Book Review ~ Crime on the Fens by Joy Ellis - Crime series book 1.

 

TITLE - Crime on the Fens

AUTHOR - Joy Ellis

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BOOK SERIES - Book 1 of the Nicky Galena Series

SYNOPSIS -

A CRIME THRILLER WITH A COMPELLING DETECTIVE WHO WILL STOP AT NOTHING TO AVENGE HER DAUGHTER

THE DETECTIVE DI Nikki Galena: A police detective with nothing left to lose, she’s seen a girl die in her arms, and her daughter will never leave the hospital again. She’s got tough on the criminals she believes did this to her. Too tough. And now she’s been given one final warning: make it work with her new sergeant, DS Joseph Easter, or she’s out.

HER PARTNER DS Joseph Easter is the handsome squeaky-clean new member of the team. But his nickname “Holy Joe” belies his former life as a soldier. He has an estranged daughter who blames him for everything that went wrong with their family.

THEIR ADVERSARY is a ruthless man who holds DI Galena responsible for his terrible disfigurement.

The town is being terrorised by gangs of violent thugs, all wearing identical hideous masks. Then a talented young female student goes missing on the marsh and Nikki and Joseph find themselves joining forces with a master criminal in their efforts to save her. They need to look behind the masks, but when they do, they find something more sinister and deadly than they ever expected . . .

This is an exciting and absorbing crime thriller that you won't be able to put down from start to thrilling finish

THE SETTING The Lincolnshire Fens: great open skies brood over marshes, farmland, and nature reserves. It is not easy terrain for the Fenland Constabulary to police, due to the distances between some of the remote Fen villages, the dangerous and often misty lanes, and the poor telephone coverage. There are still villages where the oldest residents have never set foot outside their own farmland and a visit to the nearest town is a major event. But it has a strange airy beauty to it, and above it all are the biggest skies you’ve ever seen.

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Perfect for fans of Rachel Abbott, Robert Bryndza, Mel Sherratt, Angela Marsons, Colin Dexter, or Ruth Rendell.

Joy Ellis was recommended to me by a fellow book addict. I had not read any of her books before but went on to read Their Lost Daughters and Guide Star courtesy of Joffe Books, an independent publisher. So I knew that I would love Crime on the Fens and I wasn't wrong. 

DI Nikki Galena is a new protagonist for Joy Ellis and a well written character. She works best on her own and is a tough cookie. Now enter DS Joe Easter. I really liked him and knew the pairing would be a good one.  

The way the author describes the location is very vivid and it sticks in your mind, bringing both the location and the crime scenes alive. It is great how the author brings everything together, and it's masterfully done. I now need to start on the other 10 books in the series! Joy Ellis has become one of my favourite authors. 

BOOKS IN THE SERIES 

THE 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

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ABOUT THE AUTHOR 

Joy Ellis grew up in Kent but moved to London when she won an apprenticeship with the

prestigious Mayfair flower shop, Constance Spry Ltd. 
Many years later, having run her own florist shop in Weybridge, Ellis took part in a writers workshop in Greece and was encouraged by her Tutor, Sue Townsend to begin writing seriously. She how lives in the Lincolnshire Fens with her partner Jacqueline and their Springer Spaniels, Woody and Alfie.