Ian McDougall

Ian McDougall was encouraged to start writing in his late forties by a probation officer. He is inspired by the likes of Tom Clancy and philosophers John Gray and Noam Chomsky. Ian enjoys writing contemporary political psychology.

‘Blood Brothers’ is a novel inspired by the 35 years the author spent in prison. Drawing on first-hand experience of the world of criminality, the gripping novel seeks to challenge the ideas of crime and punishment. The story centers on Joe, an emotionally conflicted criminal running out of time. After he is sentenced to life imprisonment for murder, Joe must align himself with organised criminals, Islamic extremists and a shady part of British Intelligence in his bid for freedom. ‘Blood Brothers’ is a look through the keyhole of men of violence everywhere. It aims to challenge the hypocrisy of policy makers and public endorsement, which feed the myths that sustain people’s palatable ideas of themselves. Seeing the world from Joe’s perspective hopefully gives the reader an insight into the confusion and vulnerability behind behaviour which is otherwise difficult to comprehend.

Ian gets his best writing done very early in the morning. He lives in Staffordshire and is currently completing his postgraduate studies.