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Iain Kelly

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Iain Kelly lives in Scotland, UK. His latest novel, 'Full Sun', a crime thriller featuring ex-con Cal Jackson and set in Glasgow was published in November 2024. The follow-up, 'Hostile City' is due in January 2026.

He is married with two children and works in the media industry as a television editor. When he is not creating stories through sound and vision, he is writing them. 'A Justified State,' published in 2018, was his first novel. It was followed by a sequel, 'State Of Denial' in September 2019 and 'State Of War' in 2020, which concluded 'The State' trilogy.
In 2022, he first partnered with The Book Guild to publish the coming-of-age mystery 'The Barra Boy', which was followed in 2024 by the historical thriller 'All We Cannot Leave Beh
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The Barra Boy

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All We Cannot Leave Behind

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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 […]
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Iain Iain wrote: "The Clock Winder: a short story
I'm currently halfway through reading 'Orbital', so your review was very helpful. If you would like a complimentary copy of my short story, The Cloc..."
Hi Iain, thanks for the offer - I'd be delighted to receive a copy of your short story. Hope you are enjoying Orbital and wishing you all the best for 2025!


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Iain The Clock Winder: a short story
I'm currently halfway through reading 'Orbital', so your review was very helpful. If you would like a complimentary copy of my short story, The Clock Winder, I'd be more than happy to post you a copy.


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Iain Tom wrote: "Hi Iain, thank you for accepting my friend request! Your book, Collected Sketches, looks intriguing! I put it in my “to read” category and look forward to reading it!" Thanks Tom, and thanks for the request to connect. 'Collected Sketches' seems so long ago now! Hope you enjoy and are maybe encouraged to seek out my longer fiction novels too. Best wishes, Iain


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Tom Cola Hi Iain, thank you for accepting my friend request! Your book, Collected Sketches, looks intriguing! I put it in my “to read” category and look forward to reading it!


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