ELY NORTH

Ely North is the bestselling author of the DCI Finnegan Yorkshire Crime Thriller series, with over 75,000 downloads and more than 50 million Kindle Unlimited reads worldwide.

His books are gritty, fast-moving, British police thrillers set against the haunting beauty of Whitby, the imposing North York Moors, rugged coastal villages, and the sweeping Yorkshire Dales.

These are stories of murder, betrayal, deadly secrets, damaged lives, flawed characters, and detectives who are not perfect but who know that justice is rarely simple.

At the heart of the series is DCI Frank Finnegan—a sharp-witted, old-school detective with Irish-Welsh roots, a Yorkshire tongue, and a stubborn refusal to back down. With his dry humour, instinctive policing, and disregard for easy answers, Finnegan has become a firm reader favourite: ‘a good copper and a great character.’

Alongside him are DS Zac Stoker, blunt, loyal, and dogged in pursuit of the truth, and DI Prisha Kumar, a smart, modern counterbalance to Finnegan’s old-fashioned methods. Their camaraderie, clashes, and shared determination give the series its heart as well as its edge.

Readers praise Ely North’s storytelling for its twists, authentic characters, dark humour, and powerful sense of place. The setting itself has become part of the appeal, with some readers following the investigations on Google Maps as Finnegan, Stoker, and Prisha move through Whitby’s cobbled streets, coastal roads, moorland villages, and the wide, lonely spaces of the Yorkshire Dales.

One reviewer called the books ‘as addictive as anything by Ann Cleeves’, while another said, ‘Ely North is fast becoming one of my favourite authors.’

Will you simply read the case—or find yourself walking the streets, lanes, and cliff paths alongside them?

Perfect for fans of Ann Cleeves, Dervla McTiernan, Peter Robinson, Joy Ellis, JD Kirk, Simon McCleave, and LJ Ross.

The DCI Finnegan novels deliver believable, atmospheric British crime fiction steeped in menace, mystery, and the wild beauty of North Yorkshire.