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.
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Crime Readers - The Crime Writers’ Association
thecwa.co.uk
I'm incredibly honored that the @thecwa.bsky.social has made THE RECKONING (from @severnhouse.bsky.social) their Read of the Month!
Book launch is January 6, just three more days! Thank you, Crime Writers' Association!!
thecwa.co.uk/crime-readers/
Book launch is January 6, just three more days! Thank you, Crime Writers' Association!!
thecwa.co.uk/crime-readers/
Celebrating the NYT review of THE RECKONING today with a redwood--Humboldt County's biggest treasure!
February 8, 2026 at 9:57 PM
Celebrating the NYT review of THE RECKONING today with a redwood--Humboldt County's biggest treasure!
I'm gobsmacked again ... THE RECKONING is #13 in the Kindle store for historical thrillers, and #51 overall!
Thanks profoundly to the NYT and to everyone who is giving Renata Drake--and Garberville!--a try!
Thanks profoundly to the NYT and to everyone who is giving Renata Drake--and Garberville!--a try!
January 30, 2026 at 12:00 AM
I'm gobsmacked again ... THE RECKONING is #13 in the Kindle store for historical thrillers, and #51 overall!
Thanks profoundly to the NYT and to everyone who is giving Renata Drake--and Garberville!--a try!
Thanks profoundly to the NYT and to everyone who is giving Renata Drake--and Garberville!--a try!
I am dazed and gobsmacked in the most wonderful way!! Waking up to your book in the NYT is ... well, I'm wondering if I'm really awake! www.nytimes.com/2026/01/28/b...
In These Mystery Novels, Evil Lurks in Unexpected Places
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January 28, 2026 at 7:44 PM
I am dazed and gobsmacked in the most wonderful way!! Waking up to your book in the NYT is ... well, I'm wondering if I'm really awake! www.nytimes.com/2026/01/28/b...
Interview with Marshal Zeringue about titles, character names, and more ...
Q&A with Kelli Stanley
From my Q&A with Kelli Stanley , author of The Reckoning (A Renata Drake Thriller, 1) : How much work does your title do to take readers ...
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January 26, 2026 at 10:36 PM
Interview with Marshal Zeringue about titles, character names, and more ...
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Thank you, TracyReaderDad! ❤️❤️
Thank you, TracyReaderDad! ❤️❤️
Book Review: “The Reckoning” by Kelli Stanley
Genre: Mystery / Thriller This is an ARC sent to me by Kelli Stanley. “7:22 AM, Friday, September 20, 1985” Renata Drake gets off the Greyhound bus in Garberville, CA. Renata, 25, is ta…
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January 24, 2026 at 8:00 PM
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Thank you, TracyReaderDad! ❤️❤️
Thank you, TracyReaderDad! ❤️❤️
Reposted by Kelli Stanley
Congrats to our Cine/Lit film and tv client Kelli Stanley with this latest rave for her new thriller THE RECKONING!!👏🎬
A big Sunday morning thank you, Eureka Times-Standard!! ❤️ The link is gifted!
Author’s latest novel is set in Humboldt County
“‘The Reckoning’ came out of the fact that I spent my adolescence in Humboldt and my parents (Van and Patricia Stanley) lived here for the rest of their lives. … I know the area well and hold a dee…
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January 19, 2026 at 7:21 PM
Congrats to our Cine/Lit film and tv client Kelli Stanley with this latest rave for her new thriller THE RECKONING!!👏🎬
Thanks to Scott Montgomery for asking me enjoyably hard questions at THE HARD WORD!
"I THINK OF THE RECKONING AS A SLOW-BURNING FUSE THAT GATHERS SPEED AND SUDDENLY IGNITES A LARGE BOMB OR TWO": THE RECKONING'S KELLI STANLEY
Kelli Stanley's latest, The Reckoning, deals with a lady on the run in 1985 with many secrets, dealing with a town of secrets, some tied to it's marijuana cash crop, others to the young girls who have...
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January 23, 2026 at 8:10 PM
Thanks to Scott Montgomery for asking me enjoyably hard questions at THE HARD WORD!
