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Richard T. Kelly
Richard T. Kelly (born 1970) is a British novelist and writer best known for his 2016 political thriller ''The Knives''. Career Kelly began his career writing in film and wrote several film-related books. In 1998 he wrote ''Alan Clarke'', a book on the filmmaker Alan Clarke. In 2000 he published ''The Name of this Book is Dogme 95'', a look at the Danish film movement Dogme 95 created by Lars von Trier and Thomas Vinterberg. In 2004 he wrote an authorized biography of actor Sean Penn called ''Sean Penn: His Life & Times''. Kelly made his fictional debut with the 2008 novel '' Crusaders''. Shortly after, in 2009, he began research on a political thriller that would develop into ''The Knives''. His second novel ''The Possessions of Doctor Forrest'' followed in 2011. ''The Knives'' was published in 2016. Since 2008 Kelly has been a Contributing Editor and feature writer for the UK edition of ''Esquire'' magazine. Bibliography *''Alan Clarke'' (1998) *'' The Name of this Book ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Knives
''The Knives'' is a 2016 British political thriller by Richard T. Kelly. The novel deals with fictional Home Secretary David Blaylock, a member of the Conservative Party (UK), Tory Party who tries to navigate the crisis of growing opposition to immigration, anti-immigrant sentiment in the U.K. Kelly began writing the novel in 2009 under the title ''Homeland'' which he eventually changed after the Homeland (TV series), successful American T.V. show of the same name premiered in 2011. Plot In 2010 ex-soldier David Baylock, a member of the Conservative Party (UK), Tory Party, struggles to juggle his political life. Reception ''The Knives'' received positive reviews upon its release. ''The Guardian'' called it "the best novel about modern politics I have read in years". The ''Financial Times'' described it as "a sharp and engaging tale". References 2016 British novels Political thriller novels Faber and Faber books {{2010s-poli-novel-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Possessions Of Doctor Forrest
''The Possessions of Doctor Forrest'' is a 2011 Thriller (genre), contemporary thriller novel with a gothic style by British novelist Richard T. Kelly. Kelly deliberately uses gothic motifs and styles, with seven narrators each communicating in different styles appropriate to the genre. Multiple critics note that this tribute works with mixed degrees of success. Reception Reception of the novel is consistently mixed. When writing for ''The Independent'', Kevin Jackson describes the novel as "a book which has the robust narrative drive of genre fiction but also the thoughtfulness and stylistic flair of good literary fiction." While reviewing the novel for ''The Guardian'', critic Toby Litt describe the novel as not fully fulfilling its potential as a modern novel, calling it a familiar "yarn about making a dodgy deal with the devil, a fast-paced pitch-black romp through some familiar spooky locations and situations". Writing for the Financial Times, describes the book not living ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |