John R. Ellis has lived in Yorkshire for most of his life and has spent many years exploring Yorkshire's diverse landscapes, history, language and communities. He recently retired after a career in teaching mostly in further education in the Leeds area. In addition to the Yorkshire Murder Mystery series he writes poetry, ghost stories and biography. He recently completed a screenplay about the last years of the poet Edward Thomas and he is currently working on his memoirs of growing up in a working class area of Huddersfield in the 1950s and 1960s.
Genres: Cozy Mystery
New and upcoming books
Series
Yorkshire Murder Mystery
1. The Body in the Dales (2017)
aka The Body in Jingling Pot
2. The Quartet Murders (2017)
3. The Murder at Redmire Hall (2018)
4. The Royal Baths Murder (2019)
5. The Nidderdale Murders (2020)
6. The Whitby Murders (2021)
7. Murder at St Anne's (2021)
8. The Railway Murders (2022)
9. The Brewery Murders (2023)
10. The Canal Murders (2024)
11. The Otley Murders (2025)
1. The Body in the Dales (2017)
aka The Body in Jingling Pot
2. The Quartet Murders (2017)
3. The Murder at Redmire Hall (2018)
4. The Royal Baths Murder (2019)
5. The Nidderdale Murders (2020)
6. The Whitby Murders (2021)
7. Murder at St Anne's (2021)
8. The Railway Murders (2022)
9. The Brewery Murders (2023)
10. The Canal Murders (2024)
11. The Otley Murders (2025)
J R Ellis recommends
The Killing Kind (2021)
Jane Casey
"A complex thriller in which each twist tightens the screw of fear and distrust."
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