The Boy Who Lived with the Dead

'Haunting' Independent

'A powerful story of loss, malice and deception' Ann Cleeves

'A splendidly macabre thriller' Andrew Taylor

1920. Scotland Yard detective DI Albert Lincoln is still reeling from the disturbing events of the previous year when he's called away from London to a new case in the North West of England.

Before the War he led the unsuccessful investigation into the murder of little Jimmy Rudyard in the village of Mabley Ridge. Now a woman has been murdered there and another child is missing, the sole witness being a traumatised boy who lives in a cemetery lodge. Albert is determined that this time him he will find the truth . . . and the missing child.

When Albert delves into the lives of the village residents he uncovers shocking secrets and obsessions. Then, as more bodies are discovered, he realises that his young witness from the cemetery lodge is in grave danger, from somebody he calls 'the Shadow Man'.

As Albert discovers more about the victims he finds information that might bring him a step closer not only to Jimmy's killer but to solving a mystery of his own: the whereabouts of his lost son.

The second historical thriller in the Albert Lincoln series by award-winning crime writer Kate Ellis. An atmospheric, spellbinding mystery set in the aftermath of the Great War.

What readers are saying about The Boy Who Lived with the Dead:

'Outstanding' Goodreads reviewer, 5 stars

'A fantastic read whichkept me guessing right until the last few pages' Goodreads reviewer, 5 stars

'Superb!' Goodreads reviewer, 5 stars

'Compulsivereading . . . very cleverly constructed withplenty of twists' Goodreads reviewer, 5 stars

'Hard to put the book down' Goodreads reviewer, 5 stars

'[Kate Ellis] must be a genius' Goodreads reviewer, 5 stars

'Excellent' Goodreads reviewer, 5 stars

Author: Kate Ellis
Publisher: Piatkus
Published: 09/10/2019
Pages: 384
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.55lbs
Size: 7.70h x 4.90w x 1.10d
ISBN13: 9780349418353
ISBN10: 0349418357
BISAC Categories:
- Fiction | Thrillers | Crime
- Fiction | Thrillers | Historical
- Fiction | Mystery & Detective | Historical

About the Author

Kate Ellis was born and brought up in Liverpool and studied drama in Manchester. She is the award-winning author of the DI Wesley Peterson detective novels, as well as the Albert Lincoln trilogy and the Joe Plantagenet mysteries.

In 2019 Kate won the CWA Dagger in the Library Award for her crime writing. It was the second time she had been shortlisted for the award, and she has also twice been shortlisted for the CWA Short Story Dagger.

Visit her online at: www.kateellis.co.uk