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My review of Mimi by Lucy Ellmann

Posted on February 26, 2013 by Doug Johnstone

OK so, my review of Lucy Ellmann’s Mimi (Bloomsbury) appeared in the Independent on Sunday at the weekend there. It’s a kind of feminist romantic comedy, I guess. With plenty of bite. A lot of nice writing and very funny … Continue reading →

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The first handful of reviews for GONE AGAIN – folks are going daft over it!

Posted on February 20, 2013 by Doug Johnstone

Aye so, I might have mentioned once or twice that my new novel, GONE AGAIN, is out 7th March. Anyway, proving that bloggers are always ahead of the game, no less than FOUR of them slung up reviews of the … Continue reading →

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GONE AGAIN Launch Event

Posted on February 5, 2013 by Doug Johnstone

Folks, I have a NEW BOOK COMING OUT on 7TH MARCH. It’s called GONE AGAIN and, as you can see, it has a beautiful, beautiful cover. We’re having a LAUNCH EVENT at BLACKWELL’S, SOUTH BRIDGE, EDINBURGH on THURSDAY 7TH MARCH, … Continue reading →

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My review of RUBBERNECKER by Belinda Bauer

Posted on February 1, 2013 by Doug Johnstone

OK, so here’s my review of Belinda Bauer’s Rubbernecker in The Independent on Sunday last weekend. Lots of good writing, but I didn’t find it very gripping, I’m afraid.

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Calling all book bloggers and reviewers!

Posted on January 31, 2013 by Doug Johnstone

Folks, my fifth novel, GONE AGAIN, is out soon (7th March, to be precise)! If you’re a book blogger, reviewer or some such, and you’d like a copy, drop me a line and I’ll have Faber sling a copy your … Continue reading →

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I love Euro Crime

Posted on January 30, 2013 by Doug Johnstone

Specifically their reviewer Amanda Gillies, who made Hit & Run her number one book of 2012! Thanks, Amanda!

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Look what came in the post…

Posted on January 28, 2013 by Doug Johnstone
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The Dead Beat – “fix it in the mix”

Posted on January 23, 2013 by Doug Johnstone

OK, so just finished the first draft of my next novel. It’s provisionally called THE DEAD BEAT. It’s about an obituary writer, suicide, mental illness and early 90s indie rock. Billy and Rose from Hit and Run make an appearance, … Continue reading →

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last chance to buy HIT & RUN for 99p on Kindle

Posted on January 6, 2013 by Doug Johnstone

Folks, My most recent novel, HIT & RUN, has been on this 12 Days of Kindle promotion for the last, well, 12 days, I guess. Along with a bunch of other books, it’s only 99p. I presume today is the … Continue reading →

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GONE AGAIN blether from the back cover:

Posted on November 22, 2012 by Doug Johnstone

In the tradition of No Time For Goodbye, The Vanishing and Tell No One comes a brilliant, unnerving, psychological thriller. ‘It’s just to say that no-one has come to pick Nathan up from school, and we were wondering if there … Continue reading →

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