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ⓘ About Doug Johnstone
Doug Johnstone is a journalist, musician and author of literary fiction and contemporary thrillers set in Scotland. His novels are all about ordinary people in extraordinary circumstances and how they react to such difficult situations. The novels have been described as no-nonsense stories with strong emotional undercurrents. Johnstone has a diploma in journalism, a degree in physics and a doctorate in nuclear physics. He got his start in writing with the writing of “Tombstoning” that he published in 2006 to much commercial success and critical acclaim. With his debut getting much success, he has been nominated and won many awards over the years.
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Who is Doug Johnstone?
Doug Johnstone is a journalist, musician and author of literary fiction and contemporary thrillers set in Scotland. His novels are all about ordinary people in extraordinary circumstances and how they react to such difficult situations. The novels have been described as no-nonsense stories with strong emotional undercurrents.
Which Doug Johnstone series should I start with?
The best place to start is The Skelfs series, the earliest of Doug Johnstone's multi-book series: it opens with A Dark Matter (2019) and runs to 6 books across 2019–2024, ending with Living is a Problem (2024). Doug Johnstone's other series stand alone, so they can be read in any order.
How many books has Doug Johnstone written?
Doug Johnstone has 20 books catalogued in this guide, published between 2006 and 2025. 9 of them belong to 2 named series — the largest being The Skelfs series with 6 books — and 11 are standalone titles, collections or anthologies.
In what order should Doug Johnstone's series be read?
Read each series in publication order — the numbered entries in each series follow the year each book first appeared. Doug Johnstone's series do not depend on one another, so they can be started in any order; by start date they are The Skelfs (2019–2024, 6 books) and The Enceladons Trilogy (2023–2025, 3 books).
How are Doug Johnstone's books organised into series?
This guide splits Doug Johnstone's 20 books into 2 named series and 11 titles that stand alone or appear only in collections: The Skelfs (6 books, 2019–2024); The Enceladons Trilogy (3 books, 2023–2025).