ever known.

Glasgow's mean streets just got meaner. Can Davie McCall survive? Meet Davie McCall. Beaten, bloody... brutal. Irrevocably damaged by the barbaric regime of an abusive father, and haunted by memories of his mother's murder, there is a darkness inside him. Enter Joe the Tailor. A sophisticated crimelord with morals, he might be the only man in the city Davie can trust. But then the bodies begin to mount...In 1980s Glasgow, the criminal underworld is about to splinter. Battle lines are drawn, and the gap between friend and enemy blurs as criminals and police alike are caught in a net of lies, murder and revenge that will change the city forever. Scotland's foremost true-crime author. THE SCOTSMAN The city's dark underbelly complete with knives, razors, guns and gangs... DAILY MAIL You follow the plot like an eager dog, nose turning this way and that, not catching every single clue but quivering as you lunge towards a blood-splattered denouement. DAILY EXPRESS The Glasgow of this period is a great, gritty setting for a crime story, and Skelton's non-fiction work stands him in good stead... he's taken well to fiction... the unexpected twists keep coming. THE HERALD

The Davie McCall saga returns in Devil's Knock. Davie McCall has darkness inside him. A darkness that haunts him, but also helps him do despicable things to those trying to cause him and his friends harm. When Dickie Himes is killed in a club owned by the Jarvis clan, it sparks a chain of events that Davie knows can only lead to widespread gang war on the streets of mid- 90s Glasgow. The police are falling over themselves to solve the crime, but when justice is so easily bought or corrupted, Davie needs to take matters into his own hands. Davie has to contend with the ghosts of those he has failed, a persistent Hollywood actor and a scruffy dog with no name. When he finds a target on his back, will Davie be able to suppress the darkness inside him and refuse to kill... Or will the devil s knock be too tempting?