Iain Kelly's Blog
October 2, 2025
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 […]
Published on October 02, 2025 12:00
Noir at the Bar: Crime Writing Event in Milngavie
An exciting event – something new and a bit different for me. Noir at the Bar is coming to Milngavie at the end of the month – an evening of Halloween chills and thrills with some of the best crime and thriller writers in Scotland – and I’m delighted to be included in this fantastic […]
Published on October 02, 2025 01:42
September 8, 2025
Highlights from the Nairn Books & Arts Festival
Last weekend, I headed up to the Moray coast and the town of Nairn, for an appearance at the Nairn Books & Arts Festival. Appearing as part of the ‘Wine & Crime’ event in the local community centre I chatted with fellow crime author Douglas Skelton about FULL SUN, before I chaired the following session […]
Published on September 08, 2025 02:32
July 25, 2025
FULL SUN Hits Top 5 in Scottish Crime eBook Chart
FULL SUN is having its moment in the sun. With a paid promotion and a price drop, the ebook has hit #5 in the Amazon Kindle Scottish Crime bestseller chart. Up against the big publishers and the big names, no mean feat. And just a shade outside the top 300 of the overall Amazon UK […]
Published on July 25, 2025 03:52
July 22, 2025
eBook Sale: Get FULL SUN for Only 99p!
For the next week (until 31st July), the ebook of FULL SUN is on sale for only 99p (and $0.99 in the US, Canada and Australia) across Amazon, Kobo, Apple Books, Google Books and Barnes & Noble. Follow the links below to pick up your copy now and immerse yourself in the first Cal Jackson […]
Published on July 22, 2025 11:00
June 20, 2025
Join Me at the Nairn Book & Arts Festival 2025
Excited to be able to announce I have been invited to appear at my first festival: the Nairn Book & Arts Festival in September. After several author events and book signings in stores around Scotland, this is the first time I’ll be appearing as part of a wider festival taking part over a week. My […]
Published on June 20, 2025 01:12
June 17, 2025
‘Hostile City’: A Gripping New Crime Novel Coming Soon
Some exciting publishing news – the second Cal Jackson novel, ‘Hostile City’ will be published in January 2026! There’s still a bit of a wait, but work is well underway at my publisher The Book Guild Publishing, and the first online appearances are starting to crop up. ‘Hostile City’ is the second novel to feature […]
Published on June 17, 2025 06:32
April 8, 2025
Dave Chats Games 5-Star Review of FULL SUN
A big thanks to Dave, who took part in the FULL SUN blog tour and left this amazing 5* review on his DAVE CHATS GAMES blog. Take a moment to click the link and see what he had to say. FULL SUN available now from all good bookshops – just follow this link for all […]
Published on April 08, 2025 01:15
March 27, 2025
Books That Inspired My Writing Journey
As part of the FULL SUN blog tour running this week, I’ve written a guest post for RANDOM THINGS THROUGH MY LETTERBOX blog site, giving a little insight into some of the books that have shaped my reading and writing over the years. You can read the article here: https://randomthingsthroughmyletterbo... Narrowing the choice down to […]
Published on March 27, 2025 04:50
March 24, 2025
The FULL SUN Book Blog Tour
Over the next few days I’m trying something new: FULL SUN is going on mini Book Blog Tour! Organised through Random Things Tours, that means there will be a few reviews about the book and a guest article from book bloggers who have agreed to read the book. I’m looking forward to seeing what they […]
Published on March 24, 2025 09:21