Erin Kelly (author)
Erin Kelly | |
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 Erin Kelly at Bloody Scotland 2024 | |
| Born | 22 July 1976 London, England |
| Alma mater | University of Warwick |
| Occupation(s) | Journalist and author |
| Children | 2 |
Erin Kelly (born 1976) is an English writer from Romford. She has worked as a journalist since 1998, writing for newspapers, magazines including Red, Psychologies, Marie Claire and Elle, as well as writing psychological thrillers.
Novels
[edit]Kelly's debut,The Poison Tree, was a Richard & Judy Book Club pick, and was turned into a major TV drama.[1] Her sixth novel, He Said/She Said, spent six weeks in the Sunday Times top 10 bestseller list,[1] and was also a Richard & Judy Book Club pick.[2]
In 2014, Kelly's novelisation of the Bafta-winning TV programme Broadchurch became an international bestseller.[1]
Her seventh novel, Stone Mothers, was later published under the title We Know You Know[3], and was selected as a Richard & Judy Book Club pick in 2020.[4]
Kelly's eighth novel, Watch Her Fall, was published in 2021. Her ninth novel, The Skeleton Key, was published in 2022 and it included references to a song that was created by Ben Walker, Kirsty Merryn and violinist Basia Bartz to accompany the book.[5] Kelly's latest novel, House of Mirrors, is a standalone sequel to her first, The Poison Tree.
Kelly also works as a creative writing tutor.[6]
Bibliography
[edit]- The Poison Tree (June 2010)
- The Sick Rose (June 2011)
- The Burning Air (January 2013)
- The Ties that Bind (May 2014)
- Broadchurch: The Novel (August 2014) inspired by the first season of 2013's mega-hit ITV series Broadchurch
- He Said/She Said (April 2017)
- Stone Mothers (April 2019)
- Republished as We Know You Know (July 2020)
- Watch Her Fall (April 2021)
- The Skeleton Key (September 2022)[5]
- House of Mirrors (April 2024)
References
[edit]- ^ a b c Guardian Staff (7 January 2016). "How to write a psychological thriller | Erin Kelly". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 8 October 2020.
- ^ "Richard and Judy Introduce He Said She Said by Erin Kelly". WHSmith Blog. 5 April 2018. Retrieved 8 October 2020.
- ^ "We Know You Know by Erin Kelly | Waterstones". www.waterstones.com. Retrieved 8 October 2020.
- ^ "Richard and Judy Introduce We Know You Know by Erin Kelly". WHSmith Blog. 9 July 2020. Retrieved 8 October 2020.
- ^ a b "Novelist Erin Kelly's Collaborates on Folk Song". Folk Radio UK. 1 September 2022. Retrieved 10 July 2023.
- ^ "Writing a Psychological Thriller course with Curtis Brown Creative". Curtis Brown Creative. Retrieved 2 December 2024.
