Douglas Scott (writer)

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

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]

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

  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.