Praise for JG Kelly novels
“Deeply moving and beautifully written.”
Ann Cleeves
“Heart-breaking, beautiful and thrilling – a book that will stay with you for a very long time.”
Elly Griffiths
“A tale of devastating secrets, brilliantly told.”
Rory Clements
“Outstanding. Heartstopping. Brilliant.”
Kate Furnivall
“Thought-provoking and compelling.”
Caroline Scott
The White Lie
Gold Dagger nominated 2024
Everyone knows the story of Captain Scott and his legendary last expedition to the South Pole in 1912. His diary has inspired generations, and his heroic death was immortalised by his companion – Apsley Cherry-Gerrard – in his book The Worst Journey in the World. But what if history was turned on its head?
The Silent Child
She can’t have a future until she has a past.
Hanna Stern, a Jewish child who survived the war, grows up in the Cambridgeshire Fens unable to remember the fate of her family or her own years as a prisoner. Her search for the past takes her to Berlin in 1961 in pursuit of the truth. But she is not alone in her quest. Others will kill to keep her forgotten secrets.
From the blog
March 21st
Publication day for The Cambridge Siren is approaching – you can pre-order on amazon, or at your local independent bookshop. Some early copies have arrived here and spent sometime in the sun. Thanks to all at Allison & Busby for a great looking cover. There is already an excellent review on Crime Time FM at…
The Cambridge Siren
Is spring in the air? The next story from Inspector Eden Brooke’s wartime Cambridge is now set to appear in late March. I’m delighted with the designs from Allison & Busby – I think they’ve caught a subtle brooding menace in the lamplit streets of the old city. After a break of four years, I’m…
Paperback launched
The paperback of The White Lie – long-listed for this year’s Gold Dagger – was launched at Bodies in the Bookshop, Cambridge. The shop, on St Botolph’s Lane, specialises in crime thrillers of all ages, and comprises several small rooms, but it’s a bookshop with a big heart. It is the brainchild of Richard Reynolds…