Kelly Stone is an associate editor at St. Martin’s Publishing Group. She joined St. Martin’s in 2021 after graduating from Cornell University with a degree in Communication. Her list consists of action-packed thrillers, rom-com/mystery mash-ups, elevated cozy mysteries, and humor-filled romance novels for adults, young adults, and anyone in between. She is looking for commercial and upmarket fiction that features distinct characters whose voices are impossible to forget with fast-paced, high-concept plots. She is especially drawn to genre fiction, particularly mystery, thriller, suspense, romance, and speculative stories. Some of her recent acquisitions include Codebreaker by Jay Martel, Most Eligible by Isabelle Engel, and Flirting with Murder by Amanda Sellet.
Looking for: Mystery, thriller, suspense, romance, speculative fiction, grounded fantasy/sci-fi, book club fiction, women's fiction, YA
Not looking for: Police procedurals; military fiction; horror; historical fiction; epic fantasy; children's books for ages below YA
