Kate Ellis
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Author of archaeological Wesley Peterson crime series & spooky Joe Plantagenet mystery series.
So thrilled that Killing in the Shadows is up for Book of the Month with the brilliant
@vaseemkhanuk.bsky.social
:-)
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about 8 hours ago
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The Puzzle Doctor
about 22 hours ago
Book of the month time and, oddly, it’s between the only two authors who I’ve ever taken selfies with -
@kateellisauthor.bsky.social
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@vaseemkhanuk.bsky.social
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#BookSky
#BookOfTheMonth
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The Puzzly – The ISOTCMN Book Of The Month – February 2026
So farewell, February. Some good books, some less-so-good books, some decent films, at least one terrible film and twenty-eight days running being woken at 5:30 in the morning by my elderly cat who…
https://classicmystery.blog/2026/02/28/the-puzzly-the-isotcmn-book-of-the-month-february-2026/
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Cath Staincliffe
14 days ago
This is happening loads. Writers won't email you out of the blue. Watch out for the word author in the subject line or email address. And gushing descriptions of your books is another giveaway.
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The Puzzle Doctor
20 days ago
Out now - the latest from the wonderful
@kateellisauthor.bsky.social
. The return after ten years of Joe Plantagenet in a marvellously twisty and spooky mystery from
@littlebrown.bsky.social
#BookSky
#Mystery
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Killing In The Shadows (2026) by Kate Ellis
Lexi Verity, the star of the small screen, thought she had a sanctuary in the Yorkshire village of Eaglethorpe, but it clearly wasn’t as safe as she thought. When her body is found floating in her …
https://classicmystery.blog/2026/02/09/killing-in-the-shadows-2026-by-kate-ellis/
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Looking forward to taking part in this :-)
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25 days ago
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Now available. Joe Plantagenet returns with a brand new mystery!
www.amazon.co.uk/Killing-Shad...
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Killing in the Shadows: The brand new book in the DI Joe Plantagenet crime series eBook : Ellis, Kate: Amazon.co.uk: Kindle Store
Killing in the Shadows: The brand new book in the DI Joe Plantagenet crime series eBook : Ellis, Kate: Amazon.co.uk: Kindle Store
https://www.amazon.co.uk/Killing-Shadows-brand-Plantagenet-crime-ebook/dp/B0F1YCGZW2/ref=tmm_kin_swatch_0
27 days ago
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OUT TODAY - KILLING IN THE SHADOWS. Joe Plantagenet returns in a twisty, spooky mystery.
#york
#crimefiction
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Out this Thursday - Joe Plantagenet is back! Killing in the Shadows - a murdered celebrity and a child with a ghostly friend.
www.amazon.co.uk/Killing-Shad...
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Killing in the Shadows: The brand new book in the DI Joe Plantagenet crime series eBook : Ellis, Kate: Amazon.co.uk: Kindle Store
Killing in the Shadows: The brand new book in the DI Joe Plantagenet crime series eBook : Ellis, Kate: Amazon.co.uk: Kindle Store
https://www.amazon.co.uk/Killing-Shadows-brand-Plantagenet-crime-ebook/dp/B0F1YCGZW2/ref=zg-te-pba_d_sccl_2_3/261-8176618-0189246?pd_rd_w=Opf58&content-id=amzn1.sym.c072daa0-3920-4b4d-83e5-1f5f31c763e0&pf_rd_p=c0
about 1 month ago
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In Conversation: Martin Edwards & Kate Ellis on Agatha Christie (25-Apr-2026)
Join us for a special literary event as acclaimed crime writers Martin Edwards and Kate Ellis come together to explore the enduring legacy of Agatha Christie and her extraordinary influence on the cri...
https://stmaryscheadle.churchsuite.com/events/ajrdz9rv
about 1 month ago
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Looking forward to publishing 2 books in 2026 - Killing in the Shadows in January and The Chapel of Bones in August. And wishing everyone a happy, healthy and prosperous New Year :-)
2 months ago
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Wishing all my readers everywhere a very Happy Christmas and a wonderful New Year! :-)
2 months ago
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Christine Poulson
2 months ago
www.christinepoulson.co.uk/crime-for-ch...
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Crime for Christmas: Five favourite festive reads - CHRISTINE POULSON
Crime for Christmas: Five Festive Reads: here they are in order of publication Dorothy L Sayers, The Nine Tailors (1934). Ok, so not Christmas exactly, but close enough. It is a snowy New Year’s Eve w...
https://www.christinepoulson.co.uk/crime-for-christmas-five-favourite-festive-reads/
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A little ghost story to add spookiness to your seasonal preparations (plus my latest news) :-)
www.kateellis.co.uk/kates-diary
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Kate's Diary - Kate Ellis | Crime Author
The Website of Kate Ellis, author of novels that mix mystery and history.
https://www.kateellis.co.uk/kates-diary
3 months ago
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A new festive diary - the a special free ghost story to get you in the Christmas mood :-)
www.kateellis.co.uk/kates-diary
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Kate's Diary - Kate Ellis | Crime Author
The Website of Kate Ellis, author of novels that mix mystery and history.
https://www.kateellis.co.uk/kates-diary
3 months ago
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Just for today Wesley Peterson's latest case, DEADLY REMAINS, is only 99p on Kindle!
www.amazon.co.uk/Deadly-Remai...
