Graves on the Fens

Graves on the Fens

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Summary

It arrives in the morning。 An old-fashioned airmail envelope addressed to Detective Nikki Galena。 Inside， on a single sheet of blue airmail paper， are three words:

You failed me。

The second airmail envelope arrives at Nikki’s home address。 The same message。 Only this time， it’s followed by four names: Alexandra Cornfield， Ruth Baker， Bethany Lyons， Leanne Delaney。

Four missing women。 Four local women whose bodies were never found。

The contents of the third letter， delivered by motorcycle courier， are even more disturbing。

The letter leads directly to the discovery of a body buried in a shallow grave out on the Fens。 And Nikki and her partner Detective Joseph Easter are plunged into a baffling murder investigation。

Someone appears to be pursuing a personal vendetta against Nikki— and she has no idea who， or why。 But one thing she does know: whoever it is is playing a very twisted game — and if Nikki and her team don’t stop them， more deaths will follow。

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Reviews

Sarah Harrison ，

Joy Ellis really knows how to tell fascinating stories， and her rich characters continue to grab us with every new installment。 I kept saving this book to read， because I hate to finish them， especially a Nikki Galena one， and finished it in two goes ！ One of my very favourite authors， and as always the setting of the Fens adds brilliantly to the novel。 Can’t recommend it highly enough ！

Grace J Reviewerlady ，

Another cracking story in this fabulous series！Nikki Galena has dealt with a lot of crime during her career， but the latest case to land on her desk seems to be all too personal; the problem is， she can't work out why。 With almost daily missives from someone who is leading them a merry dance， it doesn't look as if her own team will be enough to solve this one 。 。 。Every time I come back to this series， I am reminded of what a great writer Joy Ellis is。 She pulls in her readers and things just ke Another cracking story in this fabulous series！Nikki Galena has dealt with a lot of crime during her career， but the latest case to land on her desk seems to be all too personal; the problem is， she can't work out why。 With almost daily missives from someone who is leading them a merry dance， it doesn't look as if her own team will be enough to solve this one 。 。 。Every time I come back to this series， I am reminded of what a great writer Joy Ellis is。 She pulls in her readers and things just keep happening， piling up the work and totally confusing the reader as well as the investigators。 I didn't work out any of it before Nikki and her team got there， but it certainly caught my attention。 An intricate and thrilling read from beginning to end， definitely worth all five glowing stars and one I heartily recommend。My thanks to the publisher for my ARC; this is - as always - my honest， original and unbiased review。 。。。more

Matt Salisbury ，

As per usual with a Joy Ellis novel， Graves on the Fens is a fantastic read that will draw you in from the first page to the last， working well as a standalone story but offering that little bit extra for those who have read the earlier books - and who plan to continue reading the series going forwards。The story twists and turns throughout and there are times you wonder how the various different strands will be pulled together， if indeed they are linked at all。 Unlike some stories， this one keep As per usual with a Joy Ellis novel， Graves on the Fens is a fantastic read that will draw you in from the first page to the last， working well as a standalone story but offering that little bit extra for those who have read the earlier books - and who plan to continue reading the series going forwards。The story twists and turns throughout and there are times you wonder how the various different strands will be pulled together， if indeed they are linked at all。 Unlike some stories， this one keeps you guessing as to who 'Oliver' is going to be until the latter stages when the action is ramped up and the story races to its conclusion。What I particularly liked - and it would be good to see more of - was the crossover with Joy's other series， with the introduction of Matt Ballard to assist with the case。 There is certainly plenty of opportunity for this to happen again in the future and it adds that extra level of authenticity to what you are reading if you know the books and the fact that various leading characters are based in a similar area。 Yet again， I end this book wanting to know what comes next - and the fact that I write that having now read all 14 in the series says it all。 。。。more

