Kelli Stanley
@authorkellistanley.bsky.social
I'm a multiple award-winning, bestselling crime fiction author, comic book aficionado, noir buff & classical scholar. I wear many hats.
Never fascist ones.
Never fascist ones.
Nothing is more beautiful than the box that brings home your newest book! #TheReckoning releases January 6th from @severnhouse.bsky.social. Now, if I can only figure out how idiot AI insinuated itself into the preview shot ...
Kelli Stanley on Instagram: "#BookArrival day is perfect for Thanksgiving weekend and @severnhouseimprint makes such a lovely book! #RenataDrake and #TheReckoning go wide on January 6th. #mysterythril...
Get ready to immerse yourself in the world of mystery and thriller with Kelli Stanley's upcoming release, Renata Drake and The Reckoning. This exciting new novel is set to arrive on January 6th from S...
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December 1, 2025 at 9:34 PM
Nothing is more beautiful than the box that brings home your newest book! #TheReckoning releases January 6th from @severnhouse.bsky.social. Now, if I can only figure out how idiot AI insinuated itself into the preview shot ...
“As the title of [this] fascinating mystery/thriller makes clear, there needs to be a reckoning. If you’re not familiar with northern California’s infamous 'Emerald Triangle,' you’re about to get quite an education.”
David Morrell, author of the New York Times bestselling novel Murder as a Fine Art
David Morrell, author of the New York Times bestselling novel Murder as a Fine Art
Behind THE RECKONING, Part I
The time and the place ...
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October 22, 2025 at 8:21 PM
“As the title of [this] fascinating mystery/thriller makes clear, there needs to be a reckoning. If you’re not familiar with northern California’s infamous 'Emerald Triangle,' you’re about to get quite an education.”
David Morrell, author of the New York Times bestselling novel Murder as a Fine Art
David Morrell, author of the New York Times bestselling novel Murder as a Fine Art
E-ARCS (advanced reading copies) through NetGally are now available for THE RECKONING!
1985 in the Emerald Triangle ... discover the true cost of Humboldt County's number one crop ...
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#TheReckoning #HumboldtCounty #EmeraldTriangle #Thriller #RenataDrake
1985 in the Emerald Triangle ... discover the true cost of Humboldt County's number one crop ...
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#TheReckoning #HumboldtCounty #EmeraldTriangle #Thriller #RenataDrake
The Reckoning
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September 29, 2025 at 7:38 PM
E-ARCS (advanced reading copies) through NetGally are now available for THE RECKONING!
1985 in the Emerald Triangle ... discover the true cost of Humboldt County's number one crop ...
www.netgalley.com/catalog/book...
#TheReckoning #HumboldtCounty #EmeraldTriangle #Thriller #RenataDrake
1985 in the Emerald Triangle ... discover the true cost of Humboldt County's number one crop ...
www.netgalley.com/catalog/book...
#TheReckoning #HumboldtCounty #EmeraldTriangle #Thriller #RenataDrake
ARC day for THE RECKONING is here! E-galleys are wonderful but nothing beats the thrill of paper! 😄❤️
September 22, 2025 at 11:22 PM
ARC day for THE RECKONING is here! E-galleys are wonderful but nothing beats the thrill of paper! 😄❤️
I'm devastated by the loss of Robert Redford. A bright light of my childhood in the 1970s, a great actor and an even greater man.
September 16, 2025 at 8:04 PM
I'm devastated by the loss of Robert Redford. A bright light of my childhood in the 1970s, a great actor and an even greater man.
"But let justice roll down like water ..."
It's been a long dry spell between projects, and my next novel THE RECKONING touches on the symbolic power of water. Exactly how and under what circumstances? Therein lies the tale.
Now available for pre-order on Amazon & bookshop dot org!
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It's been a long dry spell between projects, and my next novel THE RECKONING touches on the symbolic power of water. Exactly how and under what circumstances? Therein lies the tale.
