Coffin Island
An unmissable mystery in the DI Wesley Peterson crime series
$52.00
- Hardcover
400 pages
- Release Date
15 October 2024
Summary
Million-copy bestselling author Kate Ellis returns with the gripping new book in the DI Wesley Peterson crime series.
‘A beguiling author who interweaves past and present’ THE TIMES
Despite many years living in South Devon, DI Wesley Peterson has never visited the tiny island of St Rumon’s. That is until erosion from a storm reveals three bodies buried outside the local churchyard.
Two are ancient skeletons, but one is far more recent, and Wesley realises he h…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780349433172 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 0349433178 |
| Author: | Kate Ellis |
| Publisher: | Little, Brown Book Group |
| Imprint: | Piatkus Books |
| Format: | Hardcover |
| Number of Pages: | 400 |
| Release Date: | 15 October 2024 |
| Weight: | 501g |
| Dimensions: | 220mm x 140mm x 38mm |
| Series: | DI Wesley Peterson |
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Critics Review
One of the most striking elements of Ellis’s Wesley Peterson series is her ability to keep the pages turning and her readers on their toes… . Mysteries steeped in spine-tingling atmospherics and set in intriguing locations - often incorporating gems of real history * Lancashire Evening Post *Praise for Kate Ellis:Praise for Kate Ellis:A beguiling author who interweaves past and present * The Times *A beguiling author who interweaves past and present * The Times *Haunting * Independent *I loved this novel … Clever plotting hides a powerful story of loss, malice and deception – Ann CleevesThe chilling plot will keep you spooked and thrilled to the end * Closer *A traditional detective story with an intriguing historical twist … Ellis is a fine storyteller, weaving the past and present in a way that makes you want to read on * Peterborough Evening Telegraph *Star author. Unputdownable * Bookseller *I absolutely loved this book … A perfectly paced crime novel that beautifully evokes both time and place. Kate Ellis keeps you guessing all the way through to the final unexpected twist – L. C. TylerA splendidly macabre thriller with a very dark heart and a hugely effective twist at the end – Andrew TaylorFascinating, with a characteristically clever twist – Martin EdwardsImagine a plot as devious as anything Agatha Christie devised, locate it in a Derbyshire village in 1919 and with writing as close to the pulse as Vera Brittain’s Testament of Youth and you will have some idea of the extraordinary power of Kate Ellis’s new novel – Peter Lovesey
About The Author
Kate Ellis
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.
Kate has won the CWA Dagger in the Library Award for her crime writing. She has also twice been shortlisted for the CWA Short Story Dagger and been longlisted for the Theakston’s Old Peculier Crime Novel of the Year Award.
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