Paromjit ，

This is the latest offering in prolific crime writer Joy Ellis's Lincolnshire Fens series featuring DI Nikki Galena and DS Joe Easter。 Galena is to find herself under unbelievable levels of pressure， she is Acting Superintendent， covering for Cameron Walker， concerned by statistics that show high levels of domestic abuse， and the strange spike in women being stalked。 An old-fashioned airmail envelope arrives addressed to Nikki。 Inside is a note with the words You failed me。 This is followed with This is the latest offering in prolific crime writer Joy Ellis's Lincolnshire Fens series featuring DI Nikki Galena and DS Joe Easter。 Galena is to find herself under unbelievable levels of pressure， she is Acting Superintendent， covering for Cameron Walker， concerned by statistics that show high levels of domestic abuse， and the strange spike in women being stalked。 An old-fashioned airmail envelope arrives addressed to Nikki。 Inside is a note with the words You failed me。 This is followed with further disturbing communication with the names of 4 women， Alexandra Cornfield， Ruth Baker， Bethany Lyons， Leanne Delaney， all missing women from years ago that the police failed to locate， then a type of police case report file on Alexandra Cornfield arrives in which an Inspector Oliver appears to have solved their case for them， identifying a remote Fens farm location where the body is buried。Facing intense media scrutiny highlighting police failures， Nikki feels the menace of being targeted by the unknown Oliver， and receives help from surprising quarters such as Jim Summers， now a senior police officer， and Matt Ballard， ex-police officer now a private investigator。 This is a tough and complex case where there are further murders。 There are other threads in the narrative， with the police team's Yvonne 'Vonnie' Collins and Cat Cullen informed of the concerns of a teacher， Lynette Sims， for a pupil， Ruby Grayson， additionally the 2 worried officers end up carrying out surveillance in their own personal time on a local woman being stalked。 Additionally， Nikki's mother， Eve， and her friend， Wendy， have found a new hobby that has them discover a silver watch and ring in a farmer's field。 This is only my personal response， but for me the plot pieces and the ways they creakily knit together seemed to be a little too obvious to me。 That does not mean that they will be so to every reader， and even if they are， like me， they are probably still likely to enjoy this addition to the series anyway。 This is one that fans of the author and other readers of the crime and mystery genre are likely to find engaging and entertaining。 Many thanks to the publisher for an ARC。 。。。more

Jeannie Bee ，

I received an ARC of this book via Joffe Books in return for an unbiased review。 Joy Ellis never disappoints。 The Nikki galena series is fabulous。 Definitely worth getting the back catalogue！ This storyline romps along at a great pace， lots of twists and turns too。 Highly recommend。

Sue Hayward ，

Another exciting 'Fens' read with Nikki Galena， an unputdownable reading read from start to finish with twists and turns on every page。 Well done Joy Ellis。 Another exciting 'Fens' read with Nikki Galena， an unputdownable reading read from start to finish with twists and turns on every page。 Well done Joy Ellis。 。。。more

June ，

Although I haven't read all of this series， I found it quite easy to relate to the characters and read as a standalone。 This is without doubt due to Joy Ellis unique and lovely way of writing。 Once you start the book you are captured into a gripping storyline which has you on tender hooks wondering what will happen next。The story has a great set of characters a mysterious plot with revelations with plenty of twists and wonderful descriptive。 A very thoroughly enjoyable book。My thanks to Joffe bo Although I haven't read all of this series， I found it quite easy to relate to the characters and read as a standalone。 This is without doubt due to Joy Ellis unique and lovely way of writing。 Once you start the book you are captured into a gripping storyline which has you on tender hooks wondering what will happen next。The story has a great set of characters a mysterious plot with revelations with plenty of twists and wonderful descriptive。 A very thoroughly enjoyable book。My thanks to Joffe books for the copy this is my honest unbiased review。 。。。more

Lis ，

Twisty， clever and atmospheric。After an enticing prologue that quickly pulls the reader in it’s a joy to meet up with DI Nikki Galena and her partner DS Joseph Easter again。 We are welcomed back to the CID suite and to Cloud Fen as if we’ve never been away。The author’s love and knowledge of the Lincolnshire Fens is demonstrated in her wonderful and atmospheric descriptions in this mystery thriller。 Although Graves on the Fens is book fourteen in this series it is written so well that it is also Twisty， clever and atmospheric。After an enticing prologue that quickly pulls the reader in it’s a joy to meet up with DI Nikki Galena and her partner DS Joseph Easter again。 We are welcomed back to the CID suite and to Cloud Fen as if we’ve never been away。The author’s love and knowledge of the Lincolnshire Fens is demonstrated in her wonderful and atmospheric descriptions in this mystery thriller。 Although Graves on the Fens is book fourteen in this series it is written so well that it is also able to stand alone。Joy Ellis writes of murders with enough detail to inform her readers but without the graphic horror other authors employ。 With a stalker and noises in the night it still isn’t a bedtime read though。As usual several cases are running concurrently， will they turn out to be linked， and what about Eve， DI Galena’s mother， who has a mystery of her own to solve？ In this book some cold cases need looking at， and it seems they are personal。A cracking read， twisty， clever and very satisfying。 Five stars from me。 。。。more

