Erin Kelly

Erin Kelly (born 1976) is an English writer from Romford. She has worked as a journalist since 1998, writing for newspapers, magazines including Red, Psychologies, Marie Claire and Elle, as well as writing psychological thrillers.

Novels Kelly's debut,The Poison Tree, was a Richard & Judy Book Club pick, and was turned into a major TV drama. and was also a Richard & Judy Book Club pick.

In 2014, Kelly's novelisation of the Bafta-winning TV programme Broadchurch became an international bestseller. , and was selected as a Richard & Judy Book Club pick in 2020.

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. Kelly's latest novel, House of Mirrors, is a standalone sequel to her first, The Poison Tree.

Kelly also works as a creative writing tutor.