Now available for pre-order on Amazon & bookshop dot org!
bit.ly/4gl1znS
The Reckoning
Check out The Reckoning - <p><br> <b><br> SHE KILLED A MAN.<br> <p/> HE DESERVED IT.<br> <p/> BUT JUSTICE ISN'T YET DONE.<br> <p/> <p/> <i>First in an explosive new thriller series set in the eighties...
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September 15, 2025 at 7:20 PM
"But let justice roll down like water ..."
It's been a long dry spell between projects, and my next novel THE RECKONING touches on the symbolic power of water. Exactly how and under what circumstances? Therein lies the tale.
Now available for pre-order on Amazon & bookshop dot org!
bit.ly/4gl1znS
It's been a long dry spell between projects, and my next novel THE RECKONING touches on the symbolic power of water. Exactly how and under what circumstances? Therein lies the tale.
Now available for pre-order on Amazon & bookshop dot org!
bit.ly/4gl1znS
Back from a busy #Bouchercon in New Orleans, where we raised a ton of books and money for the local library system. Getting ready for the ramp up to my January 6th release, THE RECKONING!
September 12, 2025 at 9:02 PM
Back from a busy #Bouchercon in New Orleans, where we raised a ton of books and money for the local library system. Getting ready for the ramp up to my January 6th release, THE RECKONING!
Delighted and honored to be in such esteemed company on a recent BookRiot list.
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Historical Fiction Set in America’s Varied Chinatowns
Read your way into these excellent works of historical fiction set in the various American Chinatown communities.
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May 28, 2025 at 6:39 PM
Delighted and honored to be in such esteemed company on a recent BookRiot list.
bookriot.com/historical-f...
bookriot.com/historical-f...
Some happy news! And a reminder to myself that we need to savor the good bits even under the best of circumstances, as opposed to what we're collectively experiencing.
Creativity is resistance.
Creativity is resistance.
March 19, 2025 at 8:28 PM
Some happy news! And a reminder to myself that we need to savor the good bits even under the best of circumstances, as opposed to what we're collectively experiencing.
Creativity is resistance.
Creativity is resistance.
Just had an #earthquake in Bay Area. Felt stronger than a 4.2.
March 18, 2025 at 3:00 AM
Just had an #earthquake in Bay Area. Felt stronger than a 4.2.
Somebody needs to explain to Schumer why Neville Chamberlain is not a role-model.
March 14, 2025 at 6:13 PM
Somebody needs to explain to Schumer why Neville Chamberlain is not a role-model.
You've gotta love TCM. One of the films on demand is a documentary called "Resisting Enemy Interrogation"!
February 26, 2025 at 1:22 AM
You've gotta love TCM. One of the films on demand is a documentary called "Resisting Enemy Interrogation"!
Thieves broke into our car (sitting in the driveway) last night, stealing stuff valuable only to us. But it's not about $$--it's about the power to pillage anything they want. I hope they & all other sociopaths (major & minor) just like them meet medieval justice on the way to hell.
February 5, 2025 at 7:19 PM
Thieves broke into our car (sitting in the driveway) last night, stealing stuff valuable only to us. But it's not about $$--it's about the power to pillage anything they want. I hope they & all other sociopaths (major & minor) just like them meet medieval justice on the way to hell.
The Lunar New Year is off with a bang and a new book deal!
January 30, 2025 at 5:39 PM
The Lunar New Year is off with a bang and a new book deal!
Happy Lunar New Year! A chance to inhale, gather our strength, and make it count. Floods begin with a single drop of rain ... just be that drop!
January 29, 2025 at 9:53 PM
Happy Lunar New Year! A chance to inhale, gather our strength, and make it count. Floods begin with a single drop of rain ... just be that drop!
Public Service Announcement: At all costs, avoid ordering through UberEats. Worst, most criminal violation of consumer rights I've ever experienced. Disgusting can't begin to describe it!