Mary Ryan ，

This was an absolutely brilliant read。 There are multiple threads in the story - domestic violence， a sinister stalker， and someone who is taunting Nikki with letters about 4 unsolved cases from years ago。 Each separate thread is riveting and the tension is palpable with Nikki and Joseph and the team。There are also links to other characters from Joy's other series which was a great touch。 I also quite enjoyed the personal side of things with Nikki's mother and her adventures with her metal detec This was an absolutely brilliant read。 There are multiple threads in the story - domestic violence， a sinister stalker， and someone who is taunting Nikki with letters about 4 unsolved cases from years ago。 Each separate thread is riveting and the tension is palpable with Nikki and Joseph and the team。There are also links to other characters from Joy's other series which was a great touch。 I also quite enjoyed the personal side of things with Nikki's mother and her adventures with her metal detector。I was so engrossed in the story that I found myself holding my breath towards the climax at the end。 I can't recommend this highly enough。My thanks to Joffe Books for an advance copy of this， and this is my honest review。 。。。more

Elaine Tomasso ，

I would like to thank Netgalley and Joffe Books for an advance copy of Graves on the Fens， the fourteenth novel to feature DI Nikki Galena and her partner DS Joseph Easter of Lincolnshire Police。Nikki gets a letter in an old fashioned airmail envelope， inside a note says You failed me。 Then she gets another letter to her home address in the same format， but with a list of four missing young women。 A third message leads to the discovery of a body。 Nikki is convinced that this personal and that so I would like to thank Netgalley and Joffe Books for an advance copy of Graves on the Fens， the fourteenth novel to feature DI Nikki Galena and her partner DS Joseph Easter of Lincolnshire Police。Nikki gets a letter in an old fashioned airmail envelope， inside a note says You failed me。 Then she gets another letter to her home address in the same format， but with a list of four missing young women。 A third message leads to the discovery of a body。 Nikki is convinced that this personal and that someone is trying to harm her either professionally or physically。I thoroughly enjoyed Graves on the Fens， which is a tense， exciting read with plenty of twists and turns。 I was impressed by the premise， which is imaginative and different from the usual， and the execution， which， as ever， keeps the reader on their toes and wanting more。This main plot is the emphasis in the novel and it is fairly wide ranging， covering four separate disappearances and an unidentified manipulative puppet master。 The reader can feel Nikki’s rage at not being in the driving seat and having to be reactive rather than proactive and her fear at being targeted。 If， however， the non stop action and emotion， is not enough the author throws in a couple of subplots with a potential stalker on the loose and Nikki’s mum’s investigation into some unexpected objects her new hobby of metal detecting finds。 Somehow all these cases collide tangentially at various points。 Again it is imaginative and clever。This is a plot driven novel and it’s entertaining as such。 Clues and reveals appear serendipitously at strategic moments to drive the narrative forward。 No， it’s not very likely， but who cares in the midst of a good story， as it undoubtedly is？ It kept me turning the pages from start to finish。 Characterisation takes a back seat to the plot so is only developed as far as the plot needs。Graves on the Fens is a good read that I have no hesitation in recommending。 。。。more

Kim J ，

I always look forward to a new book by Joy Ellis！ She is an outstanding author， and she has 3 series going on at the same time。 It just so happens that the series about DI Nikki Galena and her team is probably my favorite， so I was excited to read this book。 There are two main plots here， and they're important enough to not only keep Nikki， Joseph， and team busy， but they get support from Cam and get more ppl in to work these cases。 It was like old friends week in the station！ You see many of Jo I always look forward to a new book by Joy Ellis！ She is an outstanding author， and she has 3 series going on at the same time。 It just so happens that the series about DI Nikki Galena and her team is probably my favorite， so I was excited to read this book。 There are two main plots here， and they're important enough to not only keep Nikki， Joseph， and team busy， but they get support from Cam and get more ppl in to work these cases。 It was like old friends week in the station！ You see many of Joy's characters here， and there are 2 important ones that we didn't see。 But why does it feel like this person is out to get Nikki？ What did she ever do， and does she really deserve to be hunted in this way？ Or is that what's really going on？ And on the other plot， what makes a young girl do what she does to the people she loves？ Well one thing I can tell you is I'm not going to spill the beans。 So you're just going to have to read this one yourself！Thank you to the author， Joffee Books， and NetGalley for an ARC of this book。 The opinions are all mine！ 。。。more

