Douglas Skelton
@dougskelton.bsky.social
Author of the Jonas Flynt & the Rebecca Connolly books. Occasional photographer & servant to a cat & dog. Views expressed don't necessarily reflect theirs. Book experts, keep scrolling. No WhatsApp. No bitcoin/Forex. Agent: Jo Bell, Bell Lomax Moreton
I'm on chairing duties this year during Aye Write.
Crime, both fiction and true, and six terrific authors.
Book your tickets here:
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Crime, both fiction and true, and six terrific authors.
Book your tickets here:
t.co/6sNsXNiXy9
November 4, 2025 at 2:43 PM
I'm on chairing duties this year during Aye Write.
Crime, both fiction and true, and six terrific authors.
Book your tickets here:
t.co/6sNsXNiXy9
Crime, both fiction and true, and six terrific authors.
Book your tickets here:
t.co/6sNsXNiXy9
'll be on the talking wireless today at 4pm, presenting Southern Sound goes to the Movies.
Themes, songs, movie facts, chat (and probably nonsense. Well, it IS me)
Tune in at 4pm here:
southernsound.org.uk
Don't leave me talking to myself. It makes me think the pills don't work.
Themes, songs, movie facts, chat (and probably nonsense. Well, it IS me)
Tune in at 4pm here:
southernsound.org.uk
Don't leave me talking to myself. It makes me think the pills don't work.
November 1, 2025 at 3:32 PM
'll be on the talking wireless today at 4pm, presenting Southern Sound goes to the Movies.
Themes, songs, movie facts, chat (and probably nonsense. Well, it IS me)
Tune in at 4pm here:
southernsound.org.uk
Don't leave me talking to myself. It makes me think the pills don't work.
Themes, songs, movie facts, chat (and probably nonsense. Well, it IS me)
Tune in at 4pm here:
southernsound.org.uk
Don't leave me talking to myself. It makes me think the pills don't work.
As it's Halloween, here's a short story I wrote some time ago featuring Dominic Queste, my protagonist in two books (paperback and ebook) and a short novella, the latter available only on Amazon.
Click here:
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Click here:
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October 31, 2025 at 11:42 AM
As it's Halloween, here's a short story I wrote some time ago featuring Dominic Queste, my protagonist in two books (paperback and ebook) and a short novella, the latter available only on Amazon.
Click here:
t.co/zzvJ2ln8gf
Click here:
t.co/zzvJ2ln8gf
As it's Halloween, here's a short story I wrote some time ago featuring Dominic Queste, my protagonist in two books (paperback and ebook) and a short novella, the latter available only on Amazon.
Click Here:
t.co/zzvJ2ln8gf
Click Here:
t.co/zzvJ2ln8gf
October 31, 2025 at 11:41 AM
As it's Halloween, here's a short story I wrote some time ago featuring Dominic Queste, my protagonist in two books (paperback and ebook) and a short novella, the latter available only on Amazon.
Click Here:
t.co/zzvJ2ln8gf
Click Here:
t.co/zzvJ2ln8gf
The 5th #JonasFlynt adventure takes him out of his London comfort zone to the Caribbean.
And there's tragedy ahead...
Get it now in #ebooks and #hardback.
#HistoricalFiction #thrillerbooks #ADVENTURESTORIES
@canelobooks.bsky.social
@belllomaxmoreton.bsky.social
And there's tragedy ahead...
Get it now in #ebooks and #hardback.
#HistoricalFiction #thrillerbooks #ADVENTURESTORIES
@canelobooks.bsky.social
@belllomaxmoreton.bsky.social
October 30, 2025 at 4:34 PM
The 5th #JonasFlynt adventure takes him out of his London comfort zone to the Caribbean.
And there's tragedy ahead...
Get it now in #ebooks and #hardback.
#HistoricalFiction #thrillerbooks #ADVENTURESTORIES
@canelobooks.bsky.social
@belllomaxmoreton.bsky.social
And there's tragedy ahead...
Get it now in #ebooks and #hardback.
#HistoricalFiction #thrillerbooks #ADVENTURESTORIES
@canelobooks.bsky.social
@belllomaxmoreton.bsky.social
Sunrise over Schiehallion.
It's now raining.
Scottish weather, eh?
It's now raining.
Scottish weather, eh?
October 26, 2025 at 9:18 AM
Sunrise over Schiehallion.
It's now raining.
Scottish weather, eh?
It's now raining.
Scottish weather, eh?
Every day brings me closer to this. Fingers crossed for similar weather at the end of the month!
