#ADGIFTED All thoughts and opinions are my own, I choose genres and authors I enjoy to read. I lean towards murder mysteries and thrillers.

AN AURA OF MYSTERY a gripping crime thriller with a huge twist (Ellie McEwan Mysteries Book 1)

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 – Author Bio
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
· 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
· SOLACE HOUSE
· THE RIVER’S EDGE
· DETECTIVES JACKMAN & EVANS BOOKS 1-3 BOX SET
MATT BALLARD SERIES:
· BEWARE THE PAST
· FIVE BLOODY HEARTS
· THE DYING LIGHT
· MARSHLIGHT
· TRICK OF THE NIGHT
STANDALONE NOVELS:
· GUIDE STAR
SHORT STORIES:
· JOFFE BOOKS MURDER MYSTERY & SUSPENSE SHORT STORY COLLECTION
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My Review I hear this is an early book Joy wrote but has only recently published, so I did note she’s definitely honed her craft a bit tighter (gets to the point faster now in later books. since in the Lincolnshire series.) However it’s a wonderful mystery and plot, with gorgeous characters that I think we should read more of, in later books or a sequel?? I loved the added element of supernatural along with a good old murder mystery, as it was like marrying up my two sides of my reading habits together. It made a perfect combination. It even has the tarot in there and I love tarot, as I read them myself. Probably the best book I’ve read!! I certainly want more and more like this one.