Published by Constable
29th January 2026.
The Sixth Book in the Joe Plantagenet series.
Detective Inspector Joe Plantagenet
returns in the new book in Kate Ellis's gripping crime series set in Yorkshire.
The quaint Yorkshire village of Eaglethorpe was a sanctuary for famous TV
personality, Lexi Verity, away from prying eyes and camera flashes. But a life
led in the spotlight can create envy in its shadows.
When Lexi is found dead in her swimming pool, DI Joe Plantagenet and DCI Emily
Thwaite are called to investigate. The murder of the celebrity is front-page
news and the pressure is on the Eborby CID to find the killer.
As Joe and Emily unravel the last moments of Lexi's life, they discover various
motives for murder - as well as events in Lexi's distant past that would
horrify the public if the facts were ever revealed.
Sinister secrets are also haunting the residents of the ancient cathedral city
of Eborby nearby and Joe must decide which lead to follow, before a killer
strikes again.
Kate Ellis was born in Liverpool and she studied drama in Manchester. She
worked in teaching, marketing and accountancy before first enjoying writing
success as a winner of the North-West Playwrights competition. Crime and
mystery stories have always fascinated her, as have medieval history and
archaeology which she likes to incorporate in her books. Kate's novels feature
archaeology graduate Detective Sergeant Wesley Peterson who fights crime in
South Devon. Each story combines an intriguing contemporary murder
mystery with a parallel historical case. She has also written five books in the
spooky Joe Plantagenet series set up in North Yorkshire as well as many short
stories for crime fiction anthologies and magazines. Kate was elected a member
of The Detection Club in 2014. She is a member of the Crime Writers Association,
Murder Squad, and Mystery People. She is married with two grown up sons and she
lives in North Cheshire, England, with her husband. Her most recent series is
set post WW1. Her most recent book is
The Stone Chamber.
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