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Kate Ellis

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Liverpool, The United Kingdom

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Mystery & Thrillers, Historical Fiction

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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 is married with two grown up sons and she lives in North Cheshire, England, with her husband. Kate was awarded the CWA DAGGER IN THE LIBRARY award in 2019

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December 2025

It’s that time of year again. All my writing is finished for the year, Christmas cards are done, the tree has been decorated and the presents wrapped at last!

I’m already making plans for next year. In late January my sixth Joe Plantagenet mystery, KILLING IN THE SHADOWS, will be out. After a long break I really enjoyed writing about Joe’s adventures in Eborby (a thinly disguised York) again. His l

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	The Merchant's House (Wesley Peterson, #1) 3.91 avg rating — 4,849 ratings — published 1998 — 24 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Armada Boy (Wesley Peterson, #2) really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 3,332 ratings — published 1999 — 6 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	An Unhallowed Grave (Wesley Peterson, #3) 4.10 avg rating — 2,764 ratings — published 1999 — 25 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Funeral Boat (Wesley Peterson, #4) 4.06 avg rating — 2,345 ratings — published 2002 — 24 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Bone Garden (Wesley Peterson, #5) 4.07 avg rating — 2,271 ratings — published 2007 — 20 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	A Painted Doom (Wesley Peterson, #6) 4.15 avg rating — 1,912 ratings — published 2002 — 5 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Skeleton Room (Wesley Peterson, #7) 4.18 avg rating — 1,843 ratings — published 2003 — 8 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Plague Maiden (Wesley Peterson, #8) 4.17 avg rating — 1,796 ratings — published 2004 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Marriage Hearse (Wesley Peterson, #10) 4.06 avg rating — 1,672 ratings — published 2006 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	A Cursed Inheritance (Wesley Peterson, #9) 4.15 avg rating — 1,617 ratings — published 2005 — 15 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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February 2019 Subgenre (Historical) Poll

We ask that you only vote if you are planning on participating in our discussion should your choice win.

Which Historical book would you like to read in February?

Before We Were Yours by Lisa Wingate

19 votes, 23.5%

A Study in Scarlet Women by Sherry Thomas

18 votes, 22.2%

The Ashes of London by Andrew Taylor

14 votes, 17.3%

Dissolution by C.J. Sansom

13 votes, 16.0%

The Axeman (in the US) a.k.a. The Axeman's Jazz (in CA, UK & AU) by Ray Celestin

8 votes, 9.9%

The Forgotten Room by Karen White

6 votes, 7.4%

The Funeral Boat by Kate Ellis

2 votes, 2.5%

The Lover's Portrait by Jennifer S. Alderson

1 vote, 1.2%

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