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  • A VAMPIRE STORY

    A VAMPIRE STORY

    A couple of weeks ago, around Halloween, I read this short scene out as my contribution to Noir at the Bar Milngavie. Although some said nice things about it, it didn’t seem to go down too well with the crowd – possibly a bit too dark! I’ll leave it here and you can judge for…

    Iain Kelly

    12/11/2025
    author event, creative writing, Fiction, Literature, Writing, Writing Exercise
    books, creative writing, dark, fantasy, Fiction, Flash Fiction, halloween, literature, noir at the bar, scene, Short Story, spooky, story, vampire, Writing
  • COVER REVEAL: HOSTILE CITY

    COVER REVEAL: HOSTILE CITY

    Delighted to reveal the cover of my new book, HOSTILE CITY, arriving January 2026 – the second book to feature Cal Jackson, after FULL SUN. Thanks to the team at The Book Guild for another outstanding cover design. Hope everyone likes it. Synopsis: A young human rights lawyer, Rose Black, is dead. Her killer is…

    Iain Kelly

    03/11/2025
    Books, creative writing, Culture, Fiction, Full Sun, Literature, Media, novel, Publishing, Writing
    Cal Jackson, cover art, cover reveal, creative writing, Fiction, Full Sun, hostile city, literature, media, new book, press release, Writing
  • October Reading Round Up

    October Reading Round Up

    Here’s the books I managed to read during a busy October, with a definite feel of the Halloween season with classic horror featuring witches, Satan and telekinesis. Also managed to finally complete The Folio Society editions of the original Ian Fleming ‘James Bond’ books, and always a pleasure to take a trip with Michael Palin.…

    Iain Kelly

    31/10/2025
    book review, Books, creative writing, Culture, Literature, reading, Review
    books, halloween, october, reading, Review, round up
  • Milngavie Noir at the Bar: A Night of Scottish Crime Writing

    Milngavie Noir at the Bar: A Night of Scottish Crime Writing

    Last night (October 29), some of the best crime writers in Scotland, and me, gathered with a sell out crowd of 60 readers at the Talbot Arms pub for the first ever Milngavie Noir at the Bar. Organised by Daydreams Bookshop, each author read a short piece of their work, in between drinks, chat and…

    Iain Kelly

    30/10/2025
    author event, Books, creative writing, Media, Writing
    author event, creative writing, crime, daydreams bookshop, Fiction, literature, milngavie, noir at the bar, thriller, Writing
  • September Reading Round Up

    September Reading Round Up

    Here’s the books I’ve been reading over the last month. Inadvertently appear to have tried to terrify myself with actual war, nuclear war, sharks, vampires and monsters. Gorillas and Gibbons provided some relief. Short reviews available on Goodreads Night Train to Odesa *****Nuclear War ****Quint ***Salem’s Lot ****The Mist ****Gorillas in the Mist *****Cold Comfort…

    Iain Kelly

    02/10/2025
    Literature, reading, Review
    literature, reading, Review, round up, September
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