A big Sunday morning thank you, Eureka Times-Standard!! ❤️ The link is gifted!
Author’s latest novel is set in Humboldt County
“‘The Reckoning’ came out of the fact that I spent my adolescence in Humboldt and my parents (Van and Patricia Stanley) lived here for the rest of their lives. … I know the area well and hold a dee…
www.times-standard.com
January 18, 2026 at 6:18 PM
A big Sunday morning thank you, Eureka Times-Standard!! ❤️ The link is gifted!
I had a wonderful time talking to @jenjumba.bsky.social about crime, injustice, small towns, illegal economies and writing to be re-read!
The STORIED ACCOUNT podcast is available on Apple and Spotify. Give us a listen! ❤️📚
The STORIED ACCOUNT podcast is available on Apple and Spotify. Give us a listen! ❤️📚
J Jumba on Instagram: "How often do you reread a book? THE RECKONING by @authorkelli will encourage you to do just that. First to read for the thriller/mystery and then again to examine all of the tho...
5 likes, 1 comments - storiedaccount on January 15, 2026: "How often do you reread a book? THE RECKONING by @authorkelli will encourage you to do just that. First to read for the thriller/mystery and ...
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January 15, 2026 at 8:59 PM
I had a wonderful time talking to @jenjumba.bsky.social about crime, injustice, small towns, illegal economies and writing to be re-read!
The STORIED ACCOUNT podcast is available on Apple and Spotify. Give us a listen! ❤️📚
The STORIED ACCOUNT podcast is available on Apple and Spotify. Give us a listen! ❤️📚
"Common sense will tell us, that the power which hath endeavoured to subdue us, is of all others, the most improper to defend us."
Thomas Paine, Common Sense
Thomas Paine, Common Sense
January 12, 2026 at 8:47 PM
"Common sense will tell us, that the power which hath endeavoured to subdue us, is of all others, the most improper to defend us."
Thomas Paine, Common Sense
Thomas Paine, Common Sense
The Page 69 Test on THE RECKONING was unexpectedly revealing!
#newbooks #crimefiction #thrillers #Humboldt
#newbooks #crimefiction #thrillers #Humboldt
"The Reckoning"
A critically-acclaimed, bestselling author of crime fiction, Kelli Stanley is the author of the award-winning Miranda Corbie historical noi...
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January 12, 2026 at 8:16 PM
The Page 69 Test on THE RECKONING was unexpectedly revealing!
#newbooks #crimefiction #thrillers #Humboldt
#newbooks #crimefiction #thrillers #Humboldt
I am honored to particpate in STORIED ACCOUNT, the podcast from librarian, professor, and the all-around amazing @jenjumba.bsky.social.
Please join us on 1/15 for a scintillating conversation about Humboldt County, the challenges of writing such a personal crime fiction novel, and THE RECKONING! 📚
Please join us on 1/15 for a scintillating conversation about Humboldt County, the challenges of writing such a personal crime fiction novel, and THE RECKONING! 📚
Episodes — Storied Account Podcast
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January 12, 2026 at 8:08 PM
I am honored to particpate in STORIED ACCOUNT, the podcast from librarian, professor, and the all-around amazing @jenjumba.bsky.social.
Please join us on 1/15 for a scintillating conversation about Humboldt County, the challenges of writing such a personal crime fiction novel, and THE RECKONING! 📚
Please join us on 1/15 for a scintillating conversation about Humboldt County, the challenges of writing such a personal crime fiction novel, and THE RECKONING! 📚
Scott Montgomery's THE HARD WORD is a go-to blog for crime fiction readers, and I'm very happy he reviewed THE RECKONING!
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CANNABIS & KILLING: KELLI STANLEY'S THE RECKONING
In The Reckoning, Kelli Stanley deals in secrets on both micro and macro levels. It begins is classic noir fashion, in 1985, with its protagonist Renata Drake, coming into town on a Greyhound bus, mil...
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January 8, 2026 at 10:55 PM
Scott Montgomery's THE HARD WORD is a go-to blog for crime fiction readers, and I'm very happy he reviewed THE RECKONING!
www.thehardword.org/single-post/...
www.thehardword.org/single-post/...