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Deadly Remains: The gripping new mystery in the DI Wesley Peterson crime series eBook : Ellis, Kate: Amazon.co.uk: Kindle Store
Deadly Remains: The gripping new mystery in the DI Wesley Peterson crime series eBook : Ellis, Kate: Amazon.co.uk: Kindle Store
https://www.amazon.co.uk/Deadly-Remains-unmissable-mystery-Peterson-ebook/dp/B0DJNXLQ88/ref=tmm_kin_swatch_0
4 months ago
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A wonderful crime festival in the Yorkshire Dales including a terrific performance of my Murder Mystery! Plus the joys and dreads of finishing your latest book.
www.kateellis.co.uk/kates-diary
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Kate's Diary - Kate Ellis | Crime Author
The Website of Kate Ellis, author of novels that mix mystery and history.
https://www.kateellis.co.uk/kates-diary
4 months ago
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Roger A. Price.
4 months ago
Come and see me together with 37 other authors on various panels at Cheshire Crime Writers Festival. EARLY BIRD tickets on sale until 31st October, so grab yours now before the price goes up.
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A good time was had by all! :-)
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4 months ago
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Just updated my website diary - a new book, a special anniversary and the wonderful Dartmouth Book Festival
#Devon
#Dartmouth
www.kateellis.co.uk/kates-diary
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Kate's Diary - Kate Ellis | Crime Author
The Website of Kate Ellis, author of novels that mix mystery and history.
https://www.kateellis.co.uk/kates-diary
5 months ago
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The Puzzle Doctor
6 months ago
Out now - the outstanding Deadly Remains by
@kateellisauthor.bsky.social
from
@littlebrown.bsky.social
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Deadly Remains (2025) by Kate Ellis
Barry Brown came to South Devon to write a book. He had made a career ghost-writing celebrity autobiographies, but he has come into possession of some information that could give new life to his ca…
https://classicmystery.blog/2025/08/22/deadly-remains-2025-by-kate-ellis/
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Amelia-Alice 🩵 Northern Writer. Fine Artist
7 months ago
#5amwritersgroup
#writingcommunity
The latest Wesley Peterson arrived this afternoon 💗💗💗 So that'll be a weekend on the sofa devouring the chapters 😊 Can't wait 📖
@kateellisauthor.bsky.social
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Looking forward to publication day tomorrow :-)
7 months ago
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So thrilled with this lovely review of DEADLY REMAINS (out this Thursday)
pamnorfolkblog.blogspot.com
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Book-marked
Book reviews by PAM NORFOLK
https://pamnorfolkblog.blogspot.com/
7 months ago
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Counting down the days before DEADLY REMAINS (Wesley Peterson's next stunning mystery) appears in the bookshops in early August!
www.amazon.co.uk/Deadly-Remai...
8 months ago
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What has this crime writer's been doing over the past months?
www.kateellis.co.uk/kates-diary
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Kate's Diary - Kate Ellis | Crime Author
The Website of Kate Ellis, author of novels that mix mystery and history.
https://www.kateellis.co.uk/kates-diary
8 months ago
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A wonderful celebration and a fantastic trip to the Suffolk coast - as well as Wesley Peterson's next mystery!
www.kateellis.co.uk/kates-diary
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Kate's Diary - Kate Ellis | Crime Author
The Website of Kate Ellis, author of novels that mix mystery and history.
https://www.kateellis.co.uk/kates-diary
8 months ago
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Definitely a typical crime writer's brain :-)
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8 months ago
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Very much looking forward to this :-)
9 months ago
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Sounds really fascinating. So sorry I can't be there.
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9 months ago
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Cath Staincliffe
9 months ago
This Saturday! Celebrate 25 years of criminally good writing from Murder Squad with
@anncleeves.bsky.social
@martinedwardsbooks.bsky.social
@kateellisauthor.bsky.social
@murphynovels.bsky.social
Chris Simms and me. Online with Liverpool Book Club. 6pm. It's free!! Book now!
liverpoolbookclub.co.uk
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9 months ago
Celebrating 25 years of Murder Squad -
@anncleeves.bsky.social
@kateellisauthor.bsky.social
@murphynovels.bsky.social
@martinedwardsbooks.bsky.social
Chris Simms and me - online with Liverpool Book Club on 31st May at 6pm. Free. Book now!
liverpoolbookclub.co.uk
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Great evening celebrating 25th anniversary of
#murdersquad
last night. Many thanks to
@serenitybookshop.bsky.social
for hosting our fantastic event. Now back to work researching the Wars of the Roses for my next Wesley Peterson mystery :-)
9 months ago
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THE FUNERAL BOAT is now a No 1 Amazon bestseller - only 99p on Kindle!
www.amazon.co.uk/Funeral-Boat...
