Kelli Stanley's Reviews
Reviews of Kelli’s Work
Aug.15.2011
Published by Library Journal
(starred review): Stanley brings 1940s San Francisco to life with her meticulously detailed, hard-boiled novel. She transports us to a world on the eve of massive change. It’s...
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Published by Bookreporter.com
In Kelli Stanley’s extremely capable hands, the tale told in CITY OF DRAGONS is a picture- and pitch-perfect account of a complex and gripping tale set in a San Francisco 70 years...
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Mar.28.2010
Published by San Francisco Chronicle
Stanley, winner (for a previous book set in ancient Rome) of the Bruce Alexander Award for best historical mystery, knows how to bring the past to life: not only with a wealth of...
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Mar.22.2010
Published by Petaluma Argus-Courier
Kelli Stanley would have made Chandler proud. She writes us into an authentic world of urban brutality where someone like Miranda Corbie can survive without breaking or losing her...
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Feb.21.2010
Published by South Florida Sun-Sentinel
Unconventional characters provide the backbone of the mystery genre. And Kelli Stanley's riveting new series about 1940s San Francisco private investigator Miranda Corbie revels...
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Dec.23.2009
Published by RT Book Reviews, February 2010 Issue
4 1/2 Stars - Top Pick!
"In this terrific book, Stanley puts all the right elements together to make the first in her new series a winner ... Stanley sharpens anticipation for...
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Dec.21.2009
Published by Publishers Weekly
Set in San Francisco in 1940, Stanley's stunning first in a new series introduces a gutsy, independent heroine who isn't always likable. As the city celebrates the Chinese New...
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Published by Historical Novels Review
Arcturus is a unique protagonist; a private eye in a toga, wisecracking monologues to boot. This era, with its smells, sounds and the language, comes alive in the noir world of...
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Published by Mystery News
Phillip Marlowe and John Rebus have a new cousin ... who speaks Latin.
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Published by Love Romances & More
What sets this book a step above many others is that it keeps the reader guessing and is fast paced enough to never incite boredom. Ms Stanley must have done a great deal of...
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Published by BookIdeas.Com
Equally satisfying are the glimpses that the author provides into Roman life. Many scenes are set in Arcturus's household, for instance "a good opportunity for us to painlessly...
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Published by BlogCritics Magazine
This mystery novel is full of well developed characters and has an intriguing plot. The setting of Roman Britain is so masterfully crafted that it is obvious the author has...
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Apr.03.2009
Published by BookLoons
How do you say wondrous in Latin? I wish I knew so I could pay the proper homage to Kelli Stanley's first in what I hope will be a long series. From the partridge eggs for...
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Jul.08.2008
Published by BookBitch
Never heard of Roman Noir? Well, you have now. Kelli Stanley, academic scholar and admitted noir fan, bursts onto the scene this summer with the first installment of her...
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Jul.13.2008
Published by Contra Costa Times/San Jose Mercury News
The Roman conquest of Britain continues to interest writers, and Stanley has come up with a different angle, focusing on Arcturus, a half-British, half-Roman doctor who is the...
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Author Kelli Stanley has her eye on greatness.”
—George Pelecanos
About Kelli
Kelli Stanley is an award-winning author of crime fiction, and writes two series—one set in 1940 San Francisco (CITY OF DRAGONS), the other in first century Roman Britain. She lives in San Francisco and holds an MA in Classics. When she’s not writing, she...
Connections
Causes Kelli Stanley Supports
In Defense of Animals
The Jane Goodall Institute
The Ocean Conservancy
World Wildlife Fund
The Humane Society of the United States
Kelli’s Favorite Books
Farewell, My Lovely (all Chandler, but this is a personal favorite), The Maltese Falcon, Red Harvest, The Glass Key, Tess of the D'Urbervilles, Return of the...