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DARKNESS ON THE FENS a totally addictive crime thriller filled with stunning twists (DI Nikki Galena Series Book 10) by [JOY ELLIS]

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DARKNESS ON THE FENS a totally addictive crime thriller filled with stunning twists (DI Nikki Galena Series Book 10) Kindle Edition

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Book 10 of 13: DI Nikki Galena Series

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Do you love addictive detective mysteries? Then try this book by a multiple #1 best-selling author now. You won't be able to put it down. It’s a totally enthralling read.

A SERIAL KILLER ON A POISONOUS MISSION PUSHES NIKKI AND HER TEAM TO BREAKING POINT.

Revellers are flocking into Greenborough for the yearly Dark Greenborough Festival, a three-day event celebrating local folklore, superstition and the darker side of life.

What the public doesn’t know is that there has been a warning sent to the police, saying that Greenborough will be a very dangerous place this year. The anonymous letter ends with the Latin phrase, Mors certa, hora incerta: Death is certain, the hour uncertain.

DI Nikki Galena and her team soon discover this is no hoax, as people start dying from what appears to be alcoholic poisoning. Things rapidly escalate, and as the deaths get more horrific, Nikki realises they have a serial killer in their midst.

A NIGHTMARE HUNT FOR A MURDERER DURING THEIR BUSIEST TIME OF THE YEAR.

Perfect for fans of Rachel Abbott, Robert Bryndza, Mel Sherratt, Angela Marsons, Colin Dexter, or Ruth Rendell.

Full of twists and turns, this is a crime thriller that will keep you turning the pages until the heart-stopping ending.

This is book ten of the international bestselling books featuring Nikki Galena.

WHAT READERS ARE SAYING ABOUT JOY ELLIS:

“Just wonderful to read.” Carole

“Holds the reader’s attention from the first word to the last.” Nicki R.

“Compulsive reading, I loved it.” Viv

“Riveting tale from start to finish.” Lynne

“Absolutely engrossing.” Olga

“Brilliant book which kept me gripped from page 1.” Barbara

THE DETECTIVE
DI Nikki Galena is a police detective with nothing left to lose. She’s seen a girl die in her arms and her own family destroyed. She’s tough on criminals but fiercely loyal to her team.

HER PARTNER
DS Joseph Easter is the squeaky-clean member of the team. But his nickname “Holy Joe” belies his former life as a soldier. He has a daughter and an ex-wife who wants his attention.

THE SETTING
The Lincolnshire Fens: great open skies brood over marshes, farmland, and nature reserves. It is not easy terrain for the Fenland Constabulary to police, due to the distances between some of the remote fen villages, the dangerous and often misty lanes, and the poor telephone coverage. There are still villages where the oldest residents have never set foot outside their own farmland and a visit to the nearest town is a major event. But it has a strange airy beauty to it, and above it all are the biggest skies you’ve ever seen.

DISCOVER YOUR NEXT FAVOURITE MYSTERY SERIES NOW.

ALSO BY JOY ELLIS
THE NIKKI GALENA SERIES
Book 1: CRIME ON THE FENS
Book 2: SHADOW OVER THE FENS
Book 3: HUNTED ON THE FENS
Book 4: KILLER ON THE FENS
Book 5: STALKER ON THE FENS
Book 6: CAPTIVE ON THE FENS
Book 7: BURIED ON THE FENS
Book 8: THIEVES ON THE FENS
Book 9: FIRE ON THE FENS
Book 10: DARKNESS ON THE FENS
Book 11: HIDDEN ON THE FENS
Book 12: SECRETS ON THE FENS
Book 13: FEAR ON THE FENS

JACKMAN & EVANS
Book 1: THE MURDERER’S SON
Book 2: THEIR LOST DAUGHTERS
Book 3: THE FOURTH FRIEND
Book 4: THE GUILTY ONES
Book 5: THE STOLEN BOYS
Book 6: THE PATIENT MAN
Book 7: THEY DISAPPEARED
Book 8: THE NIGHT THIEF

DETECTIVE MATT BALLARD
Book 1: BEWARE THE PAST
Book 2: FIVE BLOODY HEARTS
Book 3: THE DYING LIGHT
Book 4: MARSHLIGHT

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Joy Ellis is the bestselling author of the DI Nikki Galena series, Jackman & Evans series, and Detective Matt Ballard series.

