Ruth Kelly

Ruth Kelly is a British author and journalist who has built a career writing compulsive thrillers that draw on the dark side of modern life. She is an award-winning journalist who spent years working as a reporter for national newspapers and writing for television, including work with Endemol, the creators of Big Brother. She has ghostwritten several Sunday Times top ten bestsellers. Kelly's thrillers are set against glamorous international backdrops, with holiday destinations featuring prominently — a reflection of her own well-travelled life (her family relocated to Papua New Guinea when she was seven). The Afterparty follows a woman reunited with her estranged best friend at a glamorous New Year's Eve party in Amsterdam, where the evening takes a sinister turn. Her other novels include The Woman Who Came Back to Life and Control Her (a Richard & Judy Book Club pick). Her audiobooks and books offer listeners and readers gripping, fast-paced thrillers set in seductive locations where beautiful surfaces conceal dangerous secrets — stories that will make you think twice about who you trust.