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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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Average rating: 4.32 · 423,660 ratings · 15,717 reviews · 60 distinct works • Similar authors

	Beware the Past (DCI Matt Ballard, #1) 4.34 avg rating — 35,865 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 — 29,757 ratings — published 2017 — 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
	Fourth Friend, The (Jackman & Evans, #3) 4.16 avg rating — 22,124 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) 4.10 avg rating — 20,912 ratings — published 2014 — 23 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 — 16,729 ratings — published 2018 — 2 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 — 16,187 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) 4.36 avg rating — 13,200 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) 4.29 avg rating — 12,555 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 — 12,119 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 — 11,989 ratings — published 2011 — 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

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Joy Ellis answered Pippa's question: Adore this series and very happy with ending of book 15. Can we look forward to a book 16 soon? Hi Pippa I have a novella for Audible to finish, and then it'll be onwards and upwards with Book 16! So glad you are enjoying the series. Joy x
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Joy Ellis answered Carolyn's question: how old is Rory ? As far as I can remember, without researching back over the three series (eeek!) to get the exact time line on him, that he would now be in his mid to late forties... I'm pretty sure he's now 46. Hope this helps.
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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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July 2024 Group Read Poll: Small Town

The Truth About the Harry Quebert Affair by Joël Dicker

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No Time for Goodbye by Linwood Barclay

15 votes 13.3%

Daughter of Mine by Megan Miranda

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Open Season by C.J. Box

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Seven Girls Gone by Allison Brennan

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Still Life With Crows by Douglas And Child Lincoln Preston

9 votes 8.0%

I Will Ruin You by Linwood Barclay

8 votes 7.1%

A Dedicated Man by Peter Robinson

7 votes 6.2%

Crime on the Fens by Joy Ellis

7 votes 6.2%

The List of Suspicious Things by Jennie Godfrey

6 votes 5.3%

Death's Golden Whisper by R.J. Harlick

4 votes 3.5%

The Grifters by Jim Thompson

4 votes 3.5%

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