Seeking The Dead: Book 1 in the DI Joe Plantagenet crime series

When Carmel Hennessy starts a new job in Eborby, she finds the city gripped by fear of a killer known as the Resurrection Man. Tragic events from the past connect her with Detective Inspector Joe Plantagenet, who must find the killer before more lives are lost. Joe's investigations lead him to a pub with a sinister history and he must consider occult connections. Carmel becomes aware of a malevolent presence in her flat and receives mysterious threats. Can Joe get into the mind of the killer before Carmel becomes the next victim?

Format: Paperback / softback
Length: 336 pages
Publication date: 12 January 2023
Publisher: Little, Brown Book Group

When Carmel Hennessy begins her new job in North Yorkshire, she finds the historic city of Eborby gripped by fear. A killer is on the prowl, a killer who binds and asphyxiates his victims before leaving their bodies in isolated churchyards. The press have dubbed him the Resurrection Man.

Tragic events from the past link Carmel with Detective Inspector Joe Plantagenet, who faces the task of finding the killer before more lives are lost. Joe's investigations lead him to a pub with a sinister history, and he is forced to consider that the case may have occult connections.

Then Carmel becomes aware of a malevolent presence in her new flat and starts receiving mysterious threats. Can Joe get into the mind of a ruthless killer before Carmel becomes the next victim?

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

Weight: 234g
Dimension: 127 x 196 x 31 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9780349434902