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.
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, and was a bookshop manager. She took part in a writers' workshop in Greece, and was encouraged by Sue Townsend, her tutor, to write seriously.
Ellis is married to her partner, Jacqueline, who is a retired police officer, and they live in the Lincolnshire Fens with several Springer spaniels.
Her books are all published by UK publisher, Joffe Books.
Awards 2019 Audie Awards finalist, Thriller/Suspense category: Their Lost Daughters, narrated by Richard Armitage, and published by Audible Studios 2021 The Patient Man shortlisted for Crime and Thriller Book of The Year at the British Book Awards.
Novels
DI Nikki Galena series Order Title Year1Crime on the Fens (orig. Mask Wars)20102Shadow on the Fens (orig. Shadowbreaker)20113Hunted on the Fens20164Killer on the Fens20165Stalker on the Fens20166Captive on the Fens20177Buried on the Fens20178Thieves on the Fens20179Fire on the Fens201810Darkness on the Fens201911Hidden on the Fens202012 Secrets on the Fens202113 Fear on the Fens 202114 Graves on the Fens202215 Echoes on the Fens2024
DI Rowan Jackman & DS Marie Evans series Order Title Year1The Murderer's Son20162Their Lost Daughters20173The Fourth Friend20174The Guilty Ones20185The Stolen boys20186The Patient Man20197They Disappeared20208The Night Thief20219Solace House202210The River's Edge202311Black Notice2024
Detective Matt Ballard series Order Title Year1Beware the Past20172Five Bloody Hearts20193The Dying Light20204Marshlight20215Trick of the Night20226The Bag of Secrets2023
Other books Order Title Year1Guide Star20172Guard Her with Your Life20233An Aura of Mystery20244The Colour of Mystery2024
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Order of Books