Kate Ellis was born and brought up in Liverpool and studied drama in Manchester. She is the award-winning author of the DI Wesley Peterson detective novels, as well as the Albert Lincoln trilogy and the Joe Plantagenet mysteries.
In 2019 Kate won the CWA Dagger in the Library Award for her crime writing. It was the second time she had been shortlisted for the award, and she has also twice been shortlisted for CWA Short Story Dagger.
Visit her online at: www.kateellis.co.uk
A beguiling author who interweaves past and present
The Times
Star author. Unputdownable
Bookseller
A gripping read
Best Magazine
Skilfully weaves crimes of past and present into a seamless narrative
The Scotsman - Gerald Kaufman
Traditional detective fiction with a historical twist - fans will love it
Scotland on Sunday