The Chapel of Bones by Kate Ellis - ISBN: 9780349442969
Hardcover
Mummified body, ancient secrets, and a killer who blurs truth and myth.
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The Chapel of Bones

The brand new page-turning mystery in the DI Wesley Peterson series

$46.80

  • Hardcover

    368 pages

  • Release Date

    17 November 2026

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Summary

Million-copy bestselling author Kate Ellis returns with the brand new mystery in the DI Wesley Peterson crime series.

South Devon is returning to its usual calm after the summer tourist season when DI Wesley Peterson and his team receive a disturbing call. A mummified body has been discovered, hidden behind a wall, during the renovation of nearby Sycamore House.

The body is that of Dr Aleric Donnal, an academic with a special interest in Devon’s medieval histo…

Book Details

ISBN-13:9780349442969
ISBN-10:0349442967
Author:Kate Ellis
Publisher:Little, Brown Book Group
Imprint:Constable
Format:Hardcover
Number of Pages:368
Release Date:17 November 2026
Weight:480g
Dimensions:38mm x 142mm x 218mm
Series:DI Wesley Peterson
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B-Format
The Chapel of Bones by Kate Ellis - ISBN: 9780349442969
142 × 218 mm
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A4
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What They're Saying

Critics Review

Previous praise for Kate Ellis:
A beguiling author who interweaves past and present * The Times *
I loved this novel … Clever plotting hides a powerful story of loss, malice and deception – Ann Cleeves
Haunting * Independent *
The chilling plot will keep you spooked and thrilled to the end * Closer *
A crime writing sensation … stories steeped in spine-tingling atmospherics and set in intriguing locations - often incorporating gems of real history … this is the perfect summer thriller * Lancashire Post *
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 *

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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