Kelly Creighton

'An expertly crafted masterpiece! An edgy and unpredictable rollercoaster of a ride.' Byddi Lee (Rejuvenation trilogy) 'Beautifully written.' Sarah Stewart Taylor (Maggie D'arcy mysteries) 'A compelling and brilliant read.' Sharon Dempsey (Lainey and Stowe mysteries) More than a literary thriller... Powerful men can get away with murder...for only so long. After a life of hardship, Mary Jane McCord's life in Rapid City, South Dakota, finally hits a sweet spot. She finds happiness and her singing career takes off. Everything is looking up until she uncovers the dark and secret obsessions of two high-profile men. Twenty years pass but the people closest to Mary Jane have not forgotten. Will they bring the truth out into the light? ABOUT THE AUTHOR Kelly Creighton is an arts facilitator, editor, EFL teacher and author of eight books, including the DI Harriet Sloane series set in Belfast, two story collections, and the critically acclaimed psychological thrillerThe Bones of It.

An Original, Unputdownable Contemporary Literary Thriller Set in South Dakota

Souls Wax Fair

Eight short stories about art, shadows and self. Creighton's second short story collection introduces us to a gallery owner who worries her husband will leave her for a doppelgänger; an artist whose creativity is blocked by intense fear on a retreat; a would-be writer who opens a PO Box to gather other people's letters to God; two mothers with guilty secrets; a young student contemplating suing a lecturer for boring her into deep slumber; a geologist travelling the earth to find herself; and a woman who flies home to bury her dead uncle, only to end up in a compromising situation. Creighton blends satire with the unsettling. Tenderness with humour. ABOUT THE AUTHOR Kelly Creighton is the author of six books. She is a creative writing teacher, editor and author of the Belfast based DI Sloane series, as well as the psychological thriller 'The Bones of It'. She writes short stories too, having edited short story journal The Incubator for years. Creighton has two short fiction collections: 'Bank Holiday Hurricane' and 'Everybody's Happy'. She has a YouTube channel where weekly Creighton interviews other writers, gives readings and creative writing tutorials. PRAISE FOR THE BONES OF IT: 'Blackly comic in tone, The Bones of It is a Bildungsroman that evolves into a slow-burning psychological exploration of the mind... an engrossing tale of the consequences of living a life steeped in a culture of violence.' The Irish Times '...true discovered masterpiece of fiction. If she keeps this up, Kelly Creighton can be that Next Great Writer. The Bones of It is not just a novel to read, it is a novel to experience.' San Diego Book Review 'Compelling, compulsive, compassionate.' Books Ireland PRAISE FOR BANK HOLIDAY HURRICANE: 'A wonderfully written collection about love, loss and cruelty.' The Irish Examiner 'Dark, witty and cleverly observed.' Jane Talbot 'Kelly Creighton is a fearless writer with an impressive range. Sharp on impact these stories give voice to characters other writers shy away from.' Paul McVeigh PRAISE FOR THE DI SLOANE SERIES: 'unapologetically feminist.' Sharon Dempsey 'A breath of fresh air for the genre.' James Murphy '... a feminist anthem. I'll definitely be anxiously waiting as each book releases.' Amanda Sloan for Geek Herring

Short Stories about Art, Shadows and Self

Everybody's Happy

Where are the young women here? Can you even see them? After taking some leave, DI Harriet Sloane comes back to work at Strandtown PSNI station, East Belfast, to be faced with murder case. A young political activist has been stabbed to death in the office of a progressive political party where she works as an intern. The killer seems to have a problem with girls, and is about to strike again.

Problems with Girls

'A writer to reckon with.' The Irish Examiner Someone going missing is not an event in their life but an indicator of a problem. Detective Inspector Harriet Sloane is plagued by nightmares while someone from her past watches from a distance. In East Belfast, local four-year-old River, vanishes from his room. Sloane must put her own demons to bed and find the boy. Before it's too late.' REVIEWS 'The people, their places and everything they say is totally credible. Highly recommended.' Books Ireland A novel of style and verve. The Sleeping Season is unapologetically feminist.' Sharon Dempsey 'A breath of fresh air for the genre. The novel holds a spotlight to difficult societal issues.' James Murphy 'There is heart along the mystery and it is wrapped in a narrative that is both tight and lyrical.' Simon Maltman 'What I loved most about The Sleeping Season is how much of a feminist anthem it is. I'll definitely be anxiously waiting as each book releases.' Geek Herring ABOUT THE AUTHOR Kelly Creighton is a creative writing teacher and the author of the DI Sloane novels, as well as the psychological thriller 'The Bones of It'. She also writes short stories, having edited short story journal The Incubator for years. Creighton published her first short story collection 'Bank Holiday Hurricane' to critical acclaim. She lives in Co Down, Northern Ireland.

The Sleeping Season

Thrown out of university, green-tea-drinking, meditation-loving Scott McAuley has no place to go but home: County Down, Northern Ireland. The only problem is, his father is there now too. Duke wasn't around when Scott was growing up. He was in prison for stabbing two Catholic kids in an alley. But thanks to the Good Friday Agreement, big Duke is out now, reformed, a counsellor. Squeezed together into a small house, with too little work and too much time to think about what happened to Scott's dead mother, the tension grows between these two men, who seem to have so little in common. Penning diary entries from prison, Scott recalls what happened that year. He writes about Jasmine, his girlfriend at university. He writes about Klaudia, back home in County Down, who he and Duke both admired. He weaves a tale of lies, of paranoia, of rage.

The Bones of It

Jo Zebedee

Simon Maltman

Sharon Dempsey

Claire Savage

Eddy Baker

Stacie Davis

Gary McKay

Samuel Poots

Remco van Straten

Mixing the mysterious and macabre with tales of friendship, love and the unexplored secrets of the universe, this collection of twelve festive stories from writers in Northern Ireland presents the magic and mayhem of Christmas in all its forms.Featuring a diverse range of genres - from the gothic and ghostly, to the criminal, comedic and supernatural - these are tales to chill and delight readers on a cold winter's night. With contemporary and historical fiction, as well as dystopian and speculative tales, you never know what you might find ... underneath the tree. Stories from: Angeline Adams, Eddy Baker, Kelly Creighton, Stacie Davis, Sharon Dempsey, Simon Maltman, Gary McKay, Samuel Poots, Claire Savage, Remco van Straten, Morna Sullivan, Stuart Wilson and Jo Zebedee.

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