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A GRIPPING NEW CRIME THRILLER FROM BESTSELLING AUTHOR AND BRITISH BOOK AWARDS CRIME & THRILLER OF THE YEAR NOMINEE JOY ELLIS.

From two-million-selling author Joy Ellis comes one of the most highly anticipated mysteries this year.

Matt and Liz may have retired from the police, but that doesn’t guarantee a quiet life.

A deserted building. A face in the window. A face that shouldn’t be there.

Photography student Toby Unsworth has found the perfect location for a night-time shoot. A cobbled street in the old part of Fenfleet. Later, when he looks at the images on his laptop, he thinks he sees a woman’s face in the window of an old, disused building. He asks his housemate Alex to come and take a look . . .

Two days later, Toby and Alex are dead. Carbon monoxide poisoning. An unfortunate accident. But Alex’s mother doesn’t believe it. She hires Matt and Liz to find out the truth.

Meanwhile, nine-year-old Simon is missing. He was staying with his Aunt Jessie in a cottage on the edge of the marsh. And his older sister Kellie is increasingly worried.

Matt and Liz’s investigations reveal that something very big and very dangerous has descended on the small market town of Fenfleet. And if they don’t get to the bottom of it, more deaths will follow.

DISCOVER A TOTALLY ENTHRALLING CRIME THRILLER.

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

READERS LOVE TRICK OF THE NIGHT:

⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ “A great read.” Terri H.

⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ “Simply the best.” Booklover Bev

⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ “Wow! Joy Ellis supreme storyteller at her best!” Carol S.

“A strong mystery.” Louise G.

“Suspense, intrigue, action, and great detective work!” Debbie B.

“A nail-biting and exciting novel.” Paromjit

⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ “Highly addictive and couldn’t wait to finish it” Jane

THE SETTING
England’s rural fenland is a strange place, with its never-ending fields, winding tracks, and long straight droves (the old livestock routes) that lead to nowhere. The lonely lanes are flanked either side by deep drainage ditches and are, for a good part of the year, filled with tall, whispering reeds. Closer to the Wash, high seabanks form a barrier between river and marsh, and the richly fertile soil of the drained land. But when the mists come down, as they so often do, perspective is destroyed and all sense of direction lost, and then the fens become a rather frightening place of mystery and danger. Somewhere that you do not want to be at night.

ALSO BY JOY ELLIS
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

JACKMAN AND 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
Book 5: TRICK OF THE NIGHT

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ASIN ‏ : ‎ B09Z36FMCY
Publisher ‏ : ‎ Joffe Books Mystery, Crime Thriller, Suspense Fiction (16 June 2022)
Language ‏ : ‎ English
File size ‏ : ‎ 3352 KB
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Print length ‏ : ‎ 338 pages

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- 9 in Psychological Fiction (Books)
- 20 in Serial Killer Thrillers
- 20 in Psychological Thrillers (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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This is the full 5 stars

Reviewed in Australia on 12 July 2022

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I have really enjoyed this book. There was so much to it and a lot of hidden dark corners to investigate.
It was hard accepting that Matt and Liz are no longer part of the constabulary, but I think they will do well on their own. At present they will have the help of Liz's young nephew who has failed the test that would have gained him the life's dream of working in the Police Force, but before long he begins to see a wider horizon as Matt and Liz get him to help them with a case that is looming too big for private detectives.
It does blossom into something larger than anyone expected and that includes the loss of a nine year old boy who seems to have vanished off the face of the earth
As always Joy Ellis does a stunning job and keeps the book full so we are not reading a skeletal form of a good yarn. There are chapters and more chapters and each one a gem.
I have finally - and sadly come to the end but I am satisfied as all loose ends are tied up and everything is well settled.
All I need now is the next book.

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Marilyn Andrew

another exciting case

Reviewed in Australia on 4 August 2022

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I just love the quick paced stories from Joy Ellis. The story line has you guessing and reading frantically to see what happens next. Liz Hayes and Matt Ballard are just regularly people who as ex police now run their Private Detective Agency. I really enjoy reading this series.

Reviewed in Australia on 28 July 2022

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Absolutely loved this book,characters were awesome, enough mystery to keep you guessing,didn’t think it could possibly have a happy ending,but I was wrong.

Reviewed in Australia on 18 June 2022

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Completely absorbed in this book from the first few pages. As usual these books are so good. I love all the books Joy writes and have never been dissapointed. Get your work done and start reading you won't want to put it down

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Couldn't put it down

Reviewed in Australia on 30 June 2022

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A really great read . Kept the interest up til the end . Joy Ellis never fails with all her characters

Reviewed in Australia on 15 June 2022

Wow Joy Ellis has done it again another great series of Matt Ballard. A book that I couldn't I couldn't put down as the story goes deep into the underworld of crime. Another best-seller on the way.

