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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! 
 

Genres: Mystery, Historical Mystery
 
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)
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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)
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Novels
   The Devil's Priest (2006)
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Collections
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Kate Ellis recommends
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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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