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The Funeral Boat: Book 4 in the DI Wesley Peterson crime series eBook : Ellis, Kate: Amazon.co.uk: Kindle Store
The Funeral Boat: Book 4 in the DI Wesley Peterson crime series eBook : Ellis, Kate: Amazon.co.uk: Kindle Store
https://www.amazon.co.uk/Funeral-Boat-Number-Wesley-Peterson-ebook/dp/B004H4XAV6/ref=tmm_kin_swatch_0
10 months ago
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Just back from lovely break in Spain. Made the long steep climb up to the citadel in Malaga - good job I had plenty of training in hilly Devon (the setting for my Wesley Peterson mysteries) first!
10 months ago
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Richard Hooton
11 months ago
I had a great time on the author panel of the CrimEaster event at
@serenitybookshop.bsky.social
alongside
@tariqashkanani.bsky.social
,
@kateellisauthor.bsky.social
& Claire McGowan. Thank you to Serenity & to all who attended for making it a brilliant night. Video courtesy of Serenity Booksellers.
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Richard Hooton
11 months ago
Signed copies of
#TheMargaretCode
& the latest brilliant books by
@tariqashkanani.bsky.social
,
@kateellisauthor.bsky.social
& Claire McGowan are available from the fantastic
@serenitybookshop.bsky.social
. Thank you to everyone who supports their local bookstore.
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11 months ago
Congratulations to those on our longlist for the Murder Squad 25th Anniversary Short Story Competition!! The winning shortlist will be announced on May 1st.
murdersquad.co.uk/competition/
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Celebration! COFFIN ISLAND is out in paperback today.
11 months ago
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The Puzzle Doctor
11 months ago
It's time for the March Puzzly and good news for the Detection Club including
@martinedwardsbooks.bsky.social
,
@michaeljecks.bsky.social
, et al...
@severnhouse.bsky.social
classicmystery.blog/2025/04/01/t...
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The Puzzly – The ISOTCMN Book Of The Month – March 2025
Going to have to be a quick Book of the Month post, so busy at work, blah, blah, too many things to do, not enough reading time, etc. You know, the usual introduction. Other things that I won’t sha…
https://classicmystery.blog/2025/04/01/the-puzzly-the-isotcmn-book-of-the-month-march-2025/
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Serenity Booksellers
11 months ago
📣 APRIL EVENTS! Stockport: Thurs 3 Apr: RAW CONTENT - Naomi Booth Tues 8 Apr: FAIR PLAY - Louise Hegarty Tues 29 Apr: MURDER AT GULLS NEST - Jess Kidd Romiley: Tues 15 Apr: THE DEATH OF US - Abigail Dean Wed 16 Apr: MERRY CRIMEASTER Wed 23 Apr: ADVENTURES UNLIMITED LIVE! - Andy Griffiths 🎫👇🏻
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Looking forward to this :-)
11 months ago
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LesaHolstine
12 months ago
Celebrating Simon Brett's 80th birthday with Playing Dead: Short Stories by Members of the Detection Club, edited by Martin Edwards.
#BookSky
#CrimeFiction
#ShortStories
tinyurl.com/ybhnv29y
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Just updated my website diary - be the first to see an early cover reveal for Wesley Peterson's next case DEADLY REMAINS!
www.kateellis.co.uk/kates-diary
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Kate's Diary - Kate Ellis | Crime Author
The Website of Kate Ellis, author of novels that mix mystery and history.
https://www.kateellis.co.uk/kates-diary
12 months ago
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Wesley Peterson's latest case is only 99p on Kindle this month :-)
www.amazon.co.uk/Coffin-Islan...
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Coffin Island: The gripping new mystery in the DI Wesley Peterson crime series
Coffin Island: The gripping new mystery in the DI Wesley Peterson crime series eBook : Ellis, Kate: Amazon.co.uk: Kindle Store
https://www.amazon.co.uk/Coffin-Island-Wesley-Peterson-crime-ebook/dp/B0CGXWZD1Q/ref=tmm_kin_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&sr=
about 1 year ago
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Love that cosy(ish) mystery has made a huge comeback - but I always feel I have to apologise to the people of beautiful South Devon for making it the 'murder capital' of the South West. :-)
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about 1 year ago
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So glad you're enjoying the books, Mike :-)
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about 1 year ago
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Cath Staincliffe
about 1 year ago
I'm one of the judges on this short story competition to celebrate 25 years of Murder Squad. Can't wait to read your stories! Deadline 15th Feb. Open to new writers aged 18+ 3 winners and top prize of £100. See
murdersquad.co.uk/competition/
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Started on my next Wesley Peterson mystery today. Got a title, done the research and have a plot outlined in a flow chart. Baby steps so far :-)
about 1 year ago
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The Puzzle Doctor
about 1 year ago
This is a great read, a superb introduction to one of my favourite mystery series.
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THE ARMADA BOY is only 99p on Kindle this month. Catch up with Wesley Peterson's 2nd thrilling mystery!
www.amazon.co.uk/Armada-Boy-g...
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Amazon.co.uk
https://www.amazon.co.uk/Armada-Boy-gripping-detective-thriller-ebook/dp/B004JHY65K/ref=tmm_kin_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&sr=
about 1 year ago
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