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Joy Ellis

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The United Kingdom

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http://www.joyellisbooks.com

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Mystery, Crime, Ebooks

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June 2016

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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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Average rating: 4.32 · 443,456 ratings · 16,380 reviews · 63 distinct works • Similar authors

	Beware the Past (DCI Matt Ballard, #1) 4.34 avg rating — 36,262 ratings — published 2017 — 17 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 — 30,247 ratings — published 2017 — 20 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
	Fourth Friend, The (Jackman & Evans, #3) 4.16 avg rating — 22,481 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 Murderer's Son (Jackman & Evans #1) 4.09 avg rating — 21,376 ratings — published 2014 — 5 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 — 17,079 ratings — published 2018 — 18 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) 4.23 avg rating — 16,773 ratings — published 2010 — 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
	Buried on the Fens (DI Nikki Galena, #7) 4.37 avg rating — 13,555 ratings — published 2017 — 14 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 Night Thief (Jackman & Evans #8) 4.30 avg rating — 13,057 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 — 12,478 ratings — published 2019 — 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
	Shadow Over the Fens (DI Nikki Galena #2) 4.33 avg rating — 12,410 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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DI Nikki Galena (15 books)
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4.28 avg rating — 162,987 ratings

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Joy Ellis answered Carla's question: Hi Joy. I have just finished book 3 in the Ellie McEwan series and I absolutely loved it. I am actually yet to read a book you've written and not love it but I think the fact this series has the crime and mystery mixed with the supernatural is what I love about it. I felt like it could be the final book, I'm hoping I'm wrong... is there possibly going to be another book in this series? Thank you Carla x Hello Carla So pleased that you enjoy the books! I'm particularly happy that you like Ellie. Yes, it was meant to be a trilogy, but... I love writing those books so much that there is a very good chance that there will be more! It's not easy balancin See Full Answer
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Joy Ellis answered William G's question: Is there going to be anymore Jackman and Ellis books? Hi William Yes, there will certainly be more Jackman and Marie books. Right now I have just completed another Nikki Galena book, and am already working on a new Matt Ballard. In between all this I have also written a new novella exclusively for Audib 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, Fourth Friend, The

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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, Fourth Friend, The

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Polls

Voting for September 2020 Group Read - a book with the letters C-R-I-M-E in the title.

Crimson Lake by Candice Fox

13 votes, 50.0%

Crime on the Fens by Joy Ellis

5 votes, 19.2%

Murder at the Vicarage by Agatha Christie

2 votes, 7.7%

The Chemistry of Death by Simon Beckett

2 votes, 7.7%

Kindred Crimes by Janet Dawson

2 votes, 7.7%

A Suspension of Mercy by Patricia Highsmith

1 vote, 3.8%

The Minutes of the Lazarus Club by Tony Pollard

1 vote, 3.8%

26 total votes

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