D.J. Munro grew up as one of eight children on the Isle of Wight. After high school, he headed north to university in Scotland to study English literature and also holds degrees in economics. He now lives in Edinburgh with his wife and three children and is an official in the Scottish Government.
He has enjoyed a varied career to date, working with some of the biggest names in British and Scottish politics. His work has taken him across the Middle East and Africa, to China and Japan, Europe and the USA. He has worked on areas including crime and justice, housing, energy, tackling poverty and inequality, economic policy and international finance, and on COVID-19.
His novel writing has a traditional style, drawing influence from classic authors of the late 19th and early 20th centuries, including Scottish authors such as Robert Louis Stevenson and Neil Munro. Into his writing he injects modern themes, ensuring relevance to readers today.
AOS Other Nautical Fiction |
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| Year | Book | Comment |
| Slave to Fortune | Tom Cheke’s world is turned upside-down when he is kidnapped by Barbary corsairs | |