Iain Kelly lives in East Kilbride, near Glasgow in Scotland, with his wife, Joanne and their two children.

In his day job, he works as an editor of television programmes. After 17 years with the BBC, he joined Savalas Post and now works as a freelance editor. Some of his recent work includes quiz shows such as HOUSE OF GAMES, THE WEAKEST LINK, BRIDGE OF LIES, THE ANSWER RUN and THE INNER CIRCLE; children’s programmes such as OPERATION OUCH!, PLAYTIME TOWERS and BROS IN CONTROL; and sports and documentaries including SPORTSCENE and ICONS OF FOOTBALL. When not working, he reads and writes stories.

His first novel, A JUSTIFIED STATE, was published in late 2018, and the follow-up, STATE OF DENIAL, was released in 2019. The conclusion to the trilogy, ‘STATE OF WAR’, was released in May 2020.

In 2022, THE BARRA BOY, a standalone coming-of-age novel set in the Western Isles in 1982, was published by The Book Guild Ltd. He then partnered with The Book Guild again in 2024 with ALL WE CANNOT LEAVE BEHIND, an historical thriller set in 1920 Edinburgh,

That was followed by FULL SUN and HOSTILE CITY, the first two books in the Cal Jackson crime thriller series, set in present day Glasgow.

Iain has hosted author events with fellow crime writers including CALLUM MCSORLEY, NATALIE JAYNE CLARK and PETER JAMES, as well as appearing alongside the best crime writers in the country at several events including: IAN RANKIN, LIN ANDERSON, DOUGLAS SKELTON, CARO RAMSAY, DENISE MINA, DANIEL SELLERS, ALEX GRAY and ALEX KANE.

Away from work and writing, he can usually be found reading a good book, taking a trip to the cinema, enjoying a peaceful walk or watching sport of some kind.

To contact Iain for any appearance, event or media enquiries:
email: iainthekid@hotmail.com
or
telephone: 07885519979

Alternatively he can be booked through the Scottish Book Trust’s Live Literature Directory:
https://www.scottishbooktrust.com/authors/iain-kelly