Immersive, Surprising Adventures
Coming Winter 2025
THE GILDED AGE meets THE STING when two con women team up to take down New York high society
My Fair Frauds
By Lee Kelly and Jennifer Thorne
Lee Kelly
Lee Kelly is the author of CITY OF SAVAGES, a Publishers Weekly pick and a VOYA Magazine “Perfect Ten” selection, A CRIMINAL MAGIC, which was optioned and developed for a television series by Warner Bros., and WITH REGRETS, as well as THE ANTIQUITY AFFAIR, THE STARLETS, and MY FAIR FRAUDS (December 2025), which are co-written with Jennifer Thorne.
Her short fiction and essays have appeared in Electric Lit, CrimeReads, Writer's Digest, Orca, and Tor, among other publications, and she holds her MFA degree from the Vermont College of Fine Arts. An entertainment lawyer by trade, Lee has practiced law in Los Angeles and New York. She currently lives with her husband and two children in New Jersey, where you’ll find them engaged in one adventure or another.
Other Books by Lee Kelly:
The Starlets
By Lee Kelly and Jennifer Thorne
EVELYN HUGO meets SOME LIKE IT HOT on this on-the-run adventure
Two rival starlets must team up and learn to share the spotlight when illegal activities on their film set force them to go on the run.
With Regrets
A suburban drama wrapped in a 24-hour survival story at the end of the world
With Regrets is equal parts Big Little Lies and Bird Box, a suburban drama wrapped in a 24-hour survival story at the end of the world, perfect for fans of David Koepp's Aurora.
The Antiquity Affair
By Lee Kelly and Jennifer Thorne
A feminist take on Indiana Jones set at the turn of the twentieth century
Two estranged daughters of a famed archeologist become unexpected targets of a secret organization bent on finding a lost artifact legendary for its dangerous power, forcing the sisters to band together once again to solve a life-or-death puzzle three millennia in the making.
City of Savages
The war left us for dead. The city ate us alive.
City of Savages is dual-narrative, post-apocalyptic tale of two sisters trying to escape a war-torn Manhattan and discovering the meaning of sisterhood on an island with a dark history; featuring a prisoner-of-war camp in Central Park, cannibals in the subways, and a sadistic cult in the city's Meatpacking District.
A Criminal Magic
Magic is powerful, dangerous and addictive - and after passage of the 18th Amendment, it is finally illegal
A Criminal Magic is a crossover fantasy novel set in an alternate Roaring Twenties where Prohibition has outlawed magic, and an undercover cop and an up-and-coming sorcerer with a natural attraction soon find themselves on opposing sides of a mounting gang war.
Selected Praise and Awards for Kelly’s books:
The Starlets
“For movie buffs, this will be as welcome as a cool breeze on a hot day.”
– Publishers Weekly Starred Review
“Pass the popcorn and settle in for a terrific time.”
– Library Journal Starred Review
“Lights! Camera! Action! Once again, Kelly and Thorne have created a heart-pounding story of non-stop adventure and irrepressible fun.”
– Katherine Reay, bestselling author of THE BERLIN LETTERS
“Kelly and Thorne are a phenomenal duo . . . two brilliant authors with boundless talent and a singularly remarkable voice.”
– Elle Cosimano, New York Times bestselling author of the Finlay Donovan series
With Regrets
“Pulse-pounding and wildly original, With Regrets exposes the dark underbelly of suburbia and the true cost of keeping up appearances . . . Lee Kelly has created a thrilling, nuanced, highly entertaining story that readers will find impossible to put down.”
– Laurie Elizabeth Flynn, author of The Girls Are All So Nice Here
“A thrilling mix of dystopia, locked-in thriller, and family drama.”
– Darby Kane, bestselling author of The Last Invitation
“Terrifying and poignant.”
– Christina Dalcher, Sunday Times bestselling author of Femlandia and Vox
The Antiquity Affair
“A rollicking tale replete with adventure, romance, mystery, and a sprinkle of the supernatural… A fast-paced and entertaining read that I hope is not the last from Kelly and Thorne.”
– Historical Novel Society
“A deliciously entertaining, swashbuckling adventure…”
– Lori Goldstein, Author of Love, Theodosia: A Novel of Theodosia Burr and Philip Hamilton
“A rousing, page-turning romp across Egypt!”
– Jenni L. Walsh, Author of Call of the Wrens
City of Savages (Kelly’s debut novel) was one of only three books selected as VOYA’s “Perfect Ten” selections the year of its release
“Kelly’s prose is gorgeous and brilliant as she seamlessly tells a satisfyingly dark tale ...
This is one of the best and most original dystopian stories available ... an absolute must-have.”
– VOYA, starred review [On City of Savages]
A Criminal Magic was optioned and developed for a TV series by Warner Bros
“A Criminal Magic is a smart, absorbing read, with a deft take on Prohibition, engaging characters, and an utterly believable and fantastic version of magic that is as splendid as it is dangerous.”
– Kate Elliott, author of The Spiritwalker trilogy