S.Kelly
Stephen Kelly Stephen Kelly is the author of a trio of mystery novels from Pegasus Books that are set in southern England during World War II: The Language of the Dead; The Wages of Desire; and Hushed in Death (Pegasus). Stephen spent more than thirty years in the newspaper business as a reporter, editor and […]
The Language of the Dead, Stephen Kelly (Paperback)
As the shadow of World War II descends over Europe, Detective Inspector Thomas Lamb hunts for an elusive killer behind the veil of a seemingly charming English village. German bobmers are arriving daily, seeking to crush England. But in a rural Hampshire village, things appear quiet, until an elderly loner, Will Blackwell, is brutally murdered. […]
WAGES OF DESIRE, Stephen Kelly
The second Inspector Lamb World War II mystery (following The Language of the Dead), set in 1941, involves the discovery of a dead woman in the local village cemetery that may be linked to a long-buried secret, who killed young twin boys 20 years prior. Once again, Kelly draws on the impact of events of […]
THE LANGUAGE OF THE DEAD, Stephen Kelly
“A fine-grained first novel.” (Kirkus Reviews) As the shadow of World War II descends over Europe, Detective Inspector Thomas Lamb hunts for an elusive killer behind the veil of a seemingly charming English village. German bombersare arriving daily, seeking to crush England. But in a rural Hampshire village, things have remained fairly quiet–until an elderly […]
THE LANGUAGE OF THE DEAD, Stephen Kelly
Love this beautiful cover that Pegasus designed for Stephen Kelly’s debut mystery, THE LANGUAGE OF THE DEAD, the first in a series of Inspector Lamb mysteries that is set in an English village during World War II.