Deadly Remains
The unmissable next mystery in the DI Wesley Peterson crime series
Author: Kate Ellis Series: DI Wesley Peterson
The gripping twenty-ninth mystery in the DI Wesley Peterson crime series set in Devon, by award-winning crime writer Kate Ellis.
11th August 2025
Hardcover
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Summary
The gripping twenty-ninth mystery in the DI Wesley Peterson crime series set in Devon, by award-winning crime writer Kate Ellis.
Description
Million-copy bestselling author Kate Ellis returns with the brand new mystery in the DI Wesley Peterson crime series.
When a body is discovered in a picturesque South Devon village, DI Wesley Peterson is called in to investigate. The victim, Barry Brown, is a celebrity ghostwriter and the theft of his laptop suggests that the motive for murder may lie in his work.While Wesley investigates Barry's famous clients, Wesley's teenage son Michael joins family friend, Dr Neil Watson, on an intriguing excavation of a crashed World War Two plane on Dartmoor. The plane was used to ferry secret agents into Europe during the war and, when three skeletons are discovered nearby, it seems the wreckage might hold more secrets than they could ever have imagined.Wesley's case leads him to the same area and he discovers a sinister history surrounding the moor and the nearby village of Moor Barton.With four unexplained deaths, can Wesley solve the mystery before anyone else is put in danger?Critic Reviews
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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
The chilling plot will keep you spooked and thrilled to the end Closer
I loved this novel . . . Clever plotting hides a powerful story of loss, malice and deception -- Ann Cleeves
Haunting Independent
A beguiling author who interweaves past and present The Times
About the Author
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:Product Details
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11th August 2025
