An Aura of Mystery by Joy Ellis

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An Aura of Mystery by Joy Ellis- Crime

Ellie is driving home when suddenly a young man appears on her windscreen. She inevitably crashes and is badly injured. Whilst the doctors can heal the broken bits what no one anticipated was that Ellie was given a gift from her brain injury. Her close friend Carole knows all about this and looks after Ellie when she is both in hospital and discharged and nurtures and hones her new found skill. When there is a third murder where the police have little to go on, through a chance prior encounter, DCI Bob Foreman calls on Ellie for help. 

Oh wow! This is a very different read for anyone who is a fan of Joy’s books- but in a very good way. There is the usual cracking plot and very likeable characters but this time there’s a pinch and a twist of other genres thrown in, very skilfully done. This was written around twenty years ago (and hidden away) and reflects the era when things were less techy which is a wonderful change making for a more relaxed atmosphere and down to brass tacks in detecting.  An enthralling unusual mystery I found myself loving.


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The newly-discovered novel from multi-million-selling author Joy Ellis. Never before published!

Flower shop owner Ellie McEwan is driving home late one frosty November night when a shadowy figure leaps into the road out of nowhere. Ellie swerves to avoid him — and slams head-on into the crash barrier. Days later, Ellie wakes up in hospital — and notices there’s something different. Everyone she looks at — the doctor, the nurse, her friend Carole — is surrounded by a coloured aura. Her near-death experience seems to have given her a new ability. And now Ellie must use her new-found gift to catch a killer. The battered body of a young woman is found in the grounds of a local hotel. She’s the third woman to be murdered in this sleepy Surrey village, her hands crushed and mutilated. Just like the other two. Each of the women was a skilled professional — a musician, a doctor and an artist. Apart from that, they appear to have nothing in common. And now the police’s one lead — a key witness — is missing. Although sceptical, a desperate DCI Bob Foreman calls on Ellie for help. But Ellie’s involvement in the investigation will throw her into the path of a brutal killer . . .

DISCOVER A TOTALLY ENTHRALLING MYSTERY.

This utterly gripping crime thriller is perfect for fans of L.J. Ross, J.D. Kirk, Elly Griffiths, Susan Hill, Kate Ellis or Ann Cleeves.

READERS LOVE JOY ELLIS:

⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ ‘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


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 AWARDS 2021

OVER 3 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

GRAVES ON THE FENS

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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

SOLACE HOUSE

THE RIVER’S EDGE

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MATT BALLARD SERIES:

BEWARE THE PAST

FIVE BLOODY HEARTS

THE DYING LIGHT

MARSHLIGHT

TRICK OF THE NIGHT

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