The Plague Maiden: Book 8 in the DI Wesley Peterson crime series

Kate Ellis

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When a letter arrives at Tradmouth police station, addressed to a DCI Norbert it causes quite a stir. For though DCI Norbert has long since moved on, the letter claims to have evidence that the man convicted of murdering the Rev. Shipbourne, Vicar of Belsham, during the course of a robbery in 1991, is innocent.

Despite having a full case load, including investigating a series of vicious attacks on a local supermarket chain, DI Wesley Peterson is forced to at least follow up on the letter writer's claims. Meanwhile archaelologist Neil Watson is excavating as site in Pest Field near Belsham church.

He discovers a mass grave that leads him to conclude that the site - earmarked for development - is one of an ancient medieval plague pit. But, more disturbing, is the discovery that the grave is home to a more recent resident...

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Praise for The Plague Maiden: Book 8 in the DI Wesley Peterson crime series

  • A beguiling author who interweaves past and present - The TimesStar author. Unputdownable - BooksellerA gripping read - Best MagazineSkilfully weaves crimes of past and present into a seamless narrative - The ScotsmanTraditional detective fiction with a historical twist - fan will love it - Scotland on Sunday

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Kate Ellis

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.

Visit her online at: www.kateellis.co.uk

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