Category Archives: Kate Ellis

Playing With Bones by Kate Ellis

Posted on March 7, 2013 by

Forty years ago, a serial killer stalked the streets of Eborby, killing young girls and leaving an antique doll beside their bodies. He became known as the Doll Strangler. And then he vanished… Today, a young aspiring model has disappeared. … Continue reading →

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The Puzzly – The ISOTCMN Book of the Month – February 2013

Posted on March 1, 2013 by

February 2013 looked for a while as if it was going to be a lean month for reviews. A bout of mildly bad health, a couple of books that were a bit of a struggle to get through and too … Continue reading →

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The Plague Maiden by Kate Ellis

Posted on February 18, 2013 by

Huntleys Supermarket isn’t having the best of times. After a woman dies of botulism poisoning, anonymous letters warn of more contaminated goods. The excavation of the site for the new store has uncovered an apparent plague pit from the fourteenth … Continue reading →

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The Skeleton Room by Kate Ellis

Posted on January 27, 2013 by

When two workers are busy converting Chadleigh Hall, a old girls’ school, into a luxury hotel, they break into a sealed room, only to reveal a skeleton. DI Wesley Peterson and his team investigate, their interest heightened when they discover … Continue reading →

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A Painted Doom by Kate Ellis

Posted on October 10, 2012 by

When a teenager discovers an horrific painting in a medieval barn, the interest is piqued of local archaeologist Neil Watson. But soon the dead body of sixties pop idol Jonny Shellmer turns up in a nearby field and the teenager … Continue reading →

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The Funeral Boat and The Bone Garden by Kate Ellis

Posted on July 30, 2012 by

So, to bring myself up to date, a double bill from one of my favourite current authors, Kate Ellis. I recently treated myself by filling all the gaps in my collection of the Wesley Peterson novels, a series of police … Continue reading →

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The Armada Boy by Kate Ellis

Posted on July 21, 2012 by

A group of US D-Day veterans have returned to the Tradmouth area for a reunion, bringing their families with them. But for Norman Openheim, it’s the last visit that he will ever make, as he is found stabbed to death … Continue reading →

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The Puzzly – The ISOTCM Book of the Month – April 2012

Posted on May 1, 2012 by

And so, with all due reverence, a deathly silence falls for the announcement of the April Puzzly – the In Search Of The Classic Mystery Novel book of the month “award”. I think I’ll leave the quotation marks around the … Continue reading →

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The Cadaver Game by Kate Ellis

Posted on April 8, 2012 by

Devon. Present Day. Tradmouth CID receive a tip-off and find the decaying remains of a woman lying in bed in a normal suburban house. Before DI Wesley Peterson and his team can investigate further, two more bodies are found – … Continue reading →

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Seeking The Dead by Kate Ellis

Posted on March 12, 2012 by

In the city of Eborby (that’s a disguised York, by the way), the so-called Resurrection Man is on the prowl, killing people by burying them alive and then dumping their naked bodies in churchyards. Meanwhile, Carmel Hennessy finds herself stalked … Continue reading →

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