Dead Man Driving

‘Laced with dark humour…there’s a mesmeric quality to Kelly’s writing’ – Edinburgh Evening News.

Two years into a devastating flu pandemic, food shortages are critical. The streets are full of angry protestors objecting to the government’s proposed rationing. When a lorry of luxurious food meant for the Scottish Virus Minister’s banquet goes missing amidst a controversial ‘consumable purchase restriction’, the Health Enforcement Team are tasked with tracking it down. When Bernard and Maitland from HET find the lorry, what they’re expecting to unveil is a treasure trove of coveted sustenance and sumptuous delicacies, exactly what the government are depriving the rest of the population of. What they’re not expecting is a dead body. Entangled in a whole new mystery, the team find themselves drawn into the thick of a government cover up, and tugging at the threads of a global conspiracy. Tensions rising throughout the city and the nation, the stakes have never been higher. Dead Man Driving by Lesley Kelly is the latest thriller in the Health of Strangers series.

Author Biography

Lesley Kelly has worked in the public and voluntary sectors for the past twenty-five years, dabbling in poetry and stand-up comedy along the way. She has won a number of writing competitions, including The Scotsman’s Short Story award in 2008, and was long-listed for the McIlvanney Prize in 2016. She lives in Edinburgh with her husband and two sons.