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Killing in the Shadows
- Author
- Kate Ellis
- Narrator
- Gordon Griffin
- Publisher
- Little, Brown Book Group
- Publish Date
- 29 January 2026
- Run Time
- 9 hours 58 minutes
- Format
- Audiobook
What to expect
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.
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'The plot is clever and chilling and will keep you wondering until the end. A great read in one sitting' Belfast Telegraph
'The charms of North Yorkshire - whether that's the historic city or the rolling countryside - provide a stunning backdrop to this complex, thrilling mystery which includes excellent police procedural, immaculate research, stand-out characters, and the sort of good old-fashioned investigative work that marks out Ellis's crime novels' Lancashire Evening Post
Critics Review
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The plot is clever and chilling and will keep you wondering until the end. A great read in one sitting
Belfast Telegraph
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The charms of North Yorkshire - whether that's the historic city or the rolling countryside - provide a stunning backdrop to this complex, thrilling mystery which includes excellent police procedural, immaculate research, stand-out characters, and the sort of good old-fashioned investigative work that marks out Ellis's crime novels
Lancashire Evening Post
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Prasie for Kate Ellis:
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A beguiling author who interweaves past and present
The Times
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I loved this novel . . . Clever plotting hides a powerful story of loss, malice and deception
Ann Cleeves
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Haunting
Independent
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The chilling plot will keep you spooked and thrilled to the end
Closer
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Details
- Author
- Kate Ellis
- Narrator
- Gordon Griffin
- Duration
- 9 hours 58 minutes
- Release Date
- 29 January 2026
- ISBN
- 9781405563192
- Format
- Audiobook
- Publisher
- Little, Brown Book Group
- Genre
- Crime and / or mystery fiction, Crime and mystery: police procedural
Synopsis
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.---------------------------'The plot is clever and chilling and will keep you wondering until the end. A great read in one sitting' Belfast Telegraph'The charms of North Yorkshire - whether that's the historic city or the rolling countryside - provide a stunning backdrop to this complex, thrilling mystery which includes excellent police procedural, immaculate research, stand-out characters, and the sort of good old-fashioned investigative work that marks out Ellis's crime novels' Lancashire Evening Post
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