Donald Cameron Watt, born in Brisbane, Australia, was a lawyer and a member of the Queensland Bar. He became a full-time writer in 1967. He is best known for his novels of suspense and psychological thrillers, several of which have been adapted for television. His books include the bestselling series featuring John Kennedy's brother Robert, including The Innocent, The Sins of the Father, and The Dream Master; the "Inspector Ian Rutledge" series featuring a Scotland Yard detective with super powers; and the "Lara Parker" series featuring a psychic detective with a unique gift
His nonfiction titles include three volumes of essays on writing for children: A Writer’s Guide to Children’s Picture Books (co-authored with another author), A Writer’s Guide to Children’s Nonfiction Stories, and A Writer’s Guide to Children’s Nonfiction Book Reviews.
In the end the war was Hitler's war. It was not perhaps the war he wanted. But it was the war he was prepared to risk if he had to. Nothing could deter him... He was no longer prepared to wait on events. He needed to force them to manipulate them to manufacture incidents to create pretexts for action.Donald Cameron Watt
History is lived through and, for the fortunate, survived by people.Donald Cameron Watt
