Trick of the Night

 

TRICK OF THE NIGHT by Joy Ellis- Crime

Matt and Liz are about to get a few days away, until a new case lands at their door in a double way, rather unexpectedly. Two students are dead apparently from carbon monoxide poisoning however a parent and a former CHIS think otherwise. Liz’s nephew David lands at their door after failing his physical to get into the police, something he has wanted his whole life. Liz thinks they can show him that there are more strings to the bow of law enforcement than he may first realise and he can also help them with the current case. Although book five in the series, this happily stands alone.

As ever with Joy’s books time slipped away from me, so easily do the pages turn when you are engrossed. Joy has a special talent for quickly enveloping the reader and taking them away from reality into the heart of the book. Some of her characters almost feel like friends that you rediscover by opening the book and finding that wonderful warmth and depth that each character of hers has. It's easy to picture the scenarios with the descriptions but never too much to lose the thread which to me is the perfect read. A wonderful read with a stunning plot that kept me entranced to the very end

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TRICK OF THE NIGHT by Joy Ellis 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 location for the perfect 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 totally 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. WHAT READERS ARE SAYING ABOUT JOY ELLIS: “The suspense starts on page one and continues through the twists and turns until the very surprising ending.” Linda Strong “OMG, this book was fantastic. I absolutely loved it. I was gripped from the first page, but as the tension and suspense mounted throughout the book it just got better and better. And that ending, well, just WOW!” Dawn “I absolutely loved it.” Viv “Will keep you guessing until the end of the book.” Barbara “What a book!!!” Sian “I was so engrossed I sat up way too late to finish it in one sitting.” Elaine 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 STANDALONES GUIDE STAR

JOY ELLIS

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.

BOOKS BY JOY ELLIS

DI NIKKI GALENA SERIES:

CRIME ON THE FENS

SHADOW OVER THE FENS

HUNTED ON THE FENS

KILLER ON THE FENS

STALKER ON THE FENS

CAPTIVE ON THE FENS

BURIED ON THE FENS

THIEVES ON THE FENS

FIRE ON THE FENS

DARKNESS ON THE FENS

HIDDEN ON THE FENS

SECRETS ON THE FENS

FEAR ON THE FENS

DETECTIVE NIKKI GALENA BOOKS 1-5 BOX SET

DETECTIVE NIKKI GALENA BOOKS 1-3 BOX SET

DETECTIVE NIKKI GALENA BOOKS 4-6 BOX SET

DETECTIVE NIKKI GALENA BOOKS 7-9 BOX SET

JACKMAN & EVANS SERIES:

THE MURDERER’S SON

THEIR LOST DAUGHTERS

THE FOURTH FRIEND

THE GUILTY ONES

THE STOLEN BOYS

THE PATIENT MAN

THEY DISAPPEARED

THE NIGHT THIEF

MATT BALLARD SERIES:

BEWARE THE PAST

FIVE BLOODY HEARTS

THE DYING LIGHT

MARSHLIGHT

TRICK OF THE NIGHT

STANDALONE NOVELS:

GUIDE STAR

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