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
CWA Gold Dagger longlisted 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
Paperback writer
Writing can be a lonely business. I don’t have a garret to work in, but the office is upstairs and it looks out on Iceland – unfortunately not the Romantic storm-tossed Arctic variety, but the frozen food store. If I’m not there I am out in my shed on the allotment. It has windows with
In the footsteps of Jane Austen
October 24th: Off to Basingstoke for the crime writing festival and a panel discussion with Matthew Sweet and Julia Anderson. At the station I’m confronted by the sensational news that this is the birthplace of Jane Auston – what she thought of Churros is lost to history. The panel, chaired by the excellent Heather Fitt,
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