For the tennis player, see Kerry Wilkinson (tennis).

Kerry Wilkinson (born 4 November 1980) is a British author and sports journalist born in Bath, Somerset.

In 2018, his book Ten Birthdays won the Romantic Novelists' Association award for Young Adult Novel of the Year. Along with Marius Gabriel, he was the first man to win a RoNA Award in the organisation's 58-year history.[1][2] He is also an International Thriller Writers Awards winner, with Close To You, for best ebook original.

In March 2023, he wrote an article for The Bookseller, entitled Autism can be a huge publishing strength—and challenge[3] about how he was an adult when he discovered he was autistic.

Work

Kerry Wilkinson is an author who has had bestselling ebooks in the UK, Canada, Australia and South Africa. In 2011, he became one of the United Kingdom's most-successful self-published authors, but has since worked with 'traditional' publishers. In the final quarter of 2011, Amazon UK announced he was their top-selling author for their Amazon Kindle chart - and that he had sold over 250,000 ebooks.[4]

His first novel, Locked In, went to number one on the Amazon Kindle chart[5] and Apple's iTunes crime books chart.[6] At one point in November 2011, he had the top three books in the crime chart.[7]

He signed a six-book deal with Pan Books in February 2012 to publish his Jessica Daniel series of novels.[8] Shortly after, it was announced he was one of Amazon's top-10 bestselling UK-born authors worldwide for 2011,[9] and then one of Amazon's top-10 bestselling Kindle authors overall for the following year.[10][11]

In September 2012, Pan Macmillan announced they had acquired a "fantasy trilogy for young adults",[12] the Silver Blackthorn series, Meanwhile, when the same publisher released the fourth Jessica Daniel book, Think of the Children, it became Amazon UK's no.1 ebook pre-order in February 2013, with the paperback peaking at number 19 on the UK chart.[13]

In August 2013, The Bookseller reported that Pan Macmillan had bought two more books[14] from Wilkinson, including a standalone crime novel, Down Among The Dead Men; and Something Wicked, a spin-off from the Jessica Daniel series.

A further deal followed in 2014 for another book in the Jessica Daniel series, another Andrew Hunter book, and a standalone crime thriller entitled, No Place Like Home. In 2015, the Bookseller reported his sales were "fast approaching the one million mark".[15]

With the Jessica Daniel series continuing through Pan Books in the UK, publisher Bookouture secured the rights to publish the series in the United States,[16] as well as global rights for "two psychological thrillers".[17]

In 2017, the first of those thrillers, Two Sisters, peaked at No.1 in Canada's Kindle chart[18] and the iBooks chart.[19] It also reached No.14 in the UK Kindle chart and No.20 in the United States.[20]

The second, The Girl Who Came Back, reached No.1 in the UK Kobo chart[21] and No.2 in the UK Kindle chart.[20] It also became his second No.1 in Canada.[20]

In 2021, publisher Bookouture announced Wilkinson's novel, The Blame, was his "30th book with us: the most titles Bookouture has ever released from one author".[22] It also acquired "World All Languages rights for two more addictive psychological thrillers, plus the coming-of-age novel Truly, Madly, Amy"[23]

A year later, the publisher said they had "signed a four-book mystery series with bestselling author Kerry Wilkinson".[24] The Whitecliff series was then released in 2023. The company also signed "a pair of linked books, about a girl who goes to a teenage sleepover: but when she wakes up, her friends have vanished."[25] The Night Of The Sleepover and After The Sleepover were released in October and December 2023.

In August 2024, Wilkinson signed a deal with Bookouture for his 50th novel to be published. The company's publishing director, Ellen Gleeson, said: "Writing 50 books is an incredible accomplishment. Kerry has an unrivalled understanding of what makes a small town tick."[26]

Awards

Date Awards Category Book Other nominees Result Ref.
March 2018 Romantic Novelists' Association Awards Best Young Adult Romantic Novel Ten Birthdays
  • Juno Dawson - Margot And Me
  • Keris Stainton - One Italian Summer
 Won [27][28][1]
July 2020 International Thriller Writers Awards Best Ebook Original Close To You
  • Brett Battles - Night Man
  • Sean Black - The Deep Abridging
  • Brian Shea - Murder Board
  • LynDee Walker - Leave No Stone
 Won [29]

Education

Wilkinson attended Oakfield Middle School and Frome Community College[30] in Frome, Somerset. He has a degree in journalism from the University of Central Lancashire.[31]

Support

Wilkinson sponsors the annual short story competition for young writers in his home town of Frome. This is part of the Frome Festival.[32]

Bibliography

Miscellaneous

  • Official Handbook of the Marvel Universe: Spider-Man (2005) (co-writer)

Jessica Daniel crime novels

The Jessica Daniel novels are also available as audiobooks, read by Becky Hindley.

