City of Dragons

EXCLUSIVE!
Read the first chapter of CITY OF DRAGONS
advanced readers edition!

Listen to Kelli read the first chapter of CITY OF DRAGONS,
or download the reading as a podcast from WritersCast!

Visit the CITY OF DRAGONS Macmillan page

Read a PDF download

Kelli Stanley at Kepler's - A Film Noir Interview

A film noir style interview with Kelli about CITY OF DRAGONS. Filmed at Kepler's Books in Menlo Park, CA.

Candid Interview at Left Coast Crime

A revealing interview about CITY OF DRAGONS and the writing process, filmed at Left Coast Crime by author Eric Beetner (while Kelli had a cold).

City of Dragons Book Trailer

Immerse yourself in the lost world of 1940 San Francisco ....

Kelli Reading City of Dragons
at the Mystery Book Store in Los Angeles

Courtesy of Holly West

City of Dragons Interactive Google Map

Some of the Locations in City of Dragons ... 1940 San Francisco

View San Francisco, 1940 ... City of Dragons in a larger map

Soundtrack

Music is very important to the world of CITY OF DRAGONS ...
these songs are either mentioned or played in the novel, most of them in these versions.

CITY OF DRAGONS Soundtrack ... available on Napster

Includes:

1. I Can't Give You Anything But Love - Teddy Wilson and Billie Holiday
2. These Foolish Things (Remind Me of You) - Teddy Wilson and Billie Holiday
3. Our Love - Tommy Dorsey
4. And the Angels Sing - Benny Goodman and Martha Tilton
5. Over the Rainbow - Judy Garland
6. Moonlight Serenade - Glenn Miller
7. If I Didn't Care - The Inkspots
8. Lilacs in the Rain - Gene Krupa
9. Our Love is Here to Stay - George Gershwin
10. Hurry Home - Benny Goodman and Martha Tilton
11. Body and Soul - Billie Holiday
12. (What Did I Do) to Be So Black and Blue? - Ethel Waters
13. Try a Little Tenderness - Val Rosing
14. My Funny Valentine - Rita Hayworth (Columbia session singer)
15. Let's Face the Music and Dance - Fred Astaire
16. Someone to Watch Over Me - Margaret Whiting
17. Swing, Brother, Swing - Billie Holiday

Podcasts

Kelli reading the first chapter of CITY OF DRAGONS for Writerscast

Interview with David Wilk for Writerscast - see the website for more information!

Originally recorded for PPWebCon, Kelli shares some sounds from CITY OF DRAGONS in this podcast on setting...

Kelli moderates a panel on the PI, with authors Kaye George, Ken Kuhlken, and Stephen D. Rogers as part of the first ever virtual mystery conference, PPWebCon.

Coming Soon:

A video tour of CITY OF DRAGONS, including:

Chinatown
Miranda's apartment and office
Japantown
Laurel Heights Cemetery