Autor: Douglas Stewart

ABOUT THE AUTHOR Douglas Stewart Born in Glasgow, Scotland but brought up in England, Douglas qualified as a British solicitor working in London and internationally. Alongside this career in law, Douglas had his first novel published twenty-five years ago and has been writing ever since. After retiring young from his law-firm, Douglas moved to the USA where he has broadened both his legal and writing interests. Late Bet is his seventh novel following Undercurrent, his acclaimed thriller about maritime crime.  Its success led to Douglas being invited to write and publish in Germany a non-fiction title, Piraten. The English language version of that has recently been published in 2007 as The Brutal Seas and has been hailed as the benchmark on crime at sea by the Founder and first Director of the ICC-International Maritime Bureau, a non-Government agency committed to fighting crime at sea. That book delivers in vivid focus the tensions and brutality that crews of vessels, large and small, face today from piracy, hijackings, murders and fraud on the high seas. Douglas’ novels have generally involved a theme of international fraud – whether in Timeshares, Road Haulage, the Wine Trade, the Pharmaceutical Industry or at sea. Late Bet maintains that tradition and enters the murky world of international casino crime. Douglas, after years of living in London and Las Vegas and as a writer on gaming issues, knows his subject well. A strong legal background and a lifetime of global travel enable Douglas to introduce exciting locations and to weave legal themes into the rich tapestry of the thriller plots. Douglas is married with three children. His interests include most sports and especially cricket, something much missed in America. Beyond tha