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THE PATIENT MAN a gripping crime thriller full of stunning twists (SHORTLISTED FOR CRIME AND THRILLER BOOK OF THE YEAR, BRITISH BOOK AWARDS 2021) (JACKMAN & EVANS 6) by [JOY ELLIS]

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From #1 bestselling author Joy Ellis, a totally absorbing mystery full of stunning twists and turns. Discover the author who’s sold over two million books globally.

SHORTLISTED FOR CRIME AND THRILLER BOOK OF THE YEAR AT THE BRITISH BOOK AWARDS 2021.

JACKMAN AND EVANS’ MOST DANGEROUS ENEMY IS BACK TO FINISH THINGS OFF.

The domestic bliss of Detective Inspector Rowan Jackman of Fenland Constabulary doesn’t last long. His nemesis, serial killer Alistair Ashcroft, is back in town and ready to tidy up unfinished business.

Ashcroft sends a sinister text to DS Marie Evans. His opening move in what will prove to be a lethal game of cat-and-mouse. Yet for all his taunts, where is he? In a county crawling with police on the lookout for him, Ashcroft is nowhere to be found.

EVERYONE JACKMAN CARES ABOUT IS IN DANGER.

Alongside the hunt for Ashcroft, normal police work must continue. The separate thefts of guns, six pigs, a thoroughbred stallion and some oil lead Jackman’s crew to the notorious Lorimer family, ruled over on their farm by the fearsome matriarch Rachel.

Meanwhile, a seemingly routine break-in at the home of gun-club owner Kenneth Harcourt quickly becomes more complicated when the man long held responsible for having killed Harcourt’s young daughter in a hit-and-run is shot dead in a carpark — by a sniper.

A killer is on the loose in the quiet streets of Saltern-le-Fen and he isn’t going to stop at claiming one life. But why is he focusing on young Kevin, so close to promotion to detective?

A LETHAL GAME WITH A VERY PATIENT MAN.

And the sniper, like Ashcroft, takes to taunting the police: they’ll never catch him, they need to respect him, they shouldn’t be side-tracked looking for their old adversary.

In a stunning conclusion, Jackman and Evans race against time to catch the sniper and track down their deadly adversary.

CAN THEY FINALLY STOP ALISTAIR ASHCROFT?

Full of twists and turns, this is a crime thriller that will keep you turning the pages until the shocking ending. Set in the atmospheric Lincolnshire Fens whose towns and isolated villages hide many dark secrets.

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

WHAT READERS ARE SAYING ABOUT JOY ELLIS:

“Another breathtaking thriller from Joy.” Carole

“Great read from start to finish.” Nerys

“Just a wonderful enjoyable read.” Nicki

“A hugely compelling police procedural, with twists and turns that raise tension and suspense.” Paromjit

THE DETECTIVES
DI Jackman leads the investigation. He is extremely smart and has a knack for bringing out the best in his diverse team.

DS Marie Evans is haunted by the loss of her husband in a motorbike accident. She is fiercely loyal to her friends and colleagues.

ALSO BY JOY ELLIS
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

THE BESTSELLING 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

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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Jackman and Evans’ most dangerous enemy is back to finish things off. A mystery which will captivate you till the dramatic ending. --This text refers to the audioCD edition.

About the Author

Joy Ellis is not your ordinary newcomer to crime fiction. She started work in the 1960s as an apprentice florist in Covent Garden before opening her own flower shop in Lincolnshire. Later in life, she began to consider a career change towards crime writing and attended a workshop in Greece led by Sue Townsend, author of Adrian Mole. Ellis has now left the flowers behind and dedicates her life to writing gritty crime thrillers set in the Fens, where she lives with her police officer partner.

Richard Armitage is a British film, television, theatre and voice actor. Richard is most recognised for his role as Thorin Oakenshield in Peter Jackson’s trilogy of The Hobbit. He also appeared in the hit BBC drama North & South, as well as a recurring role in Spooks and Robin Hood. Among Richard’s theatre credits are an 18-month tour with the Royal Shakespeare Company playing Angus in Greg Doran's Macbeth and the lead role in Yaël Farber's production of The Crucible at The Old Vic Theatre in London.

