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Kate Ellis

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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

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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