Joy Ellis
BornJoy Ellis
Kent, England, United Kingdom
OccupationWriter
NationalityBritish
Period2010–present
GenreFiction, 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]

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

Order Title Year
1 Crime on the Fens (orig. Mask Wars) 2010
2 Shadow on the Fens (orig. Shadowbreaker) 2011
3 Hunted on the Fens 2016
4 Killer on the Fens 2016
5 Stalker on the Fens 2016
6 Captive on the Fens 2017
7 Buried on the Fens 2017
8 Thieves on the Fens 2017
9 Fire on the Fens 2018
10 Darkness on the Fens 2019
11 Hidden on the Fens 2020
12 Secrets on the Fens 2021
13 Fear on the Fens 2021
14 Graves on the Fens 2022

DI Rowan Jackman & DS Marie Evans series

Order Title Year
1 The Murderer's Son 2016
2 Their Lost Daughters 2017
3 The Fourth Friend 2017
4 The Guilty Ones 2018
5 The Stolen boys 2018
6 The Patient Man 2019
7 They Disappeared 2020
8 The Night Thief 2021
9 Solace House 2022
10 The River's Edge 2023

Detective Matt Ballard series

Order Title Year
1 Beware the Past 2017
2 Five Bloody Hearts 2019
3 The Dying Light 2020
4 Marshlight 2021
5 Trick of the Night 2022

Other books

Order Title Year
1 Guide Star 2017
2 Guard Her with Your Life 2023

References

  1. ^ "Author's 'Joy' at 1.5 million book sales". Boston Standard. Retrieved 5 October 2019.[dead link]
  2. ^ a b c Ellis, Joy (25 January 2017). "10 Things I'd Like My Readers To Know About Me". Female First. Archived from the original on 24 May 2018. Retrieved 15 May 2020.
  3. ^ "Goodreads Author - Joy Ellis". Goodreads. Retrieved 15 May 2020.
  4. ^ Ellis, Joy (5 June 2018). "A Day In The Life Of Me". Female First. Retrieved 15 May 2020.
  5. ^ Ellis, Joy. "Author: Joy Ellis". Amazon UK. Retrieved 15 May 2020.
  6. ^ Katz, Danielle (4 February 2019). "Tan France to host 'The Audie Awards' and Celebrate Achievements in Audiobooks" (PDF) (Press release). New York City: Audio Publishers Association. The Media Grind. Retrieved 15 May 2020.
  7. ^ Katz, Danielle (5 March 2019). "2019 Audie Awards". Audio Publishers Association. Archived from the original on 3 January 2020. Retrieved 8 September 2019.

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