Reviews
“Kelli Stanley’s atmospheric mystery immerses us in a land of beauty, crime, and danger. Set during the unsettling era of 1980s west coast serial killers, the story is vivid and haunting. I’m eager to hear more from the tenacious and resourceful Renata Drake”
Meg Gardiner, #1 New York Times bestselling author, on The Reckoning
“Stanley’s fine mystery . . . treats the reader”
Publishers Weekly on City of Sharks
“A darkly beautiful work, one of the best to be published so far this year”
Bookreporter on City of Ghosts
“The vigor and pace of a terrific Warner Bros. film noir”
The Wall Street Journal on City of Ghosts
“Engrossing historical fiction”
Associated Press on City of Ghosts
“It’s neonoir in a classical five-act structure, starring one of crime’s most arresting heroines”
Library Journal Starred Review of City of Secrets
“Outstanding . . . A superb series”
South Florida Sun-Sentinel on City of Secrets
“Stanley has a distinctive writing style, conveying thoughts and ambience with poetic brush strokes”
Boston Globe on City of Secrets
“Stunning”
Publishers Weekly Starred Review of City of Dragons
“[This is] literature as much as crime fiction . . . The writing is beautiful and evocative”
Deadly Pleasures on City of Dragons
Editions
The Reckoning by Kelli Stanley is available in the following formats
Hardback | 9781448317547 | 6th January 2026 | 144 X 222mm | 320 | $29.99 |
Hardback | 9781448317547 | 6th January 2026 | 144 X 222mm | 320 | £21.99 |
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