John Kelly

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  • Bibliography:
    33 Books
  • First Book:
    January 1984
  • Latest Book:
    October 2021
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Book List in Order: 33 titles

  • The Wooden Wolf

  • The Little Hammer

    'Would you believe me if I told you that I was only nine years of age when I killed him?' In a paint-splattered room, a young and successful Irish painter confronts his shocking and murderous past- a dark day on the beach at Bundoran, Co. Don...

  • Sophisticated Boom Boom

    In Enniskillen, Co. Fermanagh, in the seventies, nothing happens. Every day. Teenagers Declan Lydon and his trusted friend Spit Maguire stand under lampposts waiting to be overtaken by some hormonal storm, to be enveloped by strange women, to finally...

  • The Mystery of Eatum Hall

    A gluttonous pig and goose inadvertently foil their sinister host in an original little comedy full of visual jokes, rendered in an eye-catching film noir style.

    Glenda and Horace Pork-Fowler are a goose and a hog of large proportions, with ap...

  • Scoop

    Stop the presses! The creators of THE MYSTERY OF EATUM HALL produce another clever visual treat.

    Monty Molenski desperately needs a front-page story for his paper, THE DAILY ROAR. Always on the lookout for something suspicious, Monty is determ...

  • The Spy-Catcher Gang

    Combining the excellence of a DK Reader with the excitement of a graphic novel, these thrilling books use rich, historically accurate settings as the backdrops for tales of excitement and adventure.

    The Spy Catcher Gang tells the story of a ...

  • Wagon Train Adventure

    Combining the excellence of a DK Reader with the excitement of a graphic novel, these thrilling books use rich, historically accurate settings as the backdrops for tales of excitement and adventure.

    Wagon Train Adventure tells the story of a...

  • Family Secrets

    Taxi Driver, Julian Knowles takes a distraught early morning passenger home only to begin a day that will change his life forever. His thoughtful, caring commitment to an intellectually disabled client gradually exposes him to the members of the dysf...

  • Lost & Found

    A friendship born of monsters, comics, candy, and kinship, Joe and Pino are trying to hang onto their hearts of adventure while entering the frightening maw that is junior high school. Into their lives are thrust two girls, sarcastic, Jean, feisty wi...



  • Project 32 - the Cure

    The first in a series of Derrick Strang action and intrigue novels. An American Hero at a time in our history when we truly need one. Derrick Strang is a former Golden Gloves Champion, sucessful Professional Fighter and elite Military Special Forces ...

  • Killing Pit

    Twenty years separate the abduction of a small boy and the murder of his Mother. One detective: two personalities. Jason Cameron, an eight year old boy - abducted and held captive. Eventually found in a forest after three days, the trauma inflicting ...

  • My Eye On Home

    Stories of Hope For The JourneyFour WWII veterans gather at their favorite donut shop to swap stories. But the story on this particular morning makes them wonder what is real and what is truly possible…The deep bond between a man and his dog, separ...

  • 330

    Recently widowed, Mike Destep loses his job and is on life's down escalator when fate deals him a winning lottery ticket. He sets out to mend his broken family, but becomes the target of unknown watchers and is recruited to help a shadowy government ...

  • The Tesla Legacy

    The Tesla Legacy, set in Newcastle, Muswellbrook, Scone and the mysterious Burning Mountain in New South Wales, is an action-packed, pace-driven thriller woven with intrigue and a delightful touch of humour and romance, and an ending guaranteed to se...

  • 331

    Mike Destep wants to build a home in New Mexico. He also wants to create opportunities for the people who will build his home. Building a sustainable community in arid country calls for innovation and hard work, all of which is available for a price....

  • The Pig on the Hill

    The pig lives all alone in a house on top of a hill. He's very happy with his quiet life. He has his books, his tidy tidy house and a lovely view. Until one morning he opens the curtains to find a duck has taken up residence on the tiny pinnacle of r...

  • Moonfall

    In the summer of 2091, Terry McGill tries to penetrate the mystery of a new game in town and meets a beautiful green-eyed woman who changes his life. When Terry and his friends separate to seek their fates, he returns to the mysterious Warmark and di...

  • From Out of the City

    This intriguing novel brings us to a future in which electricity is scarce and Dublin has gone to seed. Hawk-eyed octogenarian Monk is keeping assorted desperate characters under strict surveillance -- among them Schroeder, recently sacked from Trini...

  • The Beastly Pirates

    They're called The Beastly Pirates and this fearsome ugly bunch scour the seas for other pirates they can gobble up for lunch. Beware THE BEASTLY PIRATES -- the scariest sailors on the seven seas. They're a cutlass-toting, pirate-eating bunch ...



  • Sir Scaly Pants the Dragon Knight

    When a ghastly giant comes crashing through the Kingdom one day, the townsfolk fear for their lives. He's knocking down the buildings! He's breathing his stinky breath all over the place! He's even picking giant bogeys out of his giant nose--he must ...

  • Can I Join Your Club?

  • Munch, Crunch, Pirate Lunch!

    Meet the Beastly Pirates, the munchiest, crunchiest pirates to ever sail the seven seas! If YOU were a pirate, what would you have for lunch? Fish soup? Shark on toast? Not the Beastly Pirates! They like something a little munchier, a little crun...

  • Hibernation Hotel

    It's time for Bear to hibernate, but he just can't get to sleep because his cave is crowded with all of his friends. Raccoon snores, Beaver fidgets, and Skunk doesn't exactly smell too good. So Bear gets a great idea and reserves a room at the Hibern...

  • Sir Scaly Pants and the Dragon Thief

    Sir Scaly Pants the Dragon Knight ALWAYS fights for what's right,
    but it can be very lonely being the One and Only Dragon Knight.

    When an evil fire-breathing dragon kidnaps the king, Sir Scaly and his trusty steed, Guinevere, vow ...

  • Fixer the Robot

  • Shhh! I'm Reading!

    Bella is reading the best book ever! She’s just gotten to the most amazing part when suddenly, Captain Bluebottom appears and invites her on an adventure. “I’m sorry, Captain,” Bella tells him, “but today, I’d rather just sit and read my ...

  • The Horns of the Morning

    Two men, old and frail, accidentally meet at the site of a battle fought 60 years before. Each fulfilling a need to face and finally bury the past, they slowly realize as the scales of time fall from their eyes that they once were bitter enemies. Lon...

  • What Do You Do if Your House is a Zoo?

  • Monster Doctor

    Are you . . .A dragon with indigestion?A blob with a cold? A yeti with a sore foot?Then book an appointment with the MONSTER DOCTOR. No THING too small, no creature too big!Ozzy is just an ordinary human boy " until he gets a job at the monster do...



  • Revolting Rescue

  • Meet the Grumblies

  • Foul Play

  • A Professor Sparky Adventure

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    THE ONLY THING LEFT WAS THEIR UNDERPANTS! (A PROFESSOR SPARKY SCIENCEY MYSTERY: Book 1) By John Kelly Professor Sparky is a scientific genius and sausage dog (The sausage dog part is a recent development.) He lives on Floating Island 1178, high above...

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

John Kelly has published 33 books.

John Kelly does not have a new book coming out soon. The latest book, Foul Play, was published in October 2021.

The first book by John Kelly, The Wooden Wolf, was published in January 1984.

No. John Kelly does not write books in series.
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