Category Archives: doug johnstone

(Not) lost in translation – Nesbo v Knausgaard

Posted on March 22, 2012 by Doug Johnstone

OK, so I recently reviewed the new Jo Nesbo book, Phantom, for The Independent on Sunday. You can read that review here. The basic gist was that the guy can do plot, but some of the line-by-line prose was truly … Continue reading →

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Human remains found on Salisbury Crags

Posted on March 20, 2012 by Doug Johnstone

Soooooooo. Been meaning to post this since I saw it last week. Apparently, human remains were recently found on Salisbury Crags in Edinburgh. This shows, ahem, a great deal of similarities to a certain crucial plot point in Hit & … Continue reading →

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All over the place

Posted on March 19, 2012 by Doug Johnstone

OK, so I’m all over the place. In the media, that is. Kind of. Not really. But a few features and Q&As have popped up recently, here’s a wee list: A big interview in The Scotsman at the weekend, in … Continue reading →

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The most beautiful widow in town

Posted on March 16, 2012 by Doug Johnstone

Dear The Spirit of Mark Linkous, I am truly sorry for my inadequate cover version of your song yesterday evening. Especially the whistling. Here’s what it should’ve sounded like.

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Hit & Run reviews round up part two, plus…

Posted on March 13, 2012 by Doug Johnstone

OK, so two days till publication, and there have been a handful of reviews of Hit & Run popping up around the place. Sorry for not getting these up here sooner, but as you can imagine, things are a bit … Continue reading →

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Short books are better than long books, or are they?

Posted on March 12, 2012 by Doug Johnstone

Aye so, I wrote something over on the Faber blog The Thought Fox about how short books are better than long books. I stand by that, of course, but needless to say, for the purposes of getting the rise out … Continue reading →

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Don’t fuck with Bjork

Posted on March 9, 2012 by Doug Johnstone

OK, so it’s Friday tune time. Bjork. She’s crazy, she’s brilliant, y’all know that. Anyway, whenever I hear anyone bleating on that Scotland couldn’t manage as an independent country, I just wanna sit em down and make em watch this: … Continue reading →

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Hit & Run Launch Party

Posted on March 8, 2012 by Doug Johnstone

OK, we all know there are too many books in the world. Sadly, I am adding to the glut. My new novel, Hit & Run, is coming out. Please come and help me launch it into the world. Blackwell’s South … Continue reading →

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Local news for local people (and you)

Posted on March 7, 2012 by Doug Johnstone

Aye so, I was interviewed by The Edinburgh Evening News recently. Then they snapped me standing leaning against the shut door of a pub for no good reason. Needless to say, Sandra Dick, who interviewed me, was very interested in … Continue reading →

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Crime Fiction Lover love it – boof!

Posted on March 6, 2012 by Doug Johnstone

OK, so my 3-year-old daughter has taken to saying ‘Boof!’ as a general expression of delight and amazement. I dunno where she got that from, but I like it and I’ve started copying her. So I say BOOF!, check out … Continue reading →

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