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ASIN ‏ : ‎ B085KS3FQ1
Publisher ‏ : ‎ Joffe Books mystery, crime thriller, suspense fiction (18 June 2020)
Language ‏ : ‎ English
File size ‏ : ‎ 1278 KB
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Print length ‏ : ‎ 322 pages
Page numbers source ISBN ‏ : ‎ 1789314402

Best Sellers Rank: 5,626 in Kindle Store (See Top 100 in Kindle Store)
- 324 in Police Procedurals (Kindle Store)
- 373 in Police Procedurals (Books)
- 396 in Contemporary Women's Fiction

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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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Paul

Got their man. At last!

Reviewed in Australia on 11 July 2020

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Good suspenseful build up, keeping the reader engaged, to at last the culprit, (Ashcroft) meets his just desserts. Not without a twist at the end though..
Interesting that the focus is all on Ashcroft, with no additional criminal distractions in this book.

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John Barrington

Give thanks that Joy sticks to writing crime.

Reviewed in Australia on 17 November 2021

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You live each moment, feel the tension and frustration and the fear. From an author that makes real the fiction. You live it.

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A Readers Delight

Reviewed in Australia on 21 June 2020

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What a joy to read Joy Ellis new book. The story flowed well. I was anxious at times and felt that I was RightThere. So delighted to have an epilogue instead of being left wondering. Thanks Joy Ellis.

Reviewed in Australia on 3 April 2021

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A very interesting and devious plot with realistic characters in the fen lands of England.
Twists and turns keep the reader involved

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Brilliant read as always

Reviewed in Australia on 31 December 2020

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I have read all of Joy Ellis' books and thoroughly enjoyed every one of them. Likeable characters, great plot, a twist at the end.

Reviewed in Australia on 24 March 2021

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Another amazing book from Joy Ellis.
Kept me on the edge of my seat.
Now it’s time to put the book down and go to bed. Can’t wait for her next book

Reviewed in Australia on 8 November 2021

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The series is a gripping psychological suspense. If you like twists and turns this is a great series for you

Reviewed in Australia on 14 February 2021

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I didn’t feel this book was as good as other books by the same author

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Kept me sane through the Great Lockdown of 2020

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 20 June 2020

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I found the wonderful Joy Ellis books by accident and I have to say it's been a happy accident.
The characters are sympathetic and believable, with strong women, who are intelligent and compassionate. Marie Evans is a delight and with a turn of phrase it's impossible not to enjoy.
The plots are solidly crafted, and held together with zippy pacing and and understanding of how policing works.
I've thoroughly enjoyed reading the novels and and the Nikki Galena novels. It's a treat to find an author who writes with flair and understanding....I look forward to the next book by Ms Ellis

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The Patient man

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 20 June 2020

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just finished reading this and I thought it was fantastic. It just draws you in. Really great characters, brilliant storyline. I've read all 6 ,, recommend 101%

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Brenda Redfern

The Patient Man

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 23 June 2020

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Have just read another brilliant book by Joy Ellis.Having read all Joy Ellis books, what I like about them is they written about somewhere I know, born and bred in Norfolk, the fens are not that far away. I feel I know the character 's personally. Once I start reading I cannot put the book down. Thank you so much from an 82 year old. Brenda Redfern

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susie

She’s written much better :-(

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 1 July 2020

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I was disappointed with this book and had it been the first one of hers I had read I would not have read any more . Didn’t captivate me and where I would literally devour her books I found myself getting bored and kept putting it down .... I found all the information on guns boring and you had to know the characters to see what was going on . The one bright spot was Rory ... he always makes me giggle but his appearances were the only high spots of this book .

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karteabooks

Joy Ellis returns with yet another page turning cliff hanger of a story.

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 18 February 2021

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Part 6 of the DI Jackman / DS Evans series.
Gripping stuff from the start. Alistair Ashcroft is a past threat – he loves playing cat and mouse with both of them. He nearly killed Evans and he wrecked her beloved ‘Harvey;’ her motorbike. Through subtle hints – text messages and notes – he made sure that they knew he was back, even though both of them knew that he had never really gone away, they just had no idea of where he was. PC Kevin Stoner who is about to become a DC is unfortunate in being in the wrong place at the wrong time or is it all planned as he witnesses the murders and crimes that Ashcroft is dishing out? As always, great detail in the back stories of the main characters and for those who have been reading the series it is nice that we are able to be kept up to date with past characters too. Also love the links to her other series of DI Galena, a few references to this series – just in case you haven’t already discovered this for yourself.
Typical Joy Ellis, kept you guessing till the end, with some great plot twists thrown in, just as you thought you knew what was going to happen! Although she did tidy everything away at the end, but as always ready for the next instalment!

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