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B.P. Kelso

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My name is Brendan—though in the world of twisty thrillers and buried secrets, I go by B. P. Kelso.
Under that pen name, I write mysteries and thrillers with humor, heart, and the occasional hammer. My debut novel, The Night She Said Hatchet, was inspired by my experience caregiving for my mother with Alzheimer’s—when one strange word from her triggered a 40-year-old murder mystery. (the mom with Alzheimer's is fact - the 40-year-old murder master, well that parts fiction)
In my other life as Brendan P. Kelso, I write hilarious, melodramatic one-act plays for kids, adapting Shakespeare, Greek myths, and classic lit in ways that make 7th graders snort-laugh while secretly learning. I’ve written 40+ plays and sold over 140,000 copies, performed ...more

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	The Horror Writer's Nightmare 4.40 avg rating — 138 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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	Helen In Wonderland: Before the Hatchet: A Burning Man Tale of Dr. Helen’s Origins 4.67 avg rating — 3 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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Why I Use Dark Humor in Thrillers

Why I Use Dark Humor in Thrillers

If you’ve read any of my books, you’ve probably noticed something fairly quickly:

My characters tend to joke at wildly inappropriate times. And appropriate, I don’t judge.

Murder investigations. Alzheimer’s. Demonic nightmares. Emotional breakdowns. Fires. Psychological trauma. Somewhere in the middle of all that, somebody usually says something sarcastic, awkward, a

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