Iain Kelly's Blog

Another busy month filled with great books, featuring a mix of spies, crime, dystopia, World War II – and sometimes a mix of all! A number of the books this month were bought from local bookshops (I always lose money at author events as I buy more than I sell) – please shop local where […]

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 […]

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 […]

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. […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]