Erin Kelly – The Night Stairs
Wednesday 7 October 2026
7.30-8.30pm
£8
Waterstones Maidstone
Dark secrets. Obsession. Memory. And a house that refuses to let go of the past.
Join bestselling author Erin Kelly for an evening of psychological suspense as she takes us inside The Night Stairs, her chilling new thriller about the stories we tell ourselves – and what happens when the past won't stay buried.
From her acclaimed debut The Poison Tree, adapted into a major ITV drama, to He Said/She Said, The Skeleton Key and the novelisation of Broadchurch, Erin has become one of Britain's most distinctive thriller writers, renowned for darkly compelling characters, intricate plots and the kind of twists that make you rethink everything you've just read.
In conversation, Erin will reveal the ideas and obsessions behind The Night Stairs, how she builds tension and wrong-foots her readers, and what goes into constructing a psychological thriller that keeps you guessing until the final page.
Perfect for fans of intelligent, twisty crime fiction and seriously good psychological suspense.
ERIN KELLY is the Sunday Times bestselling author of The Poison Tree, The Sick Rose, The Burning Air, The Ties That Bind, He Said/She Said, Stone Mothers/We Know You Know, Watch Her Fall, The Skeleton Key and The House of Mirrors, as well as Broadchurch: The Novel, inspired by the award-winning TV series. The Poison Tree became a major ITV drama and was a Richard & Judy Summer Read. He Said/She Said spent six weeks in the top ten in both hardback and paperback, was longlisted for the Theakston's Old Peculier crime novel of the year award and selected for both the Simon Mayo Radio 2 and Richard & Judy Book Clubs. The Skeleton Key was a Sunday Times top ten bestseller and was selected as a Waterstones Thriller of the Month. Born in London in 1976, Erin lives in north London with her husband and daughters.