An inciteful, powerful review of THE RECKONING ... thank you, I Speak Book Nerd!!
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Review: The Reckoning by Kelli Stanley
A fugitive, a corrupt town, and a killer hiding in the redwood shadows, The Reckoning throws you into the eighties with a heroine who refuses to stay quiet or small.
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January 8, 2026 at 10:52 PM
An inciteful, powerful review of THE RECKONING ... thank you, I Speak Book Nerd!!
ispeakbooknerd.com/2026/01/06/r...
ispeakbooknerd.com/2026/01/06/r...
A huge thanks to the wonderful Marlyn Beebe for her fabulous review of THE RECKONING!
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Just finished reading...
The Reckoning by Kelli Stanley (Severn House, 6 January 2026). I read this book without knowing much about it, except that it takes place...
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January 8, 2026 at 10:51 PM
A huge thanks to the wonderful Marlyn Beebe for her fabulous review of THE RECKONING!
mbstuffandnonsense.blogspot.com/2026/01/just...
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Please join Jim L'Etoile and I for an evening of discussion about THE RECKONING, some shared secrets, and Humboldt County lottery prizes! 😊
Please RSVP here: bookshopwestportal.com/event/2026-0...
Please RSVP here: bookshopwestportal.com/event/2026-0...
January 8, 2026 at 10:23 PM
Please join Jim L'Etoile and I for an evening of discussion about THE RECKONING, some shared secrets, and Humboldt County lottery prizes! 😊
Please RSVP here: bookshopwestportal.com/event/2026-0...
Please RSVP here: bookshopwestportal.com/event/2026-0...
THE RECKONING and I had a fantastic time at our launch party, held at the Bay Area's fabulous Book Passage! Launches are a a celebratory ritual about bringing a book into the world with love! ❤️
January 8, 2026 at 7:48 PM
THE RECKONING and I had a fantastic time at our launch party, held at the Bay Area's fabulous Book Passage! Launches are a a celebratory ritual about bringing a book into the world with love! ❤️
Today's the day! THE RECKONING has arrived! Find it wherever books are sold or checked out (libraries!)
Audio comes out 2/24, narrated by award-winning Christina Delaine. I can't wait!
Thanks for reading ... and thank you for your support!
Audio comes out 2/24, narrated by award-winning Christina Delaine. I can't wait!
Thanks for reading ... and thank you for your support!
January 6, 2026 at 8:10 PM
Today's the day! THE RECKONING has arrived! Find it wherever books are sold or checked out (libraries!)
Audio comes out 2/24, narrated by award-winning Christina Delaine. I can't wait!
Thanks for reading ... and thank you for your support!
Audio comes out 2/24, narrated by award-winning Christina Delaine. I can't wait!
Thanks for reading ... and thank you for your support!
THE RECKONING arrives tomorrow! First stop on the first leg of a whistle-stop signing tour: the famed and fantastic Book Passage in Corte Madera, CA. Not everyone can afford a hardcover, so please ask your library to carry it!
January 5, 2026 at 8:51 PM
THE RECKONING arrives tomorrow! First stop on the first leg of a whistle-stop signing tour: the famed and fantastic Book Passage in Corte Madera, CA. Not everyone can afford a hardcover, so please ask your library to carry it!
I'm incredibly honored that the @thecwa.bsky.social has made THE RECKONING (from @severnhouse.bsky.social) their Read of the Month!
Book launch is January 6, just three more days! Thank you, Crime Writers' Association!!
thecwa.co.uk/crime-readers/
Book launch is January 6, just three more days! Thank you, Crime Writers' Association!!
thecwa.co.uk/crime-readers/
Crime Readers - The Crime Writers’ Association
thecwa.co.uk
January 3, 2026 at 8:43 PM
I'm incredibly honored that the @thecwa.bsky.social has made THE RECKONING (from @severnhouse.bsky.social) their Read of the Month!
Book launch is January 6, just three more days! Thank you, Crime Writers' Association!!
thecwa.co.uk/crime-readers/
Book launch is January 6, just three more days! Thank you, Crime Writers' Association!!
thecwa.co.uk/crime-readers/
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! 😄❤️