Kimberley Shead
Kimberley Shead

Kimberley Shead writes stories that explore humanity, morality, and the human psyche. She writes dark crime set in England.

Every story she shares evokes emotion and includes characters who will stay with you long after you close the final page.

Kimberley lives in Greenwich, London with her husband and German Shepherd dog Rex.


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Buried Memories: DS Albie Edwards Story (DS Albie Edwards Series)

Book #0 from the series: DS Albie Edwards Series

Some memories are best left buried
DS Albie Edwards is an ambitious police officer who jumps at the chance of acting up as sergeant during the search for a missing young girl, Sian Wilkinson. When Edwards and a new officer Darcy Nicholls are called to the crime scene of a dead child, Darcy asks when he’d seen his first dead body.
Plagued by...

The Voyeur: A British Detective Crime Series

Book #1 from the series: DS Albie Edwards Series

One traumatised child.

One brutal attack.

Plus a growing number of murders.

What do they all have in common?

For DS Albie Edwards, the threads from each investigation lead back to Josie Jeffries. Josie is a young single mother from a local housing estate.

As the killings escalate, Josie becomes a person of interest for the police and the only link...

Isla’s Game: A British Detective Crime Series

Book #2 from the series: DS Albie Edwards Series

How far would you go to prove a loved one innocent of murder?

Isla likes to play games and she is up against DS Edwards who insists on winning.

When women start to go missing, under unusual circumstances, DS Albie Edwards and his team dive into the investigation in an attempt to solve the case before others suffer.

The deeper they delve into the...

Other Writing

The first draft of this novel is due to be completed by the end of August 2025.

It is due for release in December 2025.

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The first draft of this novel is due to be completed by April 2025.

It is due for release in June 2026.

This female private investigator trilogy has a tentative release of serial in 2025.

This story has yet to be titled and presents itself as a horror story.

Another tentative 2025/26 release date.

Latest Updates

December 28, 2024

The 2nd Edition of The Voyeur will be published on 5th February 2025. I am in the process of tackling editors comments and adapting the manuscript...

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November 1, 2024

Today, I have started a challenge to write 10k in the month of November with The Rough Draft Challenge.

Find out how to join the challenge here: The...

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September 27, 2024

As a creative, I'm simultaneously immersed in a few projects at different stages of completion. I've listed them below for accountability.


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The Rough Draft Challenge (Day 1) A good writing day today. I wrote plenty

A good writing day today. I wrote plenty of backstory, some of which will never been seen by the reader, but I needed to write it to know where the story begins.

It helps to know how our killer evolved and why they kill. Now I have enough information to begin the story.

1,697 words written today :)

*The Rough Draft Challenge went as expected and I reached 10k writing and edited 30 chapters. That's a win!

The Rough Draft Challenge  Traditionally, among writers, November has

Traditionally, among writers, November has become National Novel Writing Month or NaNoWriMo for short. The aim of writers during this month is to get words on the page, 50,000 words in a month to be precise.

This year, rather than sign up for NaNo, I have decided to try The Rough Draft Challenge--the brain child of the author Sarra Cannon.

Sarra's husband George, has put together a basic website to record your progress towards your goal and added different levels reach during the month.

Take a...

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