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Mary Kelly

Born

in London, England, The United Kingdom

December 28, 1927

Died

January 01, 2017

Genre

Crime, Mystery, Classics

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Mary Kelly was an English crime writer best known for the Inspector Brett Nightingale series. Writing in the 1950s and 1960s, Kelly was celebrated for the sense of refreshingly dark suspense in her mysteries. Her novel , published in 1961, won the Gold Dagger Award.

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Average rating: 3.22 · 1,671 ratings · 296 reviews · 14 distinct works • Similar authors

	The Christmas Egg (Inspector Brett Nightingale, #3) 3.01 avg rating — 1,082 ratings — published 1958 — 13 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Spoilt Kill (Hedley Nicholson #1) 3.76 avg rating — 367 ratings — published 1961 — 19 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Due to a Death 3.38 avg rating — 180 ratings — published 1963 — 14 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	A Cold Coming (Inspector Brett Nightingale, #1) 3.89 avg rating — 9 ratings — published 1990 — 5 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Dead Corse 3.57 avg rating — 7 ratings — published 1966 — 12 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Dead Man's Riddle (Inspector Brett Nightingale, #2) 3.80 avg rating — 5 ratings — published 1957 — 8 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	March to the Gallows really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 2 ratings — published 1964 — 6 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Twenty-Fifth Hour 2.50 avg rating — 2 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Write on Both Sides of the Paper 2.50 avg rating — 2 ratings — 6 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	That Girl in the Alley (Lythway Large Print Series) liked it 3.00 avg rating — 1 rating — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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Which seasonal golden age mystery book would you like to read with us during December? We have four great reads to choose from! Please vote here.

Hercule Poirot's Christmas by Agatha Christie

29 votes, 46.0%

Portrait of a Murderer by Anne Meredith

22 votes, 34.9%

The Christmas Egg: A Seasonal Mystery by Mary Kelly

8 votes, 12.7%

Thou Shell of Death by Nicholas Blake

4 votes, 6.3%

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