Erin Kelly

courage mon brave

i would rather live in a dog crate

My thriller NOTES ON A DROWNING is 99p in ebook this month and also in the audiobook sale. Two determined women unravel a scandal involving misogyny, conspiracy and murder. A Times thriller of 2025.

www.amazon.co.uk/Notes-Drowni...

Remember that in the UK, in space year 2026, it is *still* illegal to rip a CD you bought with your own money to play the resulting MP3s (or whatever) on your computer. That is not considered fair use. But AI companies eating all of our creative work for free soon will be.

Fuck off, Labour.

Let's keep the good news going. Vote for me and help to banish ALL the creepy men from comedy. You only have til the 1st March!

the brass fuckin neck of this

I do this all the time. I'm unbearable.

A small stream flows between two green grassy banks, with raised sides and trees on the top.

The Irish alp-luachra - Joint Eater - preys on weary travellers sleeping beside streams or rivers. This newt-like fairy spirit slips down the throat and settles in the stomach, eating any food that enters while the unsuspecting host slowly wastes away. #FolkloreThursday (Image: John Horner)

I loved it. Fascinating to see the difference between UK and US covers. Here, it's extremely Millennial Pink.

so will the greens get equal media coverage with reform now...

"An Absolute Joy" - Ayisha Malik.
You can preorder a signed copy here: www.waterstones.com/book/the-pin...
And please, tell your friends!

I was at the count in Gorton and Denton last night and we all saw Matt Goodwin eat ballot papers. His girlfriend and team begged him to stop but he kept stuffing it into his mouth and making grunting sounds like the Cookie Monster

A book on a red background ‘Oh. My. God.' RUTH WARE THE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLING AUTHOR Jane Casěy THE SECRET ROOM "Dangerously addictive' ERIN KELLY "Sublime' ANDREA MARA One of them holds the key to an impossible murder. "Magnificent' MARIAN KEYES

A book on a blue background 'Sublime' ANDREA MARA THE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLING AUTHOR Jane Casěy THE SECRET ROOM Dangerously addictive' ERIN KELLY THE SECRET ROOM "Magnificent' MARIAN KEYES 'Sublime" ANDREA MARA One of them holds the key to an impossible murder.

'I LOVE it - it is completely MAGNIFICENT' MARIAN KEYES

'Utterly brilliant’ LIZ NUGENT

The Secret Room, one of my all-time favourites, is out in paperback today. 🥰🎉🥳

My debut novel Tombstoning is reborn today! @orendabooks.bsky.social have produced a 20th anniversary edition with a beautiful cover by Mark Swan and fantastic introduction by @brookmyre.bsky.social. Special thanks to Karen Sullivan for making this happen.
Print - geni.us/Mb0bqB
Ebook - geni.us/c10i

did you know that song was used as a gsce exam question in the late 90s? a more enlightened time

i mean it's a masterpiece but so fuckin bleak

It really is fascinating how overt it now is that there are certain - really not controversial - ideas that you aren’t allowed to say on television.

iambic tetrameter ass stick

New extract on the blog today! A sliver of Catherine by @essiefox.bsky.social (pub'd @orendabooks.bsky.social thx @annerandomthings.bsky.social): "Below the vast expanse of stars shining brightly in black skies we reach a house that stands alone and very high upon the moors..."

#BookSky

The Road. I don't know why I watched it given that the book is something I read once and said okay, never again.

Reviews mean so much to authors - and they really do have an impact on how visible our books are online. It's a virtuous cycle!

V interesting and easy-to-grasp explanation of what happens when you're nicked

Writing a Psychological Thriller course with Curtis Brown Creative Learn how to write a twisty, suspenseful psychological thriller that readers won’t be able to put down with bestselling author Erin Kelly.

Write a twisty, suspenseful thriller that readers won’t be able to put down on our six-week online Writing a Psychological Thriller course with bestselling novelist @mserinkelly.bsky.social 🔍

Course starts next Thurs: www.curtisbrowncreative.co.uk/course/writi...

So @mserinkelly.bsky.social made me cry...again.
Last day to take advantage of the 25% discount on the unsigned hardback at Waterstones using code FEB26.
The Pinnacle is coming - Tell your friends!
Click on the link to order: bit.ly/4tIKLxm

“At last. Today, our broken hearts have been lifted at the news that no one is above the law, not even royalty. On behalf of our sister, Virginia Roberts Giuffre, we extend our gratitude to the UK’s Thames Valley Police for their investigation and arrest of Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor. He was never a prince. For survivors everywhere, Virginia did this for you."

“He was never a prince. For survivors everywhere, Virginia did this for you.”

Statement from Virginia Giuffre’s family on the arrest of Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor, read out on BBC News.

This made me very happy.
Still time to take advantage of the 25% discount on the unsigned hardback at Waterstones using code FEB26.
The Pinnacle is coming - Tell your friends!
Click on the link to order: bit.ly/4tIKLxm

Today in book research I googled 'when did the Just One Cornetto advert first air'

I don't think I've ever pre-ordered a book so quickly

Erin Kelly: 'The only thing all published writers have in common is that they finished writing their books' Bestselling author of He Said/She Said Erin Kelly on creative writing, teaching and what makes a good psychological thriller.

'Nothing is off the table as long as it’s done well'

Bestselling novelist and tutor of our six-week online Writing a Psychological Thriller course, @mserinkelly.bsky.social, shares her tips for aspiring psychological thriller writers 🔎