Daniel is a former journalist whose previous jobs included writing for a local paper in Spain and working as a sub-editor at an international press agency in Hong Kong. Now living in Scotland, he has written his debut novel, Dark Island – a crime thriller about neurodivergent reporter, Freya Sinclair, who uncovers a disturbing conspiracy following the discovery of human remains on Orkney’s wild Atlantic coast.
His obsession with all things Orcadian led him to take up an MLitt in Orkney and Shetland Studies at the Institute of Northern Studies in Kirkwall. Learning about the history, archaeology, and dialect of Scotland’s second most northern county, along with his repeated trips to the islands, influenced his decision to make Dark Island the first in a series of books set there. Daniel’s experience of being diagnosed as autistic and ADHD in his early forties also inspired the journey Freya goes on throughout the series.
Before starting work on this novel Daniel completed the Riff Raff mentorship programme and helped start the Virtual Writing Group on Twitter (@virtwriting). When he’s not writing or studying he’s either reading, travelling (most likely to Orkney), playing guitar, or walking in the local hills with his dogs, Dylan and Maggie.
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