Playing With Bones: Book 2 in the DI Joe Plantagenet crime series

In the North Yorkshire city of Eborby, a teenage girl's strangled body is found, and a mutilated doll is by her side. The area is known for its sinister past, as it was the hunting ground of the Doll Strangler, a ruthless killer of the 1950s who was never brought to justice. Detective Inspector Joe Plantagenet is on the case, and as the bodies mount up, he suspects a connection between all three cases. The novel is a thrilling tale of loss, malice, and deception.

Format: Paperback / softback
Length: 320 pages
Publication date: 12 January 2023
Publisher: Little, Brown Book Group

A gripping tale of murder and obsession The Sunday Times
On a grey October morning, the strangled body of a teenager is found in the North Yorkshire city of Eborby, a mutilated doll lying by her side. Singmass Close, where the girl is found, has a famously sinister past. Reputedly haunted by the ghosts of children, it was the hunting ground of the Doll Strangler, a ruthless killer of the 1950s who was never brought to justice. With the recent disappearance of another young female and an escaped convict at large, this horrific murder stretches Detective Inspector Joe Plantagenet's team to the limit. Is a copycat killer on the loose, or could the Doll Strangler really be back? As the bodies start mounting up and Joe's questioning brings him closer to the real strangler, he comes to suspect a shockingly creepy connection between all three cases. . . .

Praise for Kate Ellis. . . .

A beguiling author, The Times. 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, Unputdownable. Bookseller. A fine storyteller, Peterborough Evening Telegraph. A gripping tale of murder and obsession. The Sunday Times

Weight: 224g
Dimension: 127 x 196 x 25 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9780349434919