Scilla ，

Detective Nikki Galena receives an air mail envelope with a single sheet of paper which says "You failed me。" At home at the end of the day， there is another air mail letter which now gives four names along with "You failed me。" She and Joseph go back to the office， and find all four names are women who disappeared about 15 years before in another district， and none of them have been found yet。 The next day a thicker package included photos around a derilict farm and a small bag with a gold neck Detective Nikki Galena receives an air mail envelope with a single sheet of paper which says "You failed me。" At home at the end of the day， there is another air mail letter which now gives four names along with "You failed me。" She and Joseph go back to the office， and find all four names are women who disappeared about 15 years before in another district， and none of them have been found yet。 The next day a thicker package included photos around a derilict farm and a small bag with a gold necklace which had belonged to Alexandra Cornfield， the first name on the list。 The sender begins signing his letters Inspector Oliver。 Meanwhile， someone is stalking women in the village。 A man follows them， and sometimes makes a sinister laughing sound。 Also， Nikki's mother Eve and her friend Wendy have gotten a metal finder and have found some items on a nearby farm which had belonged to a man who was killed several years before。 This brings out some of his family secrets。Police from other districts are called in as Inspector Oliver begins giving deadlines and ultimatums and appears to be intending to injure Nikki。 The police are all working overtime to solve the old cases of the missing women and to find Oliver （who appears to be very unstable）。 Then a young teacher disappears on her way to work！ As the excitement and tension increases， all the cases become connected together。 This is a very exciting addition to the series。 。。。more

Martha Brindley ，

What a fantastic series this is by Joy Ellis and this is book 14！ The plotting has many layers including strange reports of a mystery stalker， domestic violence and murder。 Clever characterisation， plenty tension and twists， along with good banter from the team， as well as a fast pace， make this another 5* read in the DI Nikki Galena series。 It can be read as a stand alone but it's a series I would highly recommend。 Thanks to Net Galley for my ARC。 What a fantastic series this is by Joy Ellis and this is book 14！ The plotting has many layers including strange reports of a mystery stalker， domestic violence and murder。 Clever characterisation， plenty tension and twists， along with good banter from the team， as well as a fast pace， make this another 5* read in the DI Nikki Galena series。 It can be read as a stand alone but it's a series I would highly recommend。 Thanks to Net Galley for my ARC。 。。。more

Susan ，

Several items of mail sent to DI Nikki Galena indicates she has failed。 It concerns the cases of four missing girls， never to have been found。 But who， how and why has someone else solved these cases。 Her team also have to contend with a stalker and a domestic abuse situation on their patch。 Plus Nikki's mother also has some interesting finds。An entertaining and interesting modern mystery with its cast of likable characters。 Another good addition to this enjoyable series which can easily be read Several items of mail sent to DI Nikki Galena indicates she has failed。 It concerns the cases of four missing girls， never to have been found。 But who， how and why has someone else solved these cases。 Her team also have to contend with a stalker and a domestic abuse situation on their patch。 Plus Nikki's mother also has some interesting finds。An entertaining and interesting modern mystery with its cast of likable characters。 Another good addition to this enjoyable series which can easily be read as a standalone story。 。。。more

ANNA STUBBS ，

Like all of Joy Ellis’ books Graves on the Fens is an easy to read well written novel。 The plot is one of my favourites possibly due to including other favourite characters from other series。Lots of twists and turns， to keep you reading and to bring it all together， to finally understand who did what， why and how。As mentioned in previous reviews all books are a complete story cover to cover and can be read in any order， however they are best read in order as the characters grow from book to book Like all of Joy Ellis’ books Graves on the Fens is an easy to read well written novel。 The plot is one of my favourites possibly due to including other favourite characters from other series。Lots of twists and turns， to keep you reading and to bring it all together， to finally understand who did what， why and how。As mentioned in previous reviews all books are a complete story cover to cover and can be read in any order， however they are best read in order as the characters grow from book to book。 I can't wait for the next book。 。。。more

