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Jim Kelly


UK flag (b.1957)

aka J G Kelly

Jim Kelly is a journalist and education correspondent for the Financial Times. He lives in Ely with the biographer Midge Gilles and their young daughter. The Water Clock, his first novel, was shortlisted for the CWA John Creasey Award for best first crime novel of 2002.
 

Awards: CWA (2006)  see all

Genres: Mystery, Historical Mystery
 
New and upcoming books
March 2025

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The Cambridge Siren
(Nighthawk, book 4)
Series
Philip Dryden
   1. The Water Clock (2002)
   2. The Fire Baby (2004)
   3. The Moon Tunnel (2005)
   4. The Coldest Blood (2006)
   5. The Skeleton Man (2007)
   6. Nightrise (2012)
   7. The Funeral Owl (2013)
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DI Peter Shaw and DS George Valentine
   1. Death Wore White (2008)
   2. Death Watch (2010)
   3. Death Toll (2011)
   4. Death's Door (2012)
   5. At Death's Window (2014)
   6. Death on Demand (2015)
   7. Death Ship (2016)
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Nighthawk
   1. The Great Darkness (2018)
   2. The Mathematical Bridge (2019)
   3. The Night Raids (2020)
   4. The Cambridge Siren (2025)
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Books containing stories by Jim Kelly

Awards
2006 CWA Dagger in the Library

Award nominations
2002 John Creasey (New Blood) Dagger (shortlist) : The Water Clock


Jim Kelly recommends
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Knock 'em Dead (2020)
(Captain Darac, book 4)
Peter Morfoot
"Pin-sharp crime scenes, and devilish detail - Knock ‘Em Dead is a winner from page one."

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