Novels by Richard T. Kelly
The Knives
Faber and Faber, 2016
'The best political novel since [Alan Hollinghurst's] The Line of Beauty... Kelly manages to tell a story that is dramatic and, at the same time, faithful to the facts about British politics… a remarkably rare feat in English letters.’ The Times
'The best novel about modern politics I have read in years... we are in the hands of a deft storyteller.’ Observer
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The Possessions of Doctor Forrest
Faber and Faber, 2011
'A horror novel of the most enjoyably reckless stripe... satisfyingly lurid.’ Times Literary Supplement
'Has the robust narrative drive of genre fiction but also the thoughtfulness and stylistic flair of good literary fiction.' Independent
'Gripping... fiendishly clever...' Charles Palliser (The Quincunx)
'Truly creepy… moments of genuine body horror.’ Guardian
'Vivid and seductive.' Scotland on Sunday
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Crusaders
Faber and Faber, 2008
'A magnificent state-of-the-nation epic ... Kelly has a pitch-perfect ear for dialogue, an empathy with 'ordinary' lives and a special ability to convey menace.' Financial Times
`A Dostoyevskian doorstopper... with an almost Tolstoyan seriousness of purpose.' Guardian
'Kelly’s seriousness of intent and direct moral interrogation call to mind contemporary American giants Roth and Mailer.’ Independent on Sunday
'I can't remember a modern British debut that offers a more convincing portrait of so many different walks of life, or that paints its portrait of an era and a region with greater credibility.’ Sunday Times
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