Joyce ，

404 pages4 starsDI Nikki Galena， DS Joseph Easter and the gang are all back in this latest in the series。 They become involved in a very complicated case complete with secrets， murders and found bodies。 Nikki must enlist assistance from some surprise characters making cameos in this book。 It was very neat to include them in this story。 The book is a thrill ride for sure as Nikki， Joseph and the team work their way towards the conclusion。 We even have a visit from Eve， Nikki’s mother， just doing 404 pages4 starsDI Nikki Galena， DS Joseph Easter and the gang are all back in this latest in the series。 They become involved in a very complicated case complete with secrets， murders and found bodies。 Nikki must enlist assistance from some surprise characters making cameos in this book。 It was very neat to include them in this story。 The book is a thrill ride for sure as Nikki， Joseph and the team work their way towards the conclusion。 We even have a visit from Eve， Nikki’s mother， just doing her thing。 Well written and plotted as are all of Ms。 Ellis’ novels。 I never tire of reading her books。 I want to thank NetGalley and Joffe Books for forwarding to me a copy of this great book for me to read， enjoy and review。 The opinions expressed in this review are solely my own。 。。。more

Alan Cotterell ，

Book 14 in this superb series。 This may be the best yet。 Even the scenes with Nikki's mother were pretty good。 Not sure why but usually struggle with those， not in this book。As always a multi layered plot line with domestic violence， a mysterious predator and possibly the best protagonist so far。 Tormenting the team with 4 cold cases， that he has solved， and feeds the clues in arriving in old air mail envelopes。 As i said earlier this may be the best of this wonderful series。 I thoroughly enjoye Book 14 in this superb series。 This may be the best yet。 Even the scenes with Nikki's mother were pretty good。 Not sure why but usually struggle with those， not in this book。As always a multi layered plot line with domestic violence， a mysterious predator and possibly the best protagonist so far。 Tormenting the team with 4 cold cases， that he has solved， and feeds the clues in arriving in old air mail envelopes。 As i said earlier this may be the best of this wonderful series。 I thoroughly enjoyed this。 Not to be missed。 Thank you to Joffe Books and NetGalley for providing me with an early digital copy of this wonderful book。 。。。more

Carol ，

This is book 14 in the series which just gets better and better。 We have domestic violence， a mysterious predator and cold cases。 This is Joy Ellis at her best。 I like the suspense and anticipation that something is about to happen。 The author has valuable insight into how people behave and interact， this is what makes her characters so endearing and believable。 I thoroughly enjoyed it and this is one not to be missed。

vince weldon ，

Grave Concerns - Advance Copy ReviewThe fourteenth installment in the Nikki Galena series does not fail to deliver。 Over the years we have come to expect a lot from Joy Ellis - a good main story with a clever and contriving protagonist - an interesting unrelated but complementary back story; usually involving Galena's Mother - personal development of the extensive supporting cast。。。with Graves on the Fens we have all that， and from my perspective the added interest of a protagonist sharing my su Grave Concerns - Advance Copy ReviewThe fourteenth installment in the Nikki Galena series does not fail to deliver。 Over the years we have come to expect a lot from Joy Ellis - a good main story with a clever and contriving protagonist - an interesting unrelated but complementary back story; usually involving Galena's Mother - personal development of the extensive supporting cast。。。with Graves on the Fens we have all that， and from my perspective the added interest of a protagonist sharing my surname （no spoilers， but he's not a nice chap I have to say）。I had some minor quibbles early on with assumptions and language but once the stories settled the pace quickened and the quibbles fell away。I think that Joy Ellis is growing with her story telling - she's even taken the opportunity to cross over her "Fenland Universe"  characters with Matt Ballard coming to Greensborough to play an active role in the main case， and there also being mention of Rowan Jackman。。。all fitting believingly into the yarnThe book closes with some deep soul searching， the outcome of which could profoundly impact the dynamic of future Nikki Galena tales - I can't wait to find out what happens next。 。。。more

