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 developed for a television series by Warner Bros., and WITH REGRETS. With Jennifer Thorne, she has co-written THE ANTIQUITY AFFAIR, THE STARLETS, MY FAIR FRAUDS (2025), and THE MIDNIGHT SHOW (2026).

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 outside Philadelphia, where you’ll find them engaged in one adventure or another.