January 28, 2025 at 5:03 PM
Public Service Announcement: At all costs, avoid ordering through UberEats. Worst, most criminal violation of consumer rights I've ever experienced. Disgusting can't begin to describe it!
Kudos to the TCM programmers for playing Cabaret tonight ...
January 20, 2025 at 1:09 AM
Kudos to the TCM programmers for playing Cabaret tonight ...
(2/2) Anyway, don't let that stop you from diverting yourself. I thoroughly enjoyed MURDER BY THE CLOCK, and the next few weeks are the perfect time to read it and any other Jazz Age favorites, along with copious rewatches of Cabaret.
January 8, 2025 at 7:58 PM
(2/2) Anyway, don't let that stop you from diverting yourself. I thoroughly enjoyed MURDER BY THE CLOCK, and the next few weeks are the perfect time to read it and any other Jazz Age favorites, along with copious rewatches of Cabaret.
Penzer Publisher's new edition of Rufus King's classic mystery, MURDER BY THE CLOCK, is out. I wrote the intro. It was published in 1929, right before what felt like the end of the world: the Great Depression & a fascist sociopath on his way to assuming control of a powerful country ... (1/2)
January 8, 2025 at 7:57 PM
Penzer Publisher's new edition of Rufus King's classic mystery, MURDER BY THE CLOCK, is out. I wrote the intro. It was published in 1929, right before what felt like the end of the world: the Great Depression & a fascist sociopath on his way to assuming control of a powerful country ... (1/2)
Here's a thought: how about investigating the murders of people of color as if they're CEOs of health insurance companies?
December 10, 2024 at 12:23 AM
Here's a thought: how about investigating the murders of people of color as if they're CEOs of health insurance companies?
I missed posting on Thanksgiving because for the entire week we experienced a literal flood of emergencies--from the standing water in the garage to the leak in the roof to a sudden car breakdown and other assorted stresses.
December 4, 2024 at 7:08 PM
I missed posting on Thanksgiving because for the entire week we experienced a literal flood of emergencies--from the standing water in the garage to the leak in the roof to a sudden car breakdown and other assorted stresses.
Joy is and will be in very short supply. Whenever you find some, protect it, fight for it, share it with others, and watch it grow. That growth may be infinitesimal, but it's Resistance.
November 19, 2024 at 9:35 PM
Joy is and will be in very short supply. Whenever you find some, protect it, fight for it, share it with others, and watch it grow. That growth may be infinitesimal, but it's Resistance.
I just unfriended & blocked an arrogant, privileged, narcissistic pseudo-intellectual thriller writer on FB who was ridiculing friends for expressing their fear & anger while lecturing all on how we should behave. Claims he's not a fascist, but he sure in hell acts like one.
November 14, 2024 at 10:54 PM
I just unfriended & blocked an arrogant, privileged, narcissistic pseudo-intellectual thriller writer on FB who was ridiculing friends for expressing their fear & anger while lecturing all on how we should behave. Claims he's not a fascist, but he sure in hell acts like one.
I've just joined, posted once, and already had a creepy DM greeting from what is obviously a fake account. Be liberal with the block button and be careful out there.
November 12, 2024 at 10:21 PM
I've just joined, posted once, and already had a creepy DM greeting from what is obviously a fake account. Be liberal with the block button and be careful out there.
I'm glad to see so many friends here. It's time to strengthen our bonds and protect the shared humanity we possess ... a humanity that recognizes the global tragedy and destruction wrought by misogyny, racism, proudly willful ignorance and rampant sociopathy.
Stay safe, stay creative, stay strong. 💙
Stay safe, stay creative, stay strong. 💙
November 10, 2024 at 12:11 AM
I'm glad to see so many friends here. It's time to strengthen our bonds and protect the shared humanity we possess ... a humanity that recognizes the global tragedy and destruction wrought by misogyny, racism, proudly willful ignorance and rampant sociopathy.
Stay safe, stay creative, stay strong. 💙
Stay safe, stay creative, stay strong. 💙