Jim Kelly (writer)

Jim Kelly (born April 1, 1957 ) is a British crime novelist .

Life

Kelly comes from the eastern English city of Ely , which is also the setting for his novels. He was a longtime correspondent for the Financial Times . He was already successful with his first publication: his novel Tod im Moor ( The Water Clock ), published in 2002, made it to the final round of the renowned Dagger Awards . For cold-like blood (Engl. The Coldest Blood ) he received in 2007 the prize worth £ 1,500 Dagger Library Award, which is awarded by public libraries English.

The main character of his novels is the small town reporter Philip Dryden, who is struggling for professional and private survival, lives in a boat and - despite the mobility requirements of his job - does not even own a car. His wife is in a coma after a serious traffic accident . The only friend is the taxi driver Humph, who also struggles to stay afloat with an aging Ford Capri.

The storylines of Kelly's novels begin with everyday facts that later develop into capital crimes. In all the works published so far, the causes and motives for the current acts can be found in events that occurred decades ago. In some cases, the protagonist Dryden himself is involved in the events of the past that triggered it.

Works

Philip Dryden series

• The Water Clock (2002) - Death in the Moor (2003)
• The Fire Baby (2004) - No Place to Die (2005)
• The Moon Tunnel (2005) - Under the Earth (2006)
• The Coldest Blood (2006) - Cold as blood (2007)
• The Skeleton Man (2007) - One Left Behind (2008)
• The funeral owl (2013)

Peter Shaw and George Valentine series

• Death Wore White (2009)
• Death Watch (2010)
• Death Toll (2011)
• Death's door (2012)
• At Death's Window (2014)

Web links

• Literature by and about Jim Kelly in the catalog of the German National Library
• official homepage of the author