Kelli Stanley

Kelli Stanley is a critically-acclaimed, multiple award-winning author of crime fiction (novels and short stories). She makes her home in Dashiell Hammett’s San Francisco, a city she loves to write about.

Awards: Macavity (2011) see all

Genres: Mystery

Series

Arcturus
1. Nox Dormienda (2008)
2. The Curse-Maker (2011)

Miranda Corbie Mystery
   1. City of Dragons (2010)
   2. City of Secrets (2011)
   Memory Book (2011)
   3. City of Ghosts (2014)
   4. City of Sharks (2018)

Books containing stories by Kelli Stanley

Tales of Music, Murder, and Mayhem (2024)
Bouchercon Anthology 2024
(Bouchercon Anthology)
edited by
Heather Graham

Shattering Glass (2020)
A Nasty Woman Press Anthology
edited by
Heather Graham

Unloaded (2016)
Crime Writers Writing Without Guns
(Unloaded, book 1)
edited by
Eric Beetner

More books

Awards

	2012 Lefty Awards: Golden Nugget Award : City of Secrets
	2011 Macavity Award for Best Historical Novel : City of Dragons
	2009 Lefty Award for Best Historical Mystery Novel : Nox Dormienda: A Long Night for Sleeping

Award nominations

	2015 Lefty Award for Best Historical Mystery Novel (nominee) : City of Ghosts
	2011 Shamus Award for Best First PI Novel (nominee) : City of Dragons
	2011 Lefty Award for Best Historical Mystery Novel (nominee) : City of Dragons
	2010 Los Angeles Times Book Prize for Mystery/Thriller (nominee) : City of Dragons
	2009 Macavity Award for Best Historical Novel (nominee) : Nox Dormienda: A Long Night for Sleeping

Kelli Stanley recommends

The Girl Who Blew Up the World (2018)
(Jimmy Riley, book 5)
Michael Lister
"Tight, taut, terrific PI noir with a classic and fully-realized 1940's setting."

Death Ex Machina (2015)
(Athenian Mysteries, book 5)
Gary Corby
"Corby has not only made Greek history accessible -he's made it first-rate entertainment."

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