Cristian Kelly

Writer and dog lover
Dyslexic over-thinker (a curse but helps with dialogue)
Author of A Better Class of Criminal
Currently writing A Better Class of Killer

[Ngaio Marsh Awards @ngaiomarshaward]

Have you met our #2026Ngaios longlistees?
A stunning array of #yeahnoir, and - we realised post announcement - lovely symmetry too.
12 fab reads: 6 first-time long-listees, 6 returning faces. 3 debuts, 3 Ngaios winners, 3 other past finalists. Varied settings, sub-genres, eras.

[Ngaio Marsh Awards @ngaiomarshaward]

We're stoked to reveal our 2026 Ngaio Marsh Award for Best Novel longlist.
12 terrific stories from 12 terrific Kiwi storytellers.
Whakamihi (congrats) to all our 2026 longlistees.
The finalists for all 2026 categories will be announced in Spring.
#yeahnoir #greatreads #nzbooks

[Craig Sisterson @craigsisterson]

Looking forward to sharing the full cover of #DarkDeedsDownUnder 3 in a few weeks. In the meantime, why not grab our fabulous earlier editions, full of amazing Aussie & Kiwi crime & thriller writing.

[Cristian Kelly @fatfingerswrite]

Makes the few years it took to write it worthwhile when it hits the mark I was aiming for.

[Ngaio Marsh Awards @ngaiomarshaward]

Some more pics from our #2025Ngaios evening. Left: finalists Gavin Strawhan, Stephen Tester and @CharityNorman1 with Best Novel winner @MBennettBooks. Right: modern-day Kiwi Queen of Crime @vandasymon with Best First Novel winner Wendy Parkins. #yeahnoir @WORDChCh

[Craig Sisterson @craigsisterson]

very well deserved, congrats @Connellybooks

[Ngaio Marsh Awards @ngaiomarshaward]

"I read a lot of crime, so I thought I would attempt that genre, and set the story in Auckland, using places I was familiar with," says Jeannie McLean, who will appear at our first-ever Avondale event, "Mysteries near the Markets" this Thursday 22 May.
#yeahnoir #MITL #KiwiReads

[Cristian Kelly @fatfingerswrite]

I still don’t know when exactly it happened.

[Funny Tees @seniorsgift]

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[Cristian Kelly @fatfingerswrite]

@chrisluxonmp Sorry but isn’t this nonsense when you still allow vaping? This will almost be impossible to enforce yet with a stroke of the pen you could ban imports. Banning disposable vapes is a good start but why stop there?

[Cristian Kelly @fatfingerswrite]

@orikron Needed to get his hooks in. Good job though.

[Cristian Kelly @fatfingerswrite]

@foundersam Clearly you weren’t in Nz during her reign. Neither was anyone else that claims to celebrate her leadership.

[J.K. Rowling @jk_rowling]

I love it when a plan comes together.

#SupremeCourt #WomensRights

[Ngaio Marsh Awards @ngaiomarshaward]

We're gonna need a bigger boat... we mean, image. So, our celebratory 2025 Mystery in the Library season (15th anniversary of Ngaios, 10th anniversary of MITL) has become something rather epic. 25 events already announced, eight new libraries, more still to come #yeahnoir

[Cristian Kelly @fatfingerswrite]

The power of words. I spent last night working on a chapter of A BETTER CLASS OF KILLER where the main character is at a dinner. After, I just had to make an apple pie. I wonder why!! Not bad considering I didn’t have all the ingredients

[Cristian Kelly @fatfingerswrite]

@chrishipkins You are such a moron if you believed your party is blameless for this mess.

[Ngaio Marsh Awards @ngaiomarshaward]

Kia ora everyone! Given 2025 is our 15th anniversary of the Ngaios, we're opening our entry period early, from today (2 December), to give our entrants, judges, library venues & everyone else a bit of a head start before what'll be a big season of festivities #yeahnoir @WORDChCh

[Cristian Kelly @fatfingerswrite]

@GeorgesStPierre Business class helps

[Emirates Team New Zealand @EmiratesTeamNZ]

Proud to fly the flag 🇳🇿

[Cristian Kelly @fatfingerswrite]

@EmiratesTeamNZ Well done boys. Once again made NZ proud!

[Cristian Kelly @fatfingerswrite]

@TomWals08131570 @ineosbritannia @americascup Great wins and great to see. I support @EmiratesTeamNZ and then anyone competing against Spithill. Good to see the wind blowing to.