Henrietta Meire is a full-time voice-over artist and actress. In addition to narrating a plethora of audiobooks, Henrietta has voiced numerous commercial and charity campaigns, as well as video game and animation characters. As an actress, she has appeared on television and in a number of popular films. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

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Publisher ‏ : ‎ Joffe Books mysteries and thrillers (16 July 2019)
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I was born in Kent but spent most of my working life in London and Surrey. I was an apprentice florist to Constance Spry Ltd, a prestigious Mayfair shop that throughout the Sixties and Seventies teemed with both royalty and ‘real’ celebrities. What an eye-opener for a working-class kid from the Garden of England! I swore then, probably whilst I was scrubbing the floor or making the tea, that I would have a shop of my own one day. It took until the early Eighties, but I did it. Sadly the recession wiped us out, and I embarked on a series of weird and wonderful jobs; the last one being a bookshop manager. Surrounded by books all day, getting to order whatever you liked, and being paid for it! Oh bliss!

And now I live in a village in the Lincolnshire Fens with my partner, Jacqueline, and four Springer spaniels and one little rescue, Breton spaniel. I had been writing mysteries for years but never had the time to take it seriously. Now I write full-time, and as my partner is a highly decorated retired police officer; my choice of genre is a no-brainer! I have an on-tap police and judicial consultant, who makes exceedingly good tea!

I have set my crime thrillers here in the misty fens because I sincerely love the remoteness and airy beauty of the marshlands. This area is steeped in superstitions and lends itself so well to murder!

I am lucky enough to be one of the amazing Joffe Books team of authors and am really enjoying being able to spend time doing what I love... writing!

The series so far:-

DI Nikki Galena, the Fen Series

Book One: Crime on the Fens

Book Two: Shadow over the Fens

Book Three: Hunted on the Fens

Book Four: Killer on the Fens

Book Five: Stalker on the Fens

Book Six: Captive on the Fens

Book Seven: Buried on the Fens

Book Eight: Thieves on the Fens

Book Nine: Fire on the Fens

Book Ten: Darkness on the Fens

Book Eleven: Hidden on the Fens

Book Twelve: Secrets on the Fens

Book Thirteen: Fear on the Fens

Detective Nikki Galena Books 1-3 Boxset

Detective Nikki Galena Books 4-6 Boxset

Detective Nikki Galena Books 7-9 Boxset

Detective Nikki Galena Books 1-5 Boxset

DI Jackman and DS Marie Evans series so far:-

Book One: The Murderer's Son

Book Two: Their Lost Daughters

Book Three: The Fourth Friend

Book Four: The Guilty Ones

Book Five: The Stolen Boys

Book Six: The Patient Man

Book Seven: They Disappeared

Book Eight: The Night Thief

Guide Star. A stand alone novel about love, loss and overcoming adversity.

Beware the Past. Detective Matt Ballard Book 1 A stand alone thriller still set in the Fens, but with new characters and very different feel

Five Bloody Hearts. Detective Mat Ballard Book 2 After overwhelming requests, this is a sequel to Beware the Past, with DCI Matt Ballard.

The Dying Light. Detective Matt Ballard Book 3 Matt Ballard is now retired, but he and Liz still take on difficult cases, but as private detectives.

Marshlight. Matt Ballard Book 4. They might have retired, but things are far from quiet for Matt and Liz!

Trick of the Night. Matt Ballard Book 5.Matt and Liz find themselves needing to work with some of their old colleagues in the Force when they embark on a sinister case that is far more serious than first thought.

These are available in both Kindle and paperback and now practically all of my books are available as audio books.

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Norma Amazon Customer

Another brilliant thriller

Reviewed in Australia on 22 August 2019

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Joy Ellis writes the most amazing murder mysteries, this is no exception. A story full of twists and turns, multi murders and suspects. Nikki & Joseph have their work cut out, as does poor Rory. While the village is in full swing of the Annual Festival the murderer finds it easy not to be noticed as everyone is dressed up into the theme of things. A great read, and of course Eve and her cronnies have to get in on the act.

