Murder, Mystery & Mayhem - Rowan Coleman writing as Bella Ellis
Date Added: 29/10/2021
The Central Bedfordshire Crime Festival
Bella Ellis
Bella Ellis is the Brontë inspired pseudonym of bestselling author Rowan Coleman, who lives with her husband, and five children in a very full house in Hertfordshire. She first visited the former home of the Brontë sisters when she was ten years old. From the moment she stepped over the threshold she was hooked, and she embarked on a lifelong love affair with Charlotte, Emily, and Anne, their life, their literature, and their remarkable legacy. This fascination has now inspired the Brontë sisters mysteries, in which, before they became legendary writers, Charlotte Brontë, Emily Brontë, and Anne Brontë were detectors.
You can enjoy Bella Ellis in discussion as part of the Central Bedfordshire Crime Festival at the Greenacre Centre in Stotfold on 11 November at 7:00pm. Book your ticket here.
The Brontë Sisters Mysteries
Bella Ellis books
Bella Ellis has written three novels in the Brontë sisters mysteries series. In The Vanished Bride, dark rumours are spreading across the moors. Everything indicates that Mrs Elizabeth Chester of Chester Grange has been brutally murdered in her home, but nobody can find her body. As the dark murmurs reach Emily, Anne and Charlotte Brontë, the sisters are horrified, yet intrigued. Before they know it, the siblings become embroiled in the quest to find the vanished bride, sparking their imaginations but placing their lives at great peril.
In The Diabolical Bones, it's Christmas 1845 and Haworth is in the grip of a freezing winter. Charlotte, Emily and Anne Brontë are rather losing interest in detecting until they hear of a shocking discovery. The bones of a child have been found interred within the walls of a local house, Top Withens Hall, home to the scandalous and brutish Bradshaw family. When the sisters set off to find out more, they are confronted with an increasingly complex and sinister case, which leads them into the dark world of orphanages, and onto the trail of other lost, and likely murdered children. After another local boy goes missing, Charlotte, Emily and Anne vow to find him before it's too late. But in order to do so, they must face their most despicable and wicked adversary yet, one that would not hesitate to cause them the gravest of harm.
The Brontë sisters take on the underworld of London in The Red Monarch, the third in the series and coming out soon.
You can reserve the Brontë sisters mysteries by Bella Ellis on our library catalogue, Arena, at no charge, to collect from your local library. The books will also be on sale at the event. There will be the opportunity to ask her questions and hear about Bella Ellis, her books, writing and inspiration.
Murder, Mystery and Mayhem - author programme
We are pleased to be offering the opportunity to meet a great selection of crime authors at community venues across the county. So whether you enjoy a good psychological thriller, a classic whodunit or are keen to try something new we are sure you will find something to interest you.
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Gytha Lodge & Rachael Blok: Mon 8 Nov 7pm at The Rufus Centre, Flitwick
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Adam Croft: Tues 9 Nov 7pm at Methodist Church Hall, Ampthill
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AB Morgan: Wed 10 Nov 7pm at Orchard Community Centre, Biggleswade
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Rowan Coleman: Thurs 11 Nov 7pm at Greenacre Centre, Stotfold
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Peter Laws: Fri 12 Nov 7pm at Cranfield Village Hall, Cranfield
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Cara Hunter: Sat 13 Nov 2pm at Priory View, Dunstable
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Adam LeBor: Sat 13 Nov 6pm at Priory View, Dunstable
Tickets for all our author events are available online and cost £5 for a single event or £3 if you book for mulitple events. All tickets include entry to a prize draw to win a book signed by the author.