Playing With Bones by Kate Ellis - ISBN: 9780749909338
Paperback
A haunted past. A killer returns? Dolls, fear, and death.

Playing With Bones

Book 2 in the DI Joe Plantagenet crime series

  • Paperback

    320 pages

  • Release Date

    1 February 2010

Summary

Is the Doll Strangler back? Or is a copycat killer on the loose…?

Singmass Close has a sinister past. Reputedly haunted by the ghosts of children, in the 50s it was the hunting ground of the Doll Strangler, a ruthless killer who was never brought to justice. Now DI Joe Plantagenet wonders whether a copycat killer is at work when the strangled body of teenager Natalie Parkes is found in the same close, a mutilated doll lying by her side.

With the recent disappearance of a young…

Book Details

ISBN-13:9780749909338
ISBN-10:0749909331
Author:Kate Ellis
Publisher:Little, Brown Book Group
Imprint:Piatkus Books
Format:Paperback
Number of Pages:320
Release Date:1 February 2010
Weight:200g
Dimensions:176mm x 106mm x 26mm
Series:Joe Plantagenet
What They're Saying

Critics Review

“Ellis rates right up there with Peter Turnbull and Sally Spencer. For fans of British procedurals.”

“Atmospheric … a compelling thriller perhaps best enjoyed during daylight.” “Booklist””“Ellis keeps a steady hand on the tiller in DI Plantagenet’s second outing, setting forth her tightly controlled plot in a way that’s both cozy and creepy.” “Kirkus Reviews””“Ellis rates right up there with Peter Turnbull and Sally Spencer. For fans of British procedurals.” “Library Journal””

About The Author

Kate Ellis

Kate Ellis first enjoyed literary success as a winner of the North West Playwrights competition. She was nominated twice for the CWA Short Story Dagger 2003 and THE PLAGUE MAIDEN was nominated for the Theakston’s Old Peculier Crime Novel of the Year 2005.

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