# Title Out ISBN
1 Locked In (UK) 2011 978-1447225645
The Killer Inside (US) 2016
2 Vigilante 2011 978-1447225669
2½ As If By Magic 2012
3 The Woman In Black 2011 978-1447225676
4 Think Of The Children Feb 2013 978-1447223405
5 Playing With Fire Jul 2013 978-1447223412
6 Thicker Than Water (UK) Oct 2013 978-1447223429
The Missing Dead (US) Mar 2017
7 Behind Closed Doors Jan 2013 978-1447247852
8 Crossing The Line Sep 2014 978-1447247876
9 Scarred For Life Jan 2015 978-1447247890
10 For Richer, For Poorer Feb 2016 978-1447280927
11 Nothing But Trouble Feb 2017 978-1447285441
12 Eye For An Eye Jan 2018 978-1509806652
13 Silent Suspect Jan 2019 978-0957016422
14 The Unlucky Ones Jul 2019 978-0957016446
15 A Cry In The Night Jan 2020 978-0957016453

Whitecliff mystery novels

The Whitecliff mystery novels are also available as audiobooks, read by Helen Keeley.

# Title Out ISBN
1 The One Who Fell Apr 2023 978-1837900527
2 The One Who Was Taken Apr 2023 978-1837900985
3 The Ones Who Are Buried Apr 2023 978-1837901388
4 The Ones Who Are Hidden May 2023 978-1837903559

Andrew Hunter crime novels

The Andrew Hunter novels are also available as audiobooks, read by Nigel Patterson.

# Title Out ISBN
1 Something Wicked Jun 2014 978-1447262091
2 Something Hidden Jun 2015 978-1509806638
3 Something Buried Feb 2019 978-0957016439

Silver Blackthorn novels

# Title Publisher Out ISBN
1 Reckoning Pan Books, UK May 2014 978-1447235309
St. Martin's Press, US Jul 2014 978-1250053534
2 Renegade Pan Books, UK May 2015 978-1447235316
St. Martin's Press, US Jul 2015 978-1250061331
3 Resurgence Pan Books, UK May 2016 978-1250061331
St. Martin's Press, US Jul 2016 978-1250090799

Other crime novels

# Title Out ISBN
1 Watched: When Road Rage Follows You Home Nov 2013 N/A
2 Down Among The Dead Men Sep 2015 978-1447253303
3 No Place Like Home Nov 2016 978-1509804443
4 Two Sisters Jun 2017 978-1786812094
5 The Girl Who Came Back Sep 2017 978-1786812667
6 Last Night Mar 2018 978-1786814241
7 The Wife's Secret Oct 2018 978-1786817075
8 A Face In The Crowd Jun 2019 978-1786817648
9 Close To You Oct 2019 978-1838881627
10 After The Accident Mar 2020 978-1838885168
11 The Child Across The Street Jul 2020 978-1838887490
12 What My Husband Did Nov 2020 978-1838888602
13 The Blame Feb 2021 978-1800195028
14 The Child In The Photo Jun 2021 978-1800195042
15 The Perfect Daughter Sep 2021 978-1800197299
16 The Party At Number 12 Mar 2022 978-1803142777
17 The Boyfriend Jun 2022 978-1803142753
18 The Night Of The Sleepover Oct 2023 978-1835250235
19 After The Sleepover Dec 2023 978-1835250266
20 The Call Apr 2024 978-1835254691
21 The Missing Body Jul 2024 978-1835254301
22 Home Is Where The Lies Live Dec 2024 978-1836183266
23 My Son's Girlfriend Feb 2025 978-1836185178

Other novels

# Title Out ISBN
1 Ten Birthdays Apr 2017 978-1786811837
2 The Death And Life Of Eleanor Parker Jul 2018 978-1786812544
3 Truly, Madly, Amy Jul 2022 978-1803142739

Translations

Original title Title Country Publisher Out ISBN
Locked In Κλειδωμένοι Greece Bell 2012 978-9605070465
Locked In Encerrada Spain B 2012 978-8466651905
Locked In Kilitli Turkey Optimum Kitap 2012 978-6056291210
Locked In Slučaj Houdini Croatia Ark Books 2013 978-9531414173
Locked In Eingesperrt Germany AmazonCrossing 2013 978-1477849668
Locked In W potrzasku Poland Dragon 2019 978-8378878896
Vigilante Czarna lista Poland Dragon 2019 978-8381720946
Vigilante Infazci Turkey Optimum Kitap 2013 978-6054688043
The Woman In Black Kobieta w czerni Poland Dragon 2020 978-8381724418
The Woman In Black Siyahlı Kadın Turkey Optimum Kitap 2014 978-6054688135
Think Of The Children Gra pozorów Poland Dragon 2021 978-8381727235
Playing With Fire Zabawa z ogniem Poland Dragon 2022 978-8381729154
The Girl Who Came Back Το κορίτσι που γύρισε πίσω Greece Mati 2017 978-6185021849
The Girl Who Came Back A lány, aki visszatért Hungary Álomgyár 2018 978-6155875489
The Girl Who Came Back 13 anni dopo Italy Newton Compton Editori 2018 978-8822718150
The Girl Who Came Back Das Mädchen, das zurückkam Germany Bookouture 2025 TBC
The Wife's Secret Il matrimonio degli inganni Italy Newton Compton Editori 2019 978-8822727824
The Child In The Photo Fotoğraftaki Çocuk Turkey Nemesis Kitap 2022 978-6258400823
The Night Of The Sleepover Přespávačka Czech Republic George Publishing 2024 978-8053022064

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