(It near Kinloch Rannoch in Perthshire, by the way)
(It near Kinloch Rannoch in Perthshire, by the way)
October 6, 2025 at 10:47 AM
Every day brings me closer to this. Fingers crossed for similar weather at the end of the month!
(It near Kinloch Rannoch in Perthshire, by the way)
(It near Kinloch Rannoch in Perthshire, by the way)
MSPs are to debate the future of Scotland's unique Not Proven verdict tonight.
Here's a quick look at the verdict I wrote some time ago:
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Here's a quick look at the verdict I wrote some time ago:
t.co/hIEzJa3xBx
September 16, 2025 at 12:24 PM
MSPs are to debate the future of Scotland's unique Not Proven verdict tonight.
Here's a quick look at the verdict I wrote some time ago:
t.co/hIEzJa3xBx
Here's a quick look at the verdict I wrote some time ago:
t.co/hIEzJa3xBx
All Creatures Great and Small feature in this week's movie music show (but not the TV show)
I'll play tracks from Jaws, Dances With Wolves, The Jungle Book, The Ghost and the Darkness, Last of the Mohicans and others.
Tune here at 4pm:
southernsound.org.uk
I'll play tracks from Jaws, Dances With Wolves, The Jungle Book, The Ghost and the Darkness, Last of the Mohicans and others.
Tune here at 4pm:
southernsound.org.uk
August 30, 2025 at 2:13 PM
All Creatures Great and Small feature in this week's movie music show (but not the TV show)
I'll play tracks from Jaws, Dances With Wolves, The Jungle Book, The Ghost and the Darkness, Last of the Mohicans and others.
Tune here at 4pm:
southernsound.org.uk
I'll play tracks from Jaws, Dances With Wolves, The Jungle Book, The Ghost and the Darkness, Last of the Mohicans and others.
Tune here at 4pm:
southernsound.org.uk
One week on from publication, readers seem to be loving SHIP OF THIEVES.
Thank you to all who have taken the time to post reviews or send messages. I'm very grateful for all the support these books receive.
Thank you to all who have taken the time to post reviews or send messages. I'm very grateful for all the support these books receive.
August 26, 2025 at 9:33 AM
One week on from publication, readers seem to be loving SHIP OF THIEVES.
Thank you to all who have taken the time to post reviews or send messages. I'm very grateful for all the support these books receive.
Thank you to all who have taken the time to post reviews or send messages. I'm very grateful for all the support these books receive.
Happy publication day to me!
August 21, 2025 at 10:03 AM
Happy publication day to me!
I'll be here and there over the next few months.
More might be added.
Or might not be.
Who can say?
More might be added.
Or might not be.
Who can say?
August 19, 2025 at 3:15 PM
I'll be here and there over the next few months.
More might be added.
Or might not be.
Who can say?
More might be added.
Or might not be.
Who can say?
Over the past couple of days I've had a Western Movie Weekend.
Read about it here:
www.douglasskelton.com/heading-out-...
Read about it here:
www.douglasskelton.com/heading-out-...
August 18, 2025 at 4:48 PM
Over the past couple of days I've had a Western Movie Weekend.
Read about it here:
www.douglasskelton.com/heading-out-...
Read about it here:
www.douglasskelton.com/heading-out-...
A candid behind-the-scenes shot of how much I enjoy posing for photographs. This was at the @edbookfest.
(NIOTE: Not the photographer's fault. I am not a natural in front of the camera)
(NIOTE: Not the photographer's fault. I am not a natural in front of the camera)
August 16, 2025 at 11:26 AM
A candid behind-the-scenes shot of how much I enjoy posing for photographs. This was at the @edbookfest.
(NIOTE: Not the photographer's fault. I am not a natural in front of the camera)
(NIOTE: Not the photographer's fault. I am not a natural in front of the camera)
Get ready...
Not all pirates are loveable...
Not all pirates are loveable...
August 15, 2025 at 2:03 PM
Get ready...
Not all pirates are loveable...
Not all pirates are loveable...
Nice to see the new Jonas Flynt novel in The Bookseller's Buyer's Guide for autumn/winter
August 12, 2025 at 3:51 PM
Nice to see the new Jonas Flynt novel in The Bookseller's Buyer's Guide for autumn/winter
The Rebecca Connolly series, published by Polygon in #paperback & #ebook.
And currently you can buy both the first and the last on #kindle for less than £3!
And currently you can buy both the first and the last on #kindle for less than £3!
August 11, 2025 at 12:52 PM
The Rebecca Connolly series, published by Polygon in #paperback & #ebook.
And currently you can buy both the first and the last on #kindle for less than £3!
And currently you can buy both the first and the last on #kindle for less than £3!