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A great addition to series

Reviewed in Australia on 28 July 2022

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Trick of the Night by Joy Ellis is book 5 in the Matt Ballard series. This was a great story with a few threads running through it very cleverly woven. A face in a window starts off a complex hunt. The face was caught by a talented student photographer which put him in danger. Add to that the disappearance of a vulnerable child and Matt and Liz have a difficult investigation.

Reviewed in Australia on 18 June 2022

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What a brilliant story, breathtaking at times, riveting and suspenseful. I love reading about Matt and Liz and their cases, I so look forward to their next adventure 🥰

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Lisa McCarthy

Another brilliant book from Joy Ellis!

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 16 June 2022

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This is book 5 in the series - but there would be no problem reading it as a standalone.... if you have never read any Joy Ellis - you have a massive treat in store!
This book was fabulous - a gripping read and I didn't want it to end.
There were several plotlines running through it, but as always, Joy crafts these so expertly that all the interweaving was perfectly clear.
A great book - completely recommended! I've just bought another copy for my Mum!

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Ginger Book Geek

Gripping story

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 25 June 2022

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I have been a huge fan of Joy’s work for a while now. I haven’t quite caught up with everything that she has written to date but that is something I hope to rectify in the near future. ‘Trick Of The Night’ is the fifth book in the series featuring ex-Detective Matt Ballard and it’s a cracker of a read, which I thoroughly enjoyed but more about that in a bit.
It didn’t take me long at all to get into ‘Trick Of The Night’. In fact seeing Joy’s name on the cover of a book that I hadn’t read yet was enough to grab my attention and the story within the covers of the book sealed the deal as it were. To say that reading ‘Trick Of The Night’ became addictive is a bit like saying that I like cake- in other words a huge understatement. I had picked the book up only intending to read a chapter or two but as with all of Joy’s books the intention flew out of the window and I was still sat there reading over a dozen chapters and an hour or two later. I found that I just couldn’t put the book down for any length of time. I mean the book wasn’t exactly glued to my hand but it might as well have been because it travelled everywhere with me. I couldn’t bear to miss a single second of the story. I had my own theory as to what was going to happen so I had to keep reading to see if I was anywhere near the truth. All too quickly I reached the end of ‘Trick Of The Night’. I found ‘Trick Of The Night’ to be the true definition of an unputdownable, page turner of story. This story was gritty, gripping tense and dramatic.
‘Trick Of The Night’ is superbly written but then that’s true of all of Joy’s books that I have had the pleasure of reading and reviewing. What I love about Joy’s books is the fact that you are immediately drawn into the story as soon as you start reading. Once the story has you in its grip then it doesn’t release you until the moment you read the very last word on the last page. For me, the story hit the ground running and maintained a fast pace throughout. Reading ‘Trick Of The Night’ felt like being on a scary and unpredictable rollercoaster ride with more twists and turns to the story than you would find on a ‘Snakes & Ladders’ board. Just when you thought that you could take a minute to catch your breath and gather your thoughts then off the action would go again. The series featuring ex- Detective Matt Ballard goes from strength to strength and just gets better and better.
In short I thoroughly enjoyed every single minute of ‘Trick Of The Night’ and I would wholeheartedly recommend the book to other readers. I will definitely be reading more of Joy’s work in the future. The score on the Ginger Book Geek board is a very well deserved 5* out of 5*.

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Barb Dee

Worth More Than 5 Stars

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 22 June 2022

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Book 5 in the Matt Ballard series and I think this is the best one so far. A student photographer takes his best pictures ever but is puzzled to see a face in the window of a deserted building. He takes his friend to look at the building and days later they are both dead. The police are convinced it was accidental, due to carbon monoxide poisoning but one of the mothers of the boys dos not believe it and hires Matt and Liz to investigate. At the same time a young boy disappears with his grandmother, it seems unlikely but the cases could be connected. I really enjoyed this book and it kept me gripped from beginning to end.

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Linda

Another tricky case for Matt and Liz

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 12 July 2022

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This was yet another winning story from Joy Ellis. The plot was highly sophisticated and thrilling. The combination of three cases gradually transitioning to two and then finally one, was both complicated and inspiring. As we come to expect from this author, the characters are well created, and the plot was both challenging and interesting. These are the books that I love to read – keep you involved right into the night with a story that you just find it hard to drag yourself away from. As the cases continue to mount for this pair, I am hoping there will be more to come.

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tamzin

Another Winner

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 28 June 2022

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What can I say other than an excellently written and well thought out story. Nice complex plot to keep you guessing and plenty of twists. Introduction of new character who I foresee featuring in future books in this series. I really love all this author’s work, and for me this rates with her best. Best advice is get a copy and read it. You will not be disappointed I am sure.

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