Whale Cemetery
About
When a cut-throat gang enters Whitby, they made one mistake—this is Finnegan's town!
After a local drug dealer is brutally murdered, DCI Frank Finnegan knows Whitby has crossed a line. This killing isn't random. It's deliberate—and it's meant to be seen.
As the investigation unfolds, Finnegan uncovers a sophisticated smuggling operation planning to flood the country with vast quantities of fentanyl.
Every police move is anticipated. Every lead feels compromised. Before long, suspicion hardens into something worse: there may be a leak inside the operation.
Is Finnegan onto something, or is it all a carefully constructed decoy?
Out in the North Sea lies Whale Cemetery, an uncharted graveyard whispered about in maritime folklore—a place where ships, whales, and men are said to vanish without trace.
As the violence escalates and trust collapses, Finnegan realises the greatest threat isn't offshore—it's far closer to home than anyone wants to admit.
The ending will shock you!
Whale Cemetery is the twelfth book in the bestselling DCI Finnegan Yorkshire Crime Thriller series—a dark, fast, and brutal thriller where nothing is as it seems.
Perfect for readers who like their crime fiction hard-edged, high-stakes, and impossible to put down.
Praise for this book
5.0 out of 5 stars Best Author I have ever read.
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 12 February 2026
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If you want to read a book you will hate to put down then Ely North is the Author to go to, His DCI Finnegan Series is way just that, and I have just read Whale Cemetery (number 12). It Grips and it has you right there you can not read fast enough. This Author is worth his weight in gold. Only thing is what do I read until August. Answers on a post card please !!
5.0 out of 5 stars Brilliant
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 6 February 2026
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Another excellent book. I've read them all now. Can't wait for the next one. Couldn't put it down. Really good.
5.0 out of 5 stars Whale Cemetery
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 3 February 2026
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Brilliant brilliant loved this book your story lines just get better all the time already pre ordered book 13 so can't wait for that to be released
5.0 out of 5 stars Couldn't put it down
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 9 February 2026
Whitby finest at its best, all the team back together doing it they're way.
It brings Whitbys streets,lanes and yards to life,putting you there with them.
Fast paced,twisting and turning and the characters all unique and brought to lufe. My favourite Finnigan book to date, and yes I've read them all☺️