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Very enjoyable

Reviewed in Australia on 1 October 2019

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I like most of the characters that Joy Ellis has developed in this series, it as the series has progressed the plot lines are becoming a little more like an episode of Misomer Murders and less like real life.
Having Nikki’s biological mother, Eve, and her cohort of supposedly secretive ex military co-workers becoming involved in some rather far fetched situations dims the enjoyment of the story, and I found myself sighing and mentally saying “Oh, yeah, sure!”
I would like to read another in the series in the hope that Ms Ellis can revert to a more consumable story line. Trouble is that I actually like the characters as a whole.

Reviewed in Australia on 2 August 2019

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Follow up read of the prior 9 books in the Fen series. Joy Ellis continues to mysterfy throughout the chapters, challenging the reader with the age old question of who done it. Well written. Like the character description at the end of the book enabling the reader to work out who is who.

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Sasha

Nikki wins again

Reviewed in Australia on 28 June 2021

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Another case solved. Nikki, Joseph and her team … offical and unofficial solve a mass killing spree. Joy tells a good story. Good to see how the team have evolved and how they are moving on in different directions.

Reviewed in Australia on 15 October 2019

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So sorry, my Kindle e-reader collapsed and although my book "Darkness on the Fen" is on my "dead" e-reader I have not been able to read it. I did purchase a new Kindle but am not sure if I can transfer a couple of books I purchased which were downloaded on my defunct reader and I was unable to read.

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Excellent

Reviewed in Australia on 24 August 2019

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Excellent story and then some. The entire series to date has been exciting and once you start reading, hard to put down. Looking forward to the next story in this series.

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Another great thriller by Joy Ellis.

Reviewed in Australia on 28 August 2019

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Where on earth does Joy get the ideas for story like this? Totaly facinating plot that has you guessing right until the final pages. So many suspects but only one killer.

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Cardinal

Not her best.

Reviewed in Australia on 18 March 2020

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I am usually a great fan of Joy Ellis but, this was disappointing. Long winded, too much time spent on the amateur sleuths and a mundane plot. You can do better Joy.

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G L Clay

DARKNESS ON THE FENS

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 3 August 2019

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Another fantastic Joy Ellis masterpiece. This book has given me hours of pleasure reading it and it kept me guessing whodunnit right to the very point the murderer was revealed. It was great to have all the old characters appearing in this and also to meet a few new ones who will hopefully make appearances in future books.
A book that was well worth waiting for. Thank you Joy!

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Sally Taylor

A bit disappointed

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 9 August 2019

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I’ve read the rest of those which go before and was a little disappointed by this one. I feel the author has found a format which works and is continuing to rework it with each new book. The involvement of 4 civilians pursuing an off shoot of a current police investigation seems very unlikely. Not one of my favourites.

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Nigel

Another Great Detective Novel from Joy Ellis

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 12 August 2019

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A great page-turner with all the familiar characters that I've followed from the first in the series. I couldn't wait to get to the end to see how the story concludes but, on the other hand, I didn't want the book to end it was so enjoyable. Joy really grabs you from the first page and the action accelerates as the story unfolds. Can't wait for the next in the series.

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Fashaholic

Another great Fen tale

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 11 August 2019

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I’ve greatly enjoyed all of Joy Ellis’s crime in the fens books and this ‘Darkness on the Fens’, the 9th one, was no exception. I didn’t guess ‘who dunnit’ In this one, which disappointed me, but really enjoyed the story. I love the relationship between DI Galena and her Sergeant and, having read all the books in order, it’s been good watching it develop. All the characters are well drawn and you feel something for them. Also, as I live in Boston, Lincs, it is fun recognising the places as described by Joy.
More of the same please!

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Elenore

Brilliant

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 31 July 2019

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One of the best "Have to keep reading to the end" books I have read in a long time
Probably the best in the series so far
Hope the team are back soon for more
Missing them all already

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