David Peace (born 1967) is an English writer. Known for his novels Red Riding Quartet (1999-2002), GB84 (2004), and The Damned Utd (2006), Peace was named one of the Best of Young British Novelists by Granta in their 2003 list. Peace, however, attracted unwanted attention for The Damned Utd when Johnny Giles, whom Peace had used as one of the characters in the book, successfully sued him for libel in the High Court in 2008.