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FROM TWO-MILLION-SELLING AUTHOR JOY ELLIS COMES ONE OF THE MOST HIGHLY ANTICIPATED MYSTERIES THIS YEAR.

Now.
In the beautiful gardens of Shelley House a shocking discovery is made. A blackened hand dangles over the side of a wheelbarrow. The horrific scent of burnt flesh lingers in the air.

Detectives Nikki Galena and Joseph Easter are called in to investigate.

Twenty years ago.
A family destroyed by tragic secrets. The scientist father who killed their gardener, before being murdered himself. The brother who disappeared, never to be seen again.

Until now?

Nikki and Joseph must find a man who’s been missing for two decades and unravel the painful past of a broken family before anyone else dies.

GRIPPING FROM BEGINNING TO STUNNING CONCLUSION.

Joy Ellis was nominated for audiobook of the year at the British Book Awards 2019 and Crime and Thriller Book of the Year at the British Book Awards 2021 for The Patient Man.

This totally gripping mystery is perfect for fans of L.J. Ross, Peter May, J.D. Kirk, Angela Marsons, J.M. Dalgliesh, Elly Griffiths or Ann Cleeves.

What readers are saying about Joy Ellis:

⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ “Just wonderful to read.” Carole

⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ “Riveting tale from start to finish.” Lynne

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

“Compulsive reading, I loved it.” Viv

“Absolutely engrossing.” Olga

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

THE DETECTIVE
DI Nikki Galena: 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.

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

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Publication date

14 October 2021
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UK #1 BESTSELLING AUTHOR OF THE JACKMAN & EVANS AND DI NIKKI GALENA SERIES; SHORTLISTED FOR BOOK OF THE YEAR FICTION: CRIME & THRILLER AT THE BRITISH BOOK AWARS 2021 OVER 2 MILLION BOOKS SOLD! Joy grew up and lived in Kent, trained in floristry in Mayfair and ran her own highly successful floristry business in Weybridge for many years. In the mid-1990s, she followed her lifelong love of books, first as the manager of an independent bookshop in Leatherhead, Surrey, then as a writer. When she retired, Joy and her partner Jacqueline and their two spaniels settled in a village just outside Boston, captivated by the Lincolnshire Fens. Joy's happy home life is far removed from her storylines, however, and while she loves living in the misty Fens, the area provides a remote and eerie backdrop to her novels. Joy is also able to add the authenticity vital to any crime thriller by drawing on Jacqueline's inside knowledge, to confirm procedures and the reality of tackling brutal crime and criminals in a modern police force. --This text refers to the paperback edition.

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ASIN ‏ : ‎ B09GCM7L1X
Publisher ‏ : ‎ Joffe Books crime thriller, mystery and suspense (14 October 2021)
Language ‏ : ‎ English
File size ‏ : ‎ 3166 KB
Simultaneous device usage ‏ : ‎ Unlimited
Text-to-Speech ‏ : ‎ Enabled
Screen Reader ‏ : ‎ Supported
Enhanced typesetting ‏ : ‎ Enabled
X-Ray ‏ : ‎ Enabled
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Print length ‏ : ‎ 362 pages
Page numbers source ISBN ‏ : ‎ 1789319765

Best Sellers Rank: 2,434 in Kindle Store (See Top 100 in Kindle Store)
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- 124 in Serial Killer Thrillers
- 150 in Police Procedurals (Kindle Store)

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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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Book 13 and Nikki Galena and Joseph Eastern just as sharp as ever they were.