Booklover BEV ，

Nikki Galena Book Fourteen。A single scream，People stirred，Nervous wife， what was that？A man leaped from his bed。All was quiet， nothing moved， the village of Marsh Enderby was silent again。In another village someone else was awake， he would teach DI Nikki Galena and the rest of the Fenland Force how not to give up on people。This story I could not wait to get stuck in。 it's just the beginning。 Graves on the Fens will come alive。Nikki and Joseph Easter are a team at work and at play and it's still Nikki Galena Book Fourteen。A single scream，People stirred，Nervous wife， what was that？A man leaped from his bed。All was quiet， nothing moved， the village of Marsh Enderby was silent again。In another village someone else was awake， he would teach DI Nikki Galena and the rest of the Fenland Force how not to give up on people。This story I could not wait to get stuck in。 it's just the beginning。 Graves on the Fens will come alive。Nikki and Joseph Easter are a team at work and at play and it's still a secret， there is never a dull moment。When an airmail envelope " YOU FAILED ME" is sent to Nikki at the office is this a threat？Once again I was hooked， never ever will I get bored with reading this author's work and Nikki Galena is my favourites。 A slam bam totally amaziballs hard hitting story that readers will love。Gripping， pulling you in， sending your emotions haywire， right till that ending。Superb best seller from this talented lady， that leaves you hungry for more。Booklover Bev 5 stars。 。。。more

Brenda ，

The fourteenth book in the Nikki Galena series， Graves on the Fens is entrancing， gripping， atmospheric and clever， typical of author Joy Ellis。 She has a beautiful way with words， intertwining compelling plots and subplots while introducing a range of interesting characters。 The Lincolnshire Fens atmosphere is chilling in the best way possible。 Stalking， creepy laughter， revenge and murder cast deep dark shadows。 The past is omnipresent。 Detective Nikki Gelena is temporarily Superintendent over The fourteenth book in the Nikki Galena series， Graves on the Fens is entrancing， gripping， atmospheric and clever， typical of author Joy Ellis。 She has a beautiful way with words， intertwining compelling plots and subplots while introducing a range of interesting characters。 The Lincolnshire Fens atmosphere is chilling in the best way possible。 Stalking， creepy laughter， revenge and murder cast deep dark shadows。 The past is omnipresent。 Detective Nikki Gelena is temporarily Superintendent over a team of investigators。 She may not be the most compassionate in the room but is respected for her results and tenacity。 Her partner Detective Joseph Easter complements her in this regard。 When Nikki receives a blue airmail letter addressed to her containing three brief words， her priorities shift and her world suddenly becomes even more stressful。 "You failed me。" Talk about goosebump inducing！ Four names are listed。 Nikki enlists several past and present investigators to tackle different angles。 Even her mum inveigles with one of her "harmless hobbies"。 What they discover is far more than they had imagined！ The paths the author takes her readers down are incredible。 How they came together amazes me。 I literally carried my Kindle with me from room to room as the story took hold from the first captivating sentence。 When a book by Joy Ellis is on the horizon， count me in！ If you are seeking an exemplary thrillery author， your search is over。My sincere thank you to Joffe Books and NetGalley for providing me with an early digital copy of this intensely gratifying book。 。。。more

Anne ，

Thank you to Joffe Books for this eARC。 I’ve only read one book by this author before， which I thoroughly enjoyed from the Matt Ballard series。 So I began reading this book not knowing what to expect。 I have to say I really， really enjoyed this book which is the fourteenth in the authors Nikki Galena series。 Sometimes it can be hard coming into a well established series late - this wasn’t the case here， right from the first page I was invested in the characters and story。 I really liked Nikki an Thank you to Joffe Books for this eARC。 I’ve only read one book by this author before， which I thoroughly enjoyed from the Matt Ballard series。 So I began reading this book not knowing what to expect。 I have to say I really， really enjoyed this book which is the fourteenth in the authors Nikki Galena series。 Sometimes it can be hard coming into a well established series late - this wasn’t the case here， right from the first page I was invested in the characters and story。 I really liked Nikki and Easter and enjoyed following them as they and their team reinvestigate a number of unsolved cold cases where someone else has solved them and taunts Nikki by sending her clues to follow。 I thought this was a very engaging and absorbing read that grabbed my attention at the beginning and held it all the way through。 I loved the separate story threads that slowly started to come together as the book progressed， and I really liked the twists in the plot。 The writing was great， the story flowed seamlessly from start to finish， and this book was a pleasure to read。 I thought it had a good plot line and I liked that the story was told through the different characters。 Overall， a very entertaining read that definitely hit the mark with me and became a real page turner where I needed to know what would happen next。 The last quarter of the book was full of tension and suspense which I loved。 Although I think this book can be read on it’s own， I’ll definitely be looking to read this series from the start at some point。 I’d recommend this if you like good solid police procedurals with well established characters and if you’ve read the previous books I’m sure you will love this one。4 ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ 。。。more

