Chicana writer of crime fiction & speculative stories. Grew up in the SF Bay Area 'burbs, living in Wyoming. Debut mystery/thriller NOT THE KILLING KIND.
Wyoming
Joined March 2014
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Review by @storycircle calls @MKelsonAuthor’s NOT THE KILLING KIND, a mystery that “ratchets up the tension so smoothly that readers simply won’t be able to put the book down.” storycircle.org/book_review/…
When a mystery/thriller by a WOC first-time novelist, featuring a Latina education reformer in rural NorCal gets this level of promotion--I'm calling it a hopeful sign! Please help me share this Kindle Daily Deal! amazon.com/Not-Killing-Kind-…
Also available at the deal price ($2.99/80% off e-book) at: bookshop.org/p/books/not-the…
Two of my favorite women of mystery!
Interview with Barbara Nickless & The Drowning Game donnellannbell.net/interview… @RMMWA @SincColorado @PikesPeakWrite @ppld #amreading #thrillerbooks
Having a great time at Jackson Hole Book Trader book club talkin' @SGJ72 's newest! The lovely ending to thus slasher brought tears!
Today, today! Free tickets available. @K_C_Associates @crookedlanebks books will be available for sale/signing and @danvera , the DC poetest with the mostest will MC! Catch @ruthbehar and @cilantroman live! Click post for ticket link.
📣Event Alert! Don't miss @mkelsonauthor, author of 🌲NOT THE KILLING KIND☠️ at Live! At The Library on THURSDAY, September 19th at 5PM to celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month!
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Today, today! Free tickets available at link:
📣Event Alert! Don't miss @mkelsonauthor, author of 🌲NOT THE KILLING KIND☠️ at Live! At The Library on THURSDAY, September 19th at 5PM to celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month!
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I prefer "longest time" or "nuttiest." 😀 Thank you for the support, @corymarciel . And now I will spend 20 min eyeballing your bookshelf!!
Congratulations to one of my oldest friends, Maria Kelson, on the publication of her first novel, NOT THE KILLING KIND, which Publishers' Weekly called "a stirring debut" loaded with satisfying twists. It even looks great on my shelf! @MKelsonAuthor
Aaaand now it's available to buy!! Thanks for helping bring this to thriller readers who want diverse lead characters and social issues in their page-turnerd @K_C_Associates and @LisaAbellera !
“Maria Kelson has created a compelling character in Boots Marez...Smart, tough, and determined, Boots will crash through any barrier to try to save her son. An exciting debut!”
—Matt Coyle, bestselling author of the Rick Cahill crime series
Pre-order: amzn.to/3LNnshb
Anyone who wants to hear more about how @SINCnational 's ETB award or @MWAFlorida 's Sleuthfest can help aspiring novelists, take a look!
Looking for a brand new thriller by a brand new debut author? Look no further! @MKelsonAuthor #TBR #newbooks @ITWDebutAuthors themysteryofwriting.com/2024…
Maria Melendez Kelson retweeted
Happy Book Birthday to @LisaAbellera's award-winning author @MKelsonAuthor for her gripping, high-stakes debut thriller NOT THE KILLING KIND!
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🍂We are fall-ing for these four new mysteries and thrillers!🎉Happy #pubday to our September authors!
💤SLEEP TIGHT☠️ by @JamesMarkert
🐎SYNDICATE💵 by @Felix__Francis
🌲NOT THE KILLING KIND🔍 by @mkelsonauthor
☕THE GRIM STEEPER👀 by @SierraDean
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If you’re feeling the struggle of finishing your first novel, don’t despair. Take courage from award-winning debut author Maria Kelson, who got it done. pikespeakwriters.org/a-chat-…
Last chance to preorder! Join these generous first readers to see what business a progressive educator/single mom has digging through the shadows of her Humboldt County community. Discounted now at B&N and bookshop.org.
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This month we are recommending Not the Killing Kind by Maria Kelson.
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What's a great bit of debut-author advice I heard from @OWFI keynote Becca Syme? Watch or listen to find out!
New Rocky Mountain Writer podcast with Maria Kelson, whose debut novel NOT THE KILLING TODAY launches Sept. 10:
#writing #fiction #mystery #suspense
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