Joy Ellis

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Joy Ellis
BornJoy Ellis
Kent, England, United Kingdom
OccupationWriter
NationalityBritish
Period2010–present
Genre Fiction, crime, thriller
Notable worksDI Nikki Galena Series
Website
www.joyellisbooks.com

Joy Ellis is an English crime writer. She is the author of the DI Nikki Galena series, the DI Jackman and DS Marie Evans series, and the Detective Matt Ballard series of crime thrillers. In 2018 she was named Audible's Breakthrough Crime Writer of the Year. [1]

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Biography

Ellis was born in Kent, England, but spent most of her adult life in London and Surrey. She worked as an apprentice florist, ran a florist shop in Weybridge, [2] and was a bookshop manager. She took part in a writers' workshop in Greece, [2] and was encouraged by Sue Townsend, her tutor, to write seriously. [3]

Ellis is married to her partner, Jacqueline, who is a retired police officer, [4] and they live in the Lincolnshire Fens with several Springer spaniels. [2] [5]

Awards

Novels

DI Nikki Galena series

OrderTitleYear
1Crime on the Fens (orig. Mask Wars)2010
2Shadow on the Fens (orig. Shadowbreaker)2011
3Hunted on the Fens2016
4Killer on the Fens2016
5Stalker on the Fens2016
6Captive on the Fens2017
7Buried on the Fens2017
8Thieves on the Fens2017
9Fire on the Fens2018
10Darkness on the Fens2019
11Hidden on the Fens2020
12Secrets on the Fens2021
13Fear on the Fens 2021
14Graves on the Fens2022

DI Rowan Jackman & DS Marie Evans series

OrderTitleYear
1The Murderer's Son2016
2Their Lost Daughters2017
3The Fourth Friend2017
4The Guilty Ones2018
5The Stolen boys2018
6The Patient Man2019
7They Disappeared2020
8The Night Thief2021
9Solace House2022
10The River's Edge2023

Detective Matt Ballard series

OrderTitleYear
1Beware the Past2017
2Five Bloody Hearts2019
3The Dying Light2020
4Marshlight2021
5Trick of the Night2022

Other books

OrderTitleYear
1Guide Star2017
2Guard Her with Your Life2023

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References

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