Spotlight of A Grave Deception by Connie Berry

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A GRAVE DECEPTION

CONNIE BERRY

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ALL INFORMATION IN THIS POST IS COURTESY OF KATELYNN DREYER | PUBLICIST | KAYE PUBLICITY 

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What do you get when a perfectly preserved 14th-century corpse is uncovered in a lost plague village and days later, the archaeologist leading the dig is found dead with fake pearls in his mouth?

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December 9, 2025

Crooked Lane Books

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ABOUT A GRAVE DECEPTION:

"Antiques expert Kate Hamilton dives into the past to solve a fourteenth-century mystery with disturbing similarities to a modern-day murder in the sixth installment of the Kate Hamilton mystery series.

Kate Hamilton and her husband, Detective Inspector Tom Mallory, have settled into married life in Long Barston. When archaeologists excavating the ruins of a nearby plague village discover the miraculously preserved body of a fourteenth-century woman, Kate and her colleague, Ivor Tweedy, are asked to appraise the grave goods, including a valuable pearl. When tests reveal the woman was pregnant and murdered, the owner of the estate on which the body was found, an amateur historian, asks Kate to identify her and, if possible, her killer. Surprised, Kate agrees to try.

Meanwhile, tensions within the archaeological team erupt when the body of the lead archaeologist turns up at the dig site with fake pearls in his mouth and stomach. Then a third body is found in the excavations. Meanwhile, Kate’s husband Tom is tracking the movements of a killer of his own.

With the help of 700-year-old documents and the unpublished research of a deceased historian, Kate must piece together the past before the grave count reaches four."

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MORE ABOUT THE BOOK:

Now married to Detective Inspector Tom Mallory, Kate is adjusting to life in Long Barston when she’s pulled into a chilling case: an unearthed grave filled with priceless artifacts—and a body no one expected to be so intact. When tests reveal the medieval woman was murdered while pregnant, the case takes a dark turn. And when a second, very modern body appears—staged with eerie symbolism—it’s clear someone doesn’t want the past unearthed.

Kate’s hunt for answers will lead her through ancient documents, long-buried secrets, and the unfinished research of a long-dead historian. Can she piece it all together before more lives are lost?

Perfect for fans of Louise Penny and Elly Griffiths, Berry delivers smart, layered mysteries steeped in British charm, scholarly rivalries, and the ghosts of history.

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ABOUT THE AUTHOR:

Connie Berry is the author of the Kate Hamilton mysteries, set in the UK and featuring an American antiques dealer with a gift for solving crimes.

Like her protagonist, Connie was raised by antiques dealers who instilled in her a passion for history, fine art, and travel.

During college she studied at the University of Freiburg in Germany and St. Clare's College, Oxford, where she fell under the spell of the British Isles.

In 2019 Connie won the IPPY Gold Medal for Mystery and was a finalist for the Agatha Award's Best Debut.

She's a member of Mystery Writers of America and is on the board of the Guppies and her local Sisters in Crime chapter. 

Besides reading and writing mysteries, Connie loves history, foreign travel, cute animals, and all things British.

She lives in Ohio with her husband and adorable shih tzu, Emmie.

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