David Donachie (1944 – 21 December 2023) was a British nautical historical novel novelist. He also wrote under the pen-names Tom Connery and Jack Ludlow as well as, from 2019, "Jack Cole".
Donachei was elected to the Management Committee of the Society of Authors in 2014 and became chair in March 2016.[1]
Born in Edinburgh, Donachie lived in Deal, Kent, with his novelist wife Sarah Grazebrook.[2] He died from cancer in 2023, at the age of 79.[3][4]
As of 2016[update], there were 27 books published under his own name and 20 under his pen-names.[5][6] He is best known for his seafaring novels.[7][8][9]