Tag: book

• Get Ready for HOSTILE CITY

  

  An early Christmas present for me, from my publisher The Book Guild – advance copies of HOSTILE CITY have arrived! Looking good if I do say so myself. The 2nd Cal Jackson thriller won’t hit the shops until January but if you can’t wait or want a signed copy, then drop me a message. I’ll…

  Iain Kelly

  12/12/2025

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• FULL SUN – REVIEW ROUND-UP

  

  It’s been a few weeks since FULL SUN was published and hit the bookshops and online stores. So far the reaction to the first Cal Jackson story has been really positive, and a huge thank you to everyone who has read the book – and especially those kind enough to leave a review. Here are…

  Iain Kelly

  24/01/2025

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• LADY LEWIS’ LIBRARY – THE BARRA BOY REVIEW

  A huge thank you to blogger Lady Lewis’ Library, who has chosen to feature ‘The Barra Boy’ as her book review for the month of April. A glowing review and one that helps to make it all worthwhile! You can read her full review by clicking on the link above, and also browse around her…

  Iain Kelly

  28/04/2023

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• The Best Books I Read in 2022

  Delighted to see my novel, ‘The Barra Boy’, feature in fellow blogger Dawn M. Miller’s best reads of 2022, over on her LingeringVisions blog. Head over to see her other best books of the the last 12 months! Originally, my goal for 2022 was to read 55 books, but by May it looked as if…

  Iain Kelly

  05/01/2023

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• THE BARRA BOY – PUBLICATION DAY

  ‘The Barra Boy’ is officially published today and is available in paperback and ebook. Details on getting a copy can be found HERE. Published by The Book Guild Ltd, ‘The Barra Boy’ tells the story of thirteen-year-old Ewan Fraser, who is sent to the remote island of Barra, off Scotland’s west coast, to stay with…

  Iain Kelly

  28/06/2022

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