About Jim Kelly
Born 1957. Jim Kelly is a British journalist and writer.
Jim Kelly is a British author and journalist. He won the Crime Writers' Association Dagger in the Library award in 2006 writing as JG Kelly.
As of 2026, Kelly has written nineteen crime novels. His first series began with The Water Clock, featuring fictional journalist Philip Dryden, based in the Cambridgeshire area of Great Britain. Kelly won the CWA Dagger in the Library Award in 2006 for the Dryden books. His new series, based on Detective Inspector Peter Shaw, is based on the North Norfolk coast and in the port of Lynn. In 2010 Kelly won the New Angle prize for literature for Death Watch, the second in the Shaw and Valentine series.
He is married to the biographer Midge Gillies and they have a daughter together.
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Who is Jim Kelly?
British writer (born 1957)
When was Jim Kelly born?
Jim Kelly was born on 1 April 1957 in Barnet.
What is Jim Kelly's occupation?
Jim Kelly is a journalist and writer.
What nationality is Jim Kelly?
Jim Kelly is British.
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· DBpedia: Jim Kelly (author)
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APA: Biography.guide. (2026). Jim Kelly. https://biography.guide/jim-kelly-journalist/
MLA: "Jim Kelly." Biography.guide, https://biography.guide/jim-kelly-journalist/.
Chicago: "Jim Kelly." Biography.guide. https://biography.guide/jim-kelly-journalist/.
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