Kate Ellis Books in Order
Kate Ellis has written 44 books, published between 1998 and 2026. The first book is The Merchant's House (1998) and the newest is The Chapel of Bones (2026). Publication order is the reading order below. 30 of the 44 books listed here are in the Wesley Peterson series, which has its own page: Wesley Peterson books in order.
- Books
- 44
- Published
- 1998–2026
- Confirmed
- 10 of 44 titles
- Pages on record
- 10,258 in 31 of 44 books
- Reading time
- 171–256 hours
Reading time is an estimate, not a recorded figure: 10,258 pages at 300 words a page, read at 200–300 words a minute, covering the 31 of 44 titles with a page count on record.
Kate Ellis writes police procedurals in which archaeology recurs alongside murder investigation. Wesley Peterson heads the main series, opening with The Merchant's House (1998), and Joe Plantagenet and Inspector Albert Lincoln lead two more. Forty-four catalogued books reach The Chapel of Bones (2026), at a median length of 346 pages. England, police work and archaeologists recur as subjects.
Wesley Peterson is written as a Black detective working on the Devon coast, and the series incorporates local legends alongside archaeology in its investigations.
How many Kate Ellis books are there?
Kate Ellis has 44 books, released between 1998 and 2026. They include 3 series and 4 titles listed outside any series.
Kate Ellis Books in Publication Order
The table lists all 44 Kate Ellis books in the order they were published, with the release year, the page count where one is on record, and how many independent book listings confirm each title. Catalogue data as of September 2026.
- 119982462/4
- 219992242/4
- 319993133/4
- 420003443/4
- 520012322/4
- 620023362/4
- 720033742/4
- 820043622/4
- 920053202/4
- 10The Devil's Priest2006 · 253 pages · confirmed 2/420062532/4
- 1120062972/4
- 1220072742/4
- 132008–2/4
- 1420083462/4
- 1520093112/4
- 1620094202/4
- 1720103773/4
- 1820112242/4
- 1920114003/4
- 20Dark & Merciless Things2012 · confirmed 2/42012–2/4
- 2120122402/4
- 222012–3/4
- 2320133683/4
- 242014–3/4
- 2520152172/4
- 2620153042/4
- 2720163622/4
- 2820163782/4
- 29The Mole Catcher's Daughter2017 · confirmed 2/42017–2/4
- 30Top Deck2017 · confirmed 2/42017–2/4
- 3120174002/4
- 3220183842/4
- 3320183842/4
- 3420194002/4
- 352020–2/4
- 3620204002/4
- 3720203842/4
- 3820213843/4
- 392022–2/4
- 402023–2/4
- 412024–3/4
- 422025–3/4
- 432026–2/4
- 442026–2/4
Kate Ellis series in order
The series linked below has its own reading-order page.
- Wesley Peterson books in order 30 books
Kate Ellis books grouped by series
Each title below is a row in the publication-order table above. None of these groups has a reading-order page of its own on this site.
Joe Plantagenet in order
6 booksInspector Albert Lincoln in order
3 booksStandalone Plays
1 book1 title published under this heading without a numbered place in a series.
Standalone books
4 books4 Kate Ellis titles here are not listed as part of any series.
Kate Ellis Books in Chronological Order
By publication date, the Kate Ellis books run from The Merchant's House (1998) to The Chapel of Bones (2026), the sequence in the table above. No separate story order is recorded for Kate Ellis in the book listings this catalogue merges, so publication order is the only order on record.
Do you have to read Kate Ellis books in order?
You only need to read Kate Ellis books in order within each series: the books listed here span 3 separate series, and each series has its own publication order.
Where to start with Kate Ellis
Start with The Merchant's House (1998), the first Wesley Peterson book. It is also the earliest catalogued title.
What is the newest Kate Ellis book?
The Chapel of Bones (2026) is the newest Kate Ellis book released so far.
Is there a new Kate Ellis book coming?
No next Kate Ellis book is announced in the catalogue, which is a gap in the listings it merges rather than a sign that the run has ended.
Kate Ellis at a glance
- Still publishing
- Kate Ellis published a book as recently as 2026.
- Release pace
- Kate Ellis books have appeared more than one a year on average.
- Length
- 10,258 pages across the 31 of 44 books with a recorded length, a median of 346 pages each.
- Busiest decade
- Most Kate Ellis books, 18 of 44, were published in the 2010s.
What the Kate Ellis books are about
34 of the 44 Kate Ellis books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: england is tagged on 24 of 34. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.
- England 24 of 34 books
- Police 22 of 34 books
- Peterson, wesley (fictitious character) 18 of 34 books
- Mystery & detective, police procedural 17 of 34 books
- Wesley Peterson (Fictitious character) 17 of 34 books
- Crime 10 of 34 books
- Murder 9 of 34 books
- Mystery & detective 8 of 34 books
- Investigation 7 of 34 books
- English literature 6 of 34 books
- Archaeologists 5 of 34 books
- Missing persons 5 of 34 books
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