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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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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 · 420,335 ratings · 15,628 reviews · 57 distinct works • Similar authors

	Beware the Past (DCI Matt Ballard, #1) 4.34 avg rating — 35,807 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 — 29,668 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 — 22,065 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 — 20,828 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 — 16,678 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 — 16,085 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 — 13,146 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) 4.29 avg rating — 12,462 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 — 12,077 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 — 11,931 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 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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Joy Ellis answered Brad Audiobibliophile's question: Hi Joy, I just finished listening to the 2nd Ellie McEwan book and loved it as much as the first one, if not more. I know they are "recently rediscovered" older works but are there any plans for more books in this series? I love the characters and would love to get another fix of Ellie & co. Very different from the other series', all of which I've enjoyed. Hello Brad I'm absolutely delighted that you like Ellie! I am totally indebted to my amazing publisher Jasper Joffe for daring to take a risk and publish such early work. However... of all my books and I guess there are around 34 or so now, they have 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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Voting for July 2019 - published in 2016

Magpie Murders by Anthony Horowitz

9 votes, 30.0%

The Girl in the Ice by Robert Bryndza

5 votes, 16.7%

Blood on the Tracks by Barbara Nickless

3 votes, 10.0%

A Man With One of Those Faces by Caimh McDonnell

3 votes, 10.0%

Tell the Truth, Shame the Devil by Melina Marchetta

3 votes, 10.0%

The Rules of Backyard Cricket by Jock Serong

2 votes, 6.7%

Behind Closed Doors by B.A. Paris

2 votes, 6.7%

The Bookseller's Tale by Ann Swinfen

1 vote, 3.3%

The Birdwatcher by William Shaw

1 vote, 3.3%

A Proposal to Die For by Vivian Conroy

1 vote, 3.3%

Crime on the Fens by Joy Ellis

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