A great crime thriller comes down to a handful of parts working together: a hook in the first few pages, a detective worth following, a setting that feels real, pace that keeps you turning, a puzzle that plays fair, stakes worth caring about, and an ending that earns itself. Get the balance right and […]
If you love crime fiction, you already know how good British authors are at it. There’s something about the genre: the locations, the psychological depth and the dry wit underneath the darkness. That’s what keeps readers coming back. As a crime thriller writer myself, I read widely across the genre. These are ten British crime […]
Just the city’s name conjures up exciting images for many and abhorrence for others. I lived there for seven exciting years. Ironically, when I started writing my international thriller Deadline Vegas I had no idea I would ever live there. Now I live on the Isle of Man – rather different from the neon, glitter […]
On 28th June 1973, ten tax inspectors arrived at 124 Quai des Chartrons, Bordeaux, then the HQ of the highly respected Cruse family. Someone had tipped them off about illegal activity on this prime historic building across the road from the mighty River Garonne. They were refused entry and forcibly and angrily sent packing by […]
Here’s my video interview with Humphrey Hawksley. Hope you like it!
High-stakes casinos, black market gambling, Formula One racing, drug trade espionage, shipping piracy, sports fixing and a cast of intriguing characters created by Doug Stewart. One of the most compelling is Insp. Todd “Ratso” Holtom, whose latest adventure Deadly Hush is published at the end of February; a serial killer on the loose leaving a […]
This is a review by BestThrillers.com, of my latest crime thriller Deadly Hush which is the third in the Det. Inspector Todd “Ratso” Holtom series. A mesmerizing crime thriller that deftly explores high society’s dark underbelly. Highly recommended. The third instalment in Douglas Stewart’s Detective Ratso series opens in Switzerland as a killer, who is […]
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 […]
Thriller Writer Douglas Stewart Interviewed by Ros Gale
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