Kellie is an author and freelance writer. She obtained her Bachelor of Business Administration in Business Administration and Management at William & Mary in 1985. Writing as K.L. Murphy, she is the author of Last Girl Missing (July 2024) the first in the Detective Callie Forde Mystery Series. She is also the author of the award-nominated Her Sister’s Death, a January 2023 Once Upon a Book Club Pick. Of Her Sister’s Death, Publishers Weekly said, “Murphy keeps the tension high…” and “readers will eagerly turn the pages” and Library Journal called the book “[A] riveting tale…”
In addition, she is the author of the Detective Cancini Mystery Series featuring A Guilty Mind, Stay of Execution, and The Last Sin. Her short stories are featured in Deadly Southern Charm and Murder by the Glass, First Comes Love, Then Comes Murder as well as the forthcoming anthologies Friend of the Devil: Crime Fiction Inspired by the Songs of the Grateful Dead (September 2024) and Crime in the Old Dominion (December 2024).
As a freelance writer, Kellie has created relevant content for clients as well as pitched and produced stories for regional and local publications with emphasis on family, lifestyle, and philanthropy. She is also the author of The Center: From Generation to Generation, the 70-year history of the JCC, a beloved Richmond, VA, institution. She is a member of Mystery Writers of America, International Thriller Writers, Sisters in Crime, James River Writers, and Historical Writers of America. Kellie’s daughter, Cameron, is a 2018 graduate of William & Mary.