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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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November 2025

I was very excited to receive my wonderful editor’s verdict on Wesley Peterson’s next case. She loved it and there is very little rewriting to do. It is always a nerve-wracking time when you send your ‘baby’ (the manuscript you’ve been working on for months) out into the big world of publishing so it’s fantastic to get the thumbs up. The original title, however, has been changed and it will now be

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Average rating: 4.09 · 56,511 ratings · 3,682 reviews · 117 distinct works • Similar authors

	The Merchant's House (Wesley Peterson, #1) 3.91 avg rating — 4,741 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 — 3,264 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 — 2,710 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 — 2,303 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 — 2,234 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 — 1,870 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 — 1,806 ratings — published 2003 — 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 Plague Maiden (Wesley Peterson, #8) 4.17 avg rating — 1,753 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 — 1,637 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 — 1,588 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 November 2025 I was very excited to receive my wonderful editor’s verdict on Wesley Peterson’s next case. She loved it and there is very little rewriting to do. It Read more of this blog post »
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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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“Lord Courtenay: 2 peacocks; 3 sheep, 5 geese; 2 pigs; sundry pies and pastries .£4. 3.6 1 June 1475 Boots for my lord Simon...................................... 12.6”
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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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