Kate Wells is the author of

The Malvern Farm Mystery series

A woman wearing scarf and jumper is sitting with her border collie cross dog in front of a field of sheep in the countryside.

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Kate also writes for children and delivers writing workshops as Kate Poels.

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Kate is always excited to talk at literary festivals and has been asked to interview some of her very favourite writers.

With Cesca Major at the Wargrave Literary Festival.

Interviewing T M Logan at the Caversham Four Bears Literary Festival.

On a panel with Tom Hindle and Tom Mead at Swindon Storyshed Festival.

  • "A clever, entertaining mystery.”

    JENNIE GODFREY author of The List of Suspicious Things

  • “a twisty and absorbing mystery.”

    LAUREN NORTH author of The Ugly Truth

  • “a cryptically clever mystery...i couldn't put it down.”

    JESSICA BULL author of Miss Austen Investigates

  • “...a tense murder mystery, and a visit with people I’d want to be friends with all rolled into one.”

    KRISTEN PERRIN author of How to Solve Your Own Murder

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My latest audio read GIRL A by Abigail Dean. This is the incredible story of a family of 7 children who were locked up by their parents in horrific conditions until one of them - Girl A - escaped. Told in time slip that jumps between different sig
I'm having a rare hibernation day today. A few exhausting curveballs and I cannot work so I decided to stop trying for just a day - park it all and reacquaint myself with the simply glorious world of Alex Hay's writing. 4 chapters into #TheQueenOfF
Such a wonderful evening to celebrate the pure joy of a second book by @alexhaybooks being out in the wild. Excellently interviewed by the fabulous @erinjelly Queen of Fives is the story of a Victorian con artist who masquerades as a wealthy debutan

If you’re interested in what books I enjoy reading then do hop over to the wonderful Shepherd book lists to see my

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