Misfits farm ，

DI Nikki Galena has received a letter “Par Avion” which is rather a blast from the past。 In it contains a short but chilling message “You failed me”。 What on earth？ When a second letter arrives with the name of four local missing women who were never found things are only slightly clearer as Nikki wasn't involved in any of the cases。 They are then sent pictures of a “crime scene” containing bones。 Meanwhile Nikkis birth mother is out metal detecting and ends up doing what she does best- even mor DI Nikki Galena has received a letter “Par Avion” which is rather a blast from the past。 In it contains a short but chilling message “You failed me”。 What on earth？ When a second letter arrives with the name of four local missing women who were never found things are only slightly clearer as Nikki wasn't involved in any of the cases。 They are then sent pictures of a “crime scene” containing bones。 Meanwhile Nikkis birth mother is out metal detecting and ends up doing what she does best- even more detective work。 Who is behind the letters and why target Nikki？I so love Joy’s books; they are a treasure and an honour to read。 The characters come across as old friends and a plot so well thought out。 A carefully thought-out scenario set in the Lincolnshire fens where the fields go on for miles and there is little unnatural light or even inhabitants in places。 A truly wonderful read that kept me engrossed。 I really can't get enough of Joy’s books。 Nuff said！ 。。。more

Ann ，

I really enjoy all the author’s series set in the Fens but my favourite is the DI Nikki Galena series。 Not only do we have the odd mention of some of the characters from the other series， which I love popping up in each other’s stories， we are actually joined by some of them here。 When Nikki starts to receive odd communications on old Air Mail letters which seem to be personally directed at her， it opens a huge can of worms concerning cold unsolved cases of missing women。 Cases which could not b I really enjoy all the author’s series set in the Fens but my favourite is the DI Nikki Galena series。 Not only do we have the odd mention of some of the characters from the other series， which I love popping up in each other’s stories， we are actually joined by some of them here。 When Nikki starts to receive odd communications on old Air Mail letters which seem to be personally directed at her， it opens a huge can of worms concerning cold unsolved cases of missing women。 Cases which could not be solved are， bodies not recovered are found and perpetrators not brought to justice are finally caught， all by a vigilante who seems to be making a mockery of the police and their previous failures。 To add to this there’s a stalker in the area making women feel very uncomfortable。 At the same time Nikki’s mum has a new hobby and is unearthing history that some in the village would prefer were kept secret。 Brilliant main plots and the subplots and characters develop along nicely in the background。 Another belter of a read from this oh so talented author 。。。more

Aileen （Ailz） Grist ，

I only got my copy of this book this morning and I've finished it。 It's always a happy/sad time with a Joy Ellis book。 She's not as gory as some writers， but she's always got a good story - whichever of her detectives is in the driving seat - and this is no exception。 It's a big， big case， with no less than three Detective Superintendents helping DI Nikki Galena。Brilliant book， loved it。Thanks to NetGalley and the publisher I read a free advance review copy of the book。 This review is voluntary， I only got my copy of this book this morning and I've finished it。 It's always a happy/sad time with a Joy Ellis book。 She's not as gory as some writers， but she's always got a good story - whichever of her detectives is in the driving seat - and this is no exception。 It's a big， big case， with no less than three Detective Superintendents helping DI Nikki Galena。Brilliant book， loved it。Thanks to NetGalley and the publisher I read a free advance review copy of the book。 This review is voluntary， honest and my own opinion。 。。。more

EILEEN ，

GRAVES ON THE FENS gives you a chill on the first line。 Subsequently mysterious missives kick off an unusual investigation that leads to a dreadful discovery。 Meanwhile， other mysteries are hovering in the background。 Increasing tension is all pervasive sending the pages flying by。 Unnerving trepidation permeates every chapter。 Heart-racing suspense keeps you on the edge of your seat leading to an amazing conclusion you'll never see coming。 GRAVES ON THE FENS SHOULD NOT BE MISSED！！ GRAVES ON THE FENS gives you a chill on the first line。 Subsequently mysterious missives kick off an unusual investigation that leads to a dreadful discovery。 Meanwhile， other mysteries are hovering in the background。 Increasing tension is all pervasive sending the pages flying by。 Unnerving trepidation permeates every chapter。 Heart-racing suspense keeps you on the edge of your seat leading to an amazing conclusion you'll never see coming。 GRAVES ON THE FENS SHOULD NOT BE MISSED！！ 。。。more

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