I'm hitting the road today with the movie music show on Southern Sound.
Songs and themes from Bullitt, Midnight Run, Van Helsing, Road to Perdition, Road to Morocco, National Lampoon's Vacation among others.
Listen here at 4pm:
southernsound.org.uk
Songs and themes from Bullitt, Midnight Run, Van Helsing, Road to Perdition, Road to Morocco, National Lampoon's Vacation among others.
Listen here at 4pm:
southernsound.org.uk
August 9, 2025 at 1:33 PM
I'm hitting the road today with the movie music show on Southern Sound.
Songs and themes from Bullitt, Midnight Run, Van Helsing, Road to Perdition, Road to Morocco, National Lampoon's Vacation among others.
Listen here at 4pm:
southernsound.org.uk
Songs and themes from Bullitt, Midnight Run, Van Helsing, Road to Perdition, Road to Morocco, National Lampoon's Vacation among others.
Listen here at 4pm:
southernsound.org.uk
Two weeks to go before we cast off the bowlines!
The 5th #JonasFlynt #adventure #thriller sets sail on August 21 in #hardback & #ebooks
@canelobooks.bsky.social
@belllomaxmoreton.bsky.social
The 5th #JonasFlynt #adventure #thriller sets sail on August 21 in #hardback & #ebooks
@canelobooks.bsky.social
@belllomaxmoreton.bsky.social
August 8, 2025 at 9:08 AM
Two weeks to go before we cast off the bowlines!
The 5th #JonasFlynt #adventure #thriller sets sail on August 21 in #hardback & #ebooks
@canelobooks.bsky.social
@belllomaxmoreton.bsky.social
The 5th #JonasFlynt #adventure #thriller sets sail on August 21 in #hardback & #ebooks
@canelobooks.bsky.social
@belllomaxmoreton.bsky.social
Heading to @bloodyscotland.bsky.social this year?
Then come see Charlotte, Phillip and me at 2pm on Friday Sept 12?
To book, follow this link:
bloodyscotland.com/event/deadli...
Then come see Charlotte, Phillip and me at 2pm on Friday Sept 12?
To book, follow this link:
bloodyscotland.com/event/deadli...
August 6, 2025 at 9:39 AM
Heading to @bloodyscotland.bsky.social this year?
Then come see Charlotte, Phillip and me at 2pm on Friday Sept 12?
To book, follow this link:
bloodyscotland.com/event/deadli...
Then come see Charlotte, Phillip and me at 2pm on Friday Sept 12?
To book, follow this link:
bloodyscotland.com/event/deadli...
Kindly spotted by Teje Vejrup in Halden, in Norway. It's always a thrill to see the Rebecca Connolly books in the wild beyond these shores!
August 6, 2025 at 8:45 AM
Kindly spotted by Teje Vejrup in Halden, in Norway. It's always a thrill to see the Rebecca Connolly books in the wild beyond these shores!
A wheen of books scribbled on today in The Book Nook, Stewarton.
My signing pen is complaining to its agent. In writing, of course.
My signing pen is complaining to its agent. In writing, of course.
August 4, 2025 at 10:12 AM
A wheen of books scribbled on today in The Book Nook, Stewarton.
My signing pen is complaining to its agent. In writing, of course.
My signing pen is complaining to its agent. In writing, of course.
A wee promo for the fifth Jonas Flynt adventure, SHIP OF THIEVES. I'm no professional, so sorry for the amateur approach.
The book hits shelves officially on August 21 but may well be available before that.
The book hits shelves officially on August 21 but may well be available before that.
August 3, 2025 at 10:55 AM
A wee promo for the fifth Jonas Flynt adventure, SHIP OF THIEVES. I'm no professional, so sorry for the amateur approach.
The book hits shelves officially on August 21 but may well be available before that.
The book hits shelves officially on August 21 but may well be available before that.
Last chance today to grab 25% off if you pre-order the 5th Jonas Flynt adventure thriller on-line from Waterstones.
Don't forget to enter the code below.
Setting sail August 21 from the Canelo harbour!
#historical #fiction #thriller #adventure
Don't forget to enter the code below.
Setting sail August 21 from the Canelo harbour!
#historical #fiction #thriller #adventure
July 31, 2025 at 8:16 AM
Last chance today to grab 25% off if you pre-order the 5th Jonas Flynt adventure thriller on-line from Waterstones.
Don't forget to enter the code below.
Setting sail August 21 from the Canelo harbour!
#historical #fiction #thriller #adventure
Don't forget to enter the code below.
Setting sail August 21 from the Canelo harbour!
#historical #fiction #thriller #adventure