Reviewed in Australia on 18 October 2021

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It was such a pleasure getting back to Nikki Galena and Joseph Eastern. They have always been among my favourite book characters and this last book by Joy Ellis is just as good as they have ever been, but this time with a very different slant to the mystery and the murders.
There were more difficulties in solving this crime that ended up with several bodies and several very mixed up characters that posed very definite danger.
I enjoyed this, it was different from the usual, even Joseph said the same, difficult, and not to be confused with boring.
Was this truly the thirteenth book in the series? Well, I wish I was just discovering them so I could enjoy them all over again.
I do hope book 14 isn't too far away. :)

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An intriguing read

Reviewed in Australia on 22 October 2021

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The characters in the Nikki Galena are such likeable characters and you want to just keep reading about them. They seem almost normal compared to many in crime novels. Really enjoy Joy Ellis's books and this is no exception

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Meygan Barstow

Fear of the Fens

Reviewed in Australia on 25 October 2021

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I chose this rating as I love reading Joy Ellis books about Nikki and Joseph. They are a wonderful people and they work well as a team. This book Fear on The Fens is a terrific read where you have a crazy killer and also his brother which is also has mental issues but you don't know that until later. But you need to get this book and read it for yourself.

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Sasha

Nikki Galena almost meets her match

Reviewed in Australia on 7 December 2021

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Another instalment of Nikki and her team; this time with spooks thrown in to make things even more exciting. Murders are brutal and extreme but like always her team solve the clues and get their man … sort of. Another good read. Ready for the next instalment of Nikki, Joseph, Cat, Ben, Nial and Vonnie.

Reviewed in Australia on 21 November 2021

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Well, the new "mellow" Nikki Galena is not as interesting as the feisty version. The story was uninteresting and far too repetitive. I'm not into faeries and goblins so, this may have had something to do with my rating.

Reviewed in Australia on 8 November 2021

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This story with all the interesting twists and turns, not to mention the "Stargate" ESP angles kept me turning pages. But really, Ms Ellis, what went wrong? Maybe you "wrote yourself into a corner" hence the "with a bound" ending to an otherwise really good plot✴✴

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ian

Intrigue and determination

Reviewed in Australia on 11 March 2022

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A great read that excels in mystery and intrigue
Joy Ellis has created a fascinating mystery with many twists and turns plus the enduring character of The team
Thoroughly recommended

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adrian spowart

Just Keeps Delivering!!!!!!!!!!!

Reviewed in Australia on 26 October 2021

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Joy Ellis books are like popcorn, once you start you can not stop. Her character development is amazing across this series. I have just finished this and hanging out for the next!!!!!!!!!!!!

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sooziq

Hard going..

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 29 October 2021

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I love Joy Ellis books, have read them all, but this was hard going at times, a lot of the book I skipped, I just couldn't get into it. The gripping parts had me gripped, but the theme of the story I found hard to accept as a serious story, too long winded and farcical. Has it put me off reading future books, I really don't know!

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Chester Studzinski

A strange tale

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 30 October 2021

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A very strange tale that was a very difficult read that could only be handled in short spans due mainly to the very unnatural style of dialogue- nothing that was said sounded real, and the huge number of characters which kept growing and growing. It was an interesting and unusual read albeit tiring and I did manage to get to the end. Don't think I will be reading any more by this author but everyone has their own tastes.

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snowy b

Fear on the Fens

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 18 October 2021

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Wow, a really gripping thriller! A fascinating background and suspense right to the end. Love Nikki Galena and her team, but a difficult case for them to sort out. Highly recommend it!,

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Guy

Excellent 👌

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 21 October 2021

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I always enjoy a Joy Ellis "Fens" novel and this one is no exception!

This is book #13 in the DI Nikki Galena series. Far fetched? Yes, of course - that's true of all good murder mysteries!

Nikki and Joseph have to find a savage killer but are hindered by the security services - who have plenty to hide....

I couldn't put my Kindle down. If you like Joy Ellis books, you'll enjoy this one.

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Jennifer Boughey

Hard going and far fetched

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 15 February 2022

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I have read and throughly enjoyed Joy Ellis's books from all three of her detectives Nikki, Jackman and Matt Ballard, however, Fear on the Fens, was very hard going. Pages and pages of a far fetched investigation. None of the usual humour or support of other characters like Dave, Eve, Tamsin and Mickey though Vinnie and Sheila did appear their good news wasn't included. I hope that Nikki and Joy will be back with a bang very soon to take away the taste of this book has left behind. I also suspect Joy has been watching Grantchester recently (those in the know will understand).

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