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Kate Ellis


UK flag (b.1953)

Kate Ellis was born and brought up in Liverpool and she studied drama in Manchester. She worked in teaching, marketing and accountancy before first enjoying writing success as a winner of the North West Playwrights competition. Crime and mystery stories have always fascinated her, as have medieval history and archaeology which she likes to incorporate in her books. She lives in North Cheshire, England, with her husband, two sons and an overweight cat called Vivaldi! 
 

Awards: CWA (2019)  see all

Genres: Mystery, Historical Mystery
 
New and upcoming books
Series
DI Wesley Peterson
   1. The Merchant's House (1998)
   2. The Armada Boy (1999)
   3. An Unhallowed Grave (1999)
   4. The Funeral Boat (2000)
   5. The Bone Garden (2001)
   6. A Painted Doom (2002)
   7. The Skeleton Room (2003)
   8. The Plague Maiden (2004)
   9. A Cursed Inheritance (2005)
   10. The Marriage Hearse (2006)
   11. The Shining Skull (2007)
   12. The Blood Pit (2008)
   13. A Perfect Death (2009)
   14. The Flesh Tailor (2010)
   15. The Jackal Man (2011)
   16. The Cadaver Game (2012)
   17. The Shadow Collector (2013)
   18. The Shroud Maker (2014)
   19. The Death Season (2015)
   20. The House of Eyes (2016)
   21. The Mermaid's Scream (2017)
   22. The Mechanical Devil (2018)
   23. Dead Man's Lane (2019)
   24. The Burial Circle (2020)
   25. The Stone Chamber (2021)
   26. Serpent's Point (2022)
   27. The Killing Place (2023)
   28. Coffin Island (2024)
   29. Deadly Remains (2025)
   30. The Chapel of Bones (2026)
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Joe Plantagenet
   1. Seeking the Dead (2008)
   2. Playing with Bones (2009)
   3. Kissing the Demons (2011)
   4. Watching the Ghosts (2012)
   5. Walking by Night (2015)
   6. Killing in the Shadows (2026)
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Novels
   The Devil's Priest (2006)
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Collections
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Books containing stories by Kate Ellis
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Then There Were More (2025)
(Beyond and Within)
edited by
Martin Edwards
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Playing Dead (2025)
Short Stories by Members of the Detection Club
edited by
Martin Edwards
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Midsummer Mysteries (2024)
(Beyond and Within)
edited by
Martin Edwards

More books 


Awards
2019 CWA Dagger in the Library

Award nominations
2007 Barry Award for Best Short Story (nominee) : A Man of Taste


Kate Ellis recommends
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Actually, I'm A Murderer (2025)
(Actually Murders, book 1)
Terry Deary
"Gripping, original and hard to put down. I enjoyed this book so much."
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Until Proven Innocent (2023)
(Lee Mitchell, book 2)
Nicola Williams
"An authentic thought-provoking new voice in crime fiction."
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The Diplomat's Wife (2021)
Michael Ridpath
"A thrilling journey packed with twists, turns and hidden secrets. A real page-turner . . ."

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