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who is joy ellis?
Joy Ellis is an English crime writer, best known for the Nikki Galena series, the Jackman and DS Marie Evans series, and the Matt Ballard detective series of crime thrillers.
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ellis spent most of his adult life in london and surrey, where he first worked as an apprentice florist, before running a flower shop in weybridge. He later became a bookstore manager and participated in a writers’ workshop in Greece.
Her tutor, Sue Townsend, encouraged her to write seriously, and Joy Ellis published her first book, Crime on the Fens, in 2010, the first in the Di Nikki Galena series. Joy Ellis has now sold over 2 million books.
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joy ellis lives in the bogs of lincolnshire, with her partner, jacqueline, a retired police officer, and their springer spaniels.
joy ellis books in order:
di nikki galena series in order
di nikki galena is a police detective who got too tough on some criminals. as her career could come to an untimely end, she has to work with a new sergeant, ds joseph easter, or she’s out of it. As the series progresses, she will have to face even more challenges. To learn more, check out our di nikki galena book ordering guide.
- crime in the swamps (2010), formerly known as war of masks.
- shadow over the swamps (2011), formerly known as Shadowbreaker.
- Hunted in the Swamps (2016)
- Slayer in the Swamps (2016)
- swamp stalker (2016)
- swamp captive (2017)
- buried in the swamps (2017)
- thieves in the swamps (2017)
- fire in the swamps ( 2018) )
- darkness in the swamps (2019)
- hidden in the swamps (2020)
- secrets in the swamps (2021)
- fear in the swamps (2021)
say rowan jackman & ds series marie evans on order
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This crime thriller series takes us to the swamps of Lincolnshire to follow DI Rowan Jackman and DS Marie Evans as they and their team investigate murder mysteries and track down serial killers. for more information see our di rowan jackman & ds marie evans series order.
- the murderer’s son (2016)
- his lost daughters (2017)
- the fourth friend (2017)
- the guilty ones (2018)
- the stolen boys (2018)
- the patient man (2020)
- they disappeared (2020)
- the night thief (2021)
matt ballard detective series on order
- beware of the past (2017): when matt ballard was starting his career, three children were murdered in the same area, the remote and desolate gibbet fen. when the prime suspect was killed in a hit-and-run, the killings ceased. But Matt wasn’t satisfied that the real killer had been caught. More than 25 years later, Matt receives a photo in an unmarked envelope. It’s from the Gibbet Fen crime scene. and the photo was taken before the murder occurred. Has the killer returned or is he just a sick copycat determined to ruin Matt’s life and reputation? everyone around matt is in danger as the killer plays mind games with the detective.
- five bloody hearts (2019) — grace repton, a beautiful older woman, enters the station to tell Detective Matt Ballard that he has information that could stop a murder. Her fiancé, infamous serial killer Jeremy Reader, has told her that she has a disciple that she is going to kill using Reader’s hideous methods. the reader is safely incarcerated in a high security prison and claims to be a reformed man who wants to help the police. But can Matt believe in the serial killer or his quirky future wife? Can the love of a good woman really change a serial killer?
- The Dying Light (2020): Detective Matt Ballard may have retired, but there’s still plenty in the swamps to keep him busy. someone trashes an old lady’s garden and daubs her secluded cottage with hateful graffiti. emilia swain seems to be totally harmless, so why is she being attacked? Matt’s best friend Will and his wife Kate moved into Holland House to put his past behind them. But Kate’s mental state is deteriorating and she is obsessed with the tragic history of the house and an old doll she finds in the garden. Has the terrible past come back to haunt the current owners? Former detectives Matt and Liz want to help their friends and neighbors. but how can you help people who don’t want to be helped?
- Marshlight (2021): Liz’s cousin Christie is here to stay. She has an immediate, and uncharacteristic, dislike for the owner of the local bookstore, Gina. Why is everyone putting up with her horrible behavior? Christie is convinced that Gina is manipulating everyone around her. Is she up to something dangerous or is she just alienating new friends from her? no one believes her suspicions until another friend disappears late at night in the misty swamps. can matt and liz uncover the truth in time to save lives?
- trick of the night (2022): photography student toby unsworth has found the perfect location for a night session. a cobbled street in the old part of fenfleet. later, when he looks at the images on his laptop, he thinks he sees a woman’s face in the window of an old, disused building. he asks his housemate alex to come take a look… two days later toby and alex are dead. carbon monoxide poisoning. an unfortunate accident. But Alex’s mom doesn’t think so. she hires matt and liz to find out the truth.
other books by joy ellis
- Guiding Star (2017): Stella North, a rising star on the force, finds her life shattered by a gunman’s bullets. She has often faced danger, but these injuries mean she must leave the job she loves. her grandma beth is her rock. And Beth is no ordinary woman. At seventy, she runs marathons and has a past that Ella Stella knows very little about. beth calls her friend michael to help with stella’s recovery. But this man means so much more to Beth than she lets on. And Stella’s ex-husband, Edward, and former cop partner, Robbie, want to help, but Stella puts up emotional barriers and has her own problems. Old friends of hers from her urbex days (exploring old abandoned buildings) offer a ray of hope for the future. Will Stella find the strength to overcome the challenges of her new life and will her grandmother finally resolve the deep emotional turmoil of her past?
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