| Erin Kelly | |
| Birth Date: | 1976 7, df=yes |
| Birth Place: | London |
| Nationality: | British |
| Alma Mater: | University of Warwick |
| Occupation: | Journalist and author |
| Children: | 2 |
Erin Kelly was born in London in 1976 and grew up in Romford, Essex.
She has been working as a journalist since 1998, writing for newspapers, magazines including Red, Psychologies, Marie Claire and Elle, as well as writing psychological thrillers.
Kelly also works as a creative writing tutor.
Kelly's debut,The Poison Tree, was a Richard & Judy Book Club pick, and was turned into a major TV drama. Her sixth novel, He Said/She Said, spent six weeks in the Sunday Times top 10 bestseller list,[1] and was also a Richard & Judy Book Club pick.[2]
In 2014, Kelly's novelisation of the Bafta-winning TV programme Broadchurch became an international bestseller.[1]
Her seventh novel, Stone Mothers, was later published under the title We Know You Know[3] , and was selected as a Richard & Judy Book Club pick in 2020.[4]
Kelly's eighth novel, Watch Her Fall, was published in 2021. Her ninth novel, The Skeleton Key, was published in 2022 and it included references to a song that was created by Ben Walker, Kirsty Merryn and violinist Basia Bartz to accompany the book.[5] Kelly's latest novel, House of Mirrors, is a standalone sequel to her first, The Poison Tree.