Iain Kelly

OPEN DOOR

It always followed the same pattern. Middle of the night. Panicked phone call. Incoherent story. She always ended up agreeing to go over. This is different. Door wide open. Probably just a neighbour didn’t close it right. Out of habit she checks the mailbox. Empty. Up the stairs, lit by flickering halogen. Along the corridor.…

Iain Kelly

03/03/2021

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THE STATE TRILOGY: COMPLETE COLLECTION – NOW AVAILABLE

For those who follow my blog who might be interested in reading my novels, I’m delighted to announce that The State Trilogy is now available in one complete volume exclusively from Amazon. The State Trilogy: Complete Collection brings together the novels A Justified State, State Of Denial and State Of War in both Amazon Kindle…

Iain Kelly

01/03/2021

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KITSCH

Can a person be kitsch? He’s sweet, but he wears trouser braces with a garish shirt and hat and brightly coloured cords. I give him a chance, but then he invites me back to his and I see the living room… 1970s mustard-orange decor and chintzy lamps, and I’m out. ‘I’ll be off,’ I say.…

Iain Kelly

27/02/2021

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BOOK REVIEW: WHERE CROWS LAND by PAUL McCRACKEN

The Blurb: This gripping thriller is set in Belfast, Northern Ireland, and chronicles the dramatic events when a former detective, Joseph Carter, sets out to gain redemption from the consequences of an old case that cost him everything. Carter is still haunted by the murders of his niece and brother-in-law at the hands of a…

Iain Kelly

26/02/2021

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FALLOUT SHELTER

‘Come with us, Sir. We need to get you to the fallout bunker right away.’ They grab him by the elbows and steer him down a grey corridor, moving fast. ‘The fallout bunker? Has there been a nuclear attack?’ ‘Not that fallout bunker, Sir. The political fallout bunker.’ ‘Why? What have I done now? Not…

Iain Kelly

25/02/2021

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OPEN DOOR

THE STATE TRILOGY: COMPLETE COLLECTION – NOW AVAILABLE

KITSCH

BOOK REVIEW: WHERE CROWS LAND by PAUL McCRACKEN

FALLOUT SHELTER