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Joy Ellis

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The United Kingdom

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Mystery, Crime, Ebooks

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Joy Ellis grew up in Kent but moved to London when she won an apprenticeship with the prestigious Mayfair florist, Constance Spry Ltd. Having run her own flower shop in Weybridge for many years, Ellis then worked as a bookseller until a trip to the Greek island of Skyros, where she took part in a writer's workshop with Sue Townsend, encouraged her to write her own books. Joy soon after moved to the Lincolnshire Fens, where she has spent many of years living among the countryside accompanied by her partner, Jacqueline, and her variety of springer spaniels. After many years of writing, Jasper Joffe, from Joffe Books, discovered Joy's work and approached her with the offer of becoming her new publisher. This new relationship introduced Joy's w ...more

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	Beware the Past (DCI Matt Ballard, #1) 4.34 avg rating — 35,260 ratings — published 2017 — 16 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Their Lost Daughters (Jackman & Evans #2) 4.24 avg rating — 29,121 ratings — published 2017 — 16 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Fourth Friend (Jackman & Evans #3) 4.16 avg rating — 21,686 ratings — published 2017 — 13 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Murderer's Son (Jackman & Evans #1) 4.10 avg rating — 20,321 ratings — published 2014 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Guilty Ones (Jackman & Evans #4) 4.26 avg rating — 16,322 ratings — published 2018 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Crime on the Fens (DI Nikki Galena, #1) 4.21 avg rating — 14,750 ratings — published 2010 — 26 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Buried on the Fens (DI Nikki Galena, #7) 4.37 avg rating — 12,694 ratings — published 2017	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Night Thief (Jackman & Evans #8) 4.28 avg rating — 11,968 ratings — published 2021 — 9 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Five Bloody Hearts (DCI Matt Ballard, #2) 4.32 avg rating — 11,635 ratings — published 2019 — 12 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Shadow Over the Fens (DI Nikki Galena #2) 4.33 avg rating — 11,449 ratings — published 2011 — 25 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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Joy Ellis answered Lynn Mary Harryman's question: Will there be a 7th Matt Ballard book? Hi there, Lynn. Normally I would be writing another Matt Ballard book as soon as I've finished the Jackman that I'm working on at present. However, because of so many requests for a third Ellie McEwan book, I'm going give in and push Matt on one, I'm See Full Answer
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Joy Ellis answered Jeffrey Chang's question: I really love Jackman and Evans Series, and narration by Richard Armitage. Can’t wait to see Richard on screen as Jackman. My question is how did you do your research to write such detailed police crime investigations? Hi Jeffrey I am rather lucky to have a retired police officer for a partner! So, all police and judicial procedure are thoroughly vetted before anyone else ever gets to see the manuscript. I also love the research side of writing (even if it is like See Full Answer
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“Because nothing’s real. The dark changes things.”
― Joy Ellis, Beware the Past

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“You know when someone says, “I’m fine!” too often? You know damn well they are lying.”
― Joy Ellis, The Fourth Friend

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“Your whole life had broken down, Carter. It was chaos. It’s quite natural that you now choose to live in a carefully structured environment. You have control over your world when everything is in its correct place.”
― Joy Ellis, The Fourth Friend

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The Torrent by Dinuka McKenzie

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Kickback by Garry Disher

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Crime on the Fens by Joy Ellis

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The Chalk Circle Man by Fred Vargas

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I Am Justice by Lara Coates

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The Defector by Mark Chisnell

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