Claire Douglas
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Claire Douglas is an English author and former journalist. She is known for her Sunday Times-bestselling thrillers that focus on women in key roles.
Douglas grew up in Chipping Sodbury, near Bristol in Gloucestershire.[1]
Douglas wanted to be a writer from the age of seven.[2] Douglas studied journalism at university.[1]
Career
Douglas began her career in journalism and worked as a features writer for fifteen years, during which time she wrote for women’s magazines and national newspapers[2][3] and had a short story published in Women’s Weekly magazine.[4]
Douglas entered a writing competition the first three chapters of a contemporary novel plus a synopsis held by Marie Claire magazine. She won the competition and secured a publishing contract with Harper Collins in the UK and was introduced to a literary agent.[2][4]
By 2017, her books had been published in 13 countries, and by 2019 four of her titles had sold more than 240,000 copies.[5][6] Douglas is a Sunday Times bestselling author and her novels have been selected as Richard and Judy Book Club picks.[7] In Germany, seven of her novels have become bestsellers.[4]
Douglas has also contributed articles to CrimeReads.[8]
