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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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June 2025

Since I last wrote this diary the paperback of COFFIN ISLAND has been published and it’s been a real pleasure meeting and chatting with readers when I’ve visited bookshops to sign copies.

It’s been a particularly busy time, not only because of the new paperback but because I’ve been doing a lot of events, including library talks, bookshop panels and attending CrimeFest in Bristol.

It’s also been the

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	The Merchant's House (Wesley Peterson, #1) 3.91 avg rating — 4,683 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 — 3,232 ratings — published 1999 — 27 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 — 2,677 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) 4.07 avg rating — 2,271 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 — 2,202 ratings — published 2007 — 21 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 — 1,836 ratings — published 2002 — 16 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 — 1,754 ratings — published 2003 — 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 Plague Maiden (Wesley Peterson, #8) 4.18 avg rating — 1,710 ratings — published 2004 — 11 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 — 1,612 ratings — published 2006 — 16 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 — 1,558 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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Kate Ellis wrote a new blog post June 2025 Since I last wrote this diary the paperback of COFFIN ISLAND has been published and it’s been a real pleasure meeting and chatting with readers when I Read more of this blog post »
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Kate Ellis made a comment on May 2024 " Thank you so much for your kind thoughts, Helen. He was such a beautiful dog and we miss him a lot. "
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Kate Ellis made a comment on December 2023 " Wesley's next case, Coffin Island, is out in August and Plantagenet nos. 3 - 5 are being reissued in February. I'll be writing a sixth in the series b ...more "
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Kate Ellis made a comment on October 2023 " Carol wrote: "Great news about the new books and I'm looking forward to reading them. We also have our yearly blast of Dartmouth air and the first boo ...more "
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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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