Trick of the Night
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- Author：Joy Ellis
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Reviews
Doreen
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Wow！Absolutely fantastic！ This is one of the best murder investigations I have read this year！ Plot is extremely intricate， characters are great， events many， and too many mysteries to solve！ Terrific！
Brenda
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Set in the Fens in England， Trick of the Night is wondrously addictive， gripping and drips with atmosphere。 The Fens and architectural details are splendid and add a special mysteriousness to the story。 It is the fifth in the delectably suspenseful DCI Matt Ballard series。Husband/wife retired police duo， now detectives Matt and Liz have their hands full as they are implored to investigate murderous crimes in sleepy Fenfleet just as they were contemplating well-earned relaxation。 So much for that Set in the Fens in England， Trick of the Night is wondrously addictive， gripping and drips with atmosphere。 The Fens and architectural details are splendid and add a special mysteriousness to the story。 It is the fifth in the delectably suspenseful DCI Matt Ballard series。Husband/wife retired police duo， now detectives Matt and Liz have their hands full as they are implored to investigate murderous crimes in sleepy Fenfleet just as they were contemplating well-earned relaxation。 So much for that idea。Talented young photographer Toby captures more than he expects on his camera film one evening。 He enlists his roommate to take a look which is unfortunate as they both end up dead。 An accident， so everyone was told。 Except Alex's mother noticed things no one else did and luckily persisted in her discoveries。 But this is not the only plot。。。there are subplots， equally fascinating。 So trite but this is a multi-layered book， gorgeously and brilliantly written and smoothly pieced together。 The ending is enjoyable and satisfying。 It reminds me of being lost in a garden maze after the last bus has left for the day， speaking from experience。 Sort of anxiety inducing and thrilling at the same time。If you enjoy goosebumpy and chilling （in the best way possible） reads， do add this to your TBR list。 Well worth it。 I read this in one dark night and recommend you do， too。 My sincere thank you to Joffe Books and NetGalley for the privilege of reading this awesome book！ 。。。more
Sue Hayward
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I thoroughly enjoyed this superb read in following Matt Ballard and Liz in their investigations of the recent murders within their town。 It can be read as a stand a lone or part of the series。 Well done Joy in an absolute page turned of this book。
Mary Ryan
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It's been a while since I last read a Joy Ellis book and after reading this， I'm feeling awful and determined to rectify matters。A young student inadvertently takes a photo of a scene which ultimately leads to the his death and that of another student in the same house。 Matt and Liz are on the case as the parents are not happy with the verdict。 At the same time， there are other ongoing threads involving a big drug operation and the disappearance of a young boy。 Despite the multiple threads， the It's been a while since I last read a Joy Ellis book and after reading this， I'm feeling awful and determined to rectify matters。A young student inadvertently takes a photo of a scene which ultimately leads to the his death and that of another student in the same house。 Matt and Liz are on the case as the parents are not happy with the verdict。 At the same time， there are other ongoing threads involving a big drug operation and the disappearance of a young boy。 Despite the multiple threads， the author skilfully interweaves each one and keeps you totally hooked and ultimately a bit gobsmacked as there are plenty of twists to keep you guessing。Although it's the fifth in this particular series， I had only read one of this series before and this works well as a standalone。 My thanks to Joffe Books for an advance copy and this is my honest review。 。。。more
Gill Appleyard
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Another excellent book in the Matt Ballard series， one of the best so far。Liz’s nephew comes to stay after being rejected by the police for failing a fitness test， due to a childhood illness and he gets involved in their latest investigation。It’s a multi stranded story， starting with a college photography student taking pictures at night for his project when he sees something he shouldn’t。 After investigating further with a friend and being warned off， they both die in an accident but the parent Another excellent book in the Matt Ballard series， one of the best so far。Liz’s nephew comes to stay after being rejected by the police for failing a fitness test， due to a childhood illness and he gets involved in their latest investigation。It’s a multi stranded story， starting with a college photography student taking pictures at night for his project when he sees something he shouldn’t。 After investigating further with a friend and being warned off， they both die in an accident but the parents aren’t accepting that and come to Matt and Liz to investigate further。There’s other plot lines too - a young lad goes on holiday to his aunt’s and they both disappear， Minty， a criminal that Matt is familiar with but has a soft spot for also makes an appearance and the major criminals in the area feel threatened by something and are employing their own methods for finding out what’s going on， leading to more deaths and disappearances all while the local police are busy with another in depth case。Matt and Liz end up working closely with the police， something Matt enjoys as he misses the job but Liz is apprehensive about it since her accident and leaving the force。Although the story has various plot lines and characters， it never felt jumbled and I always knew where I was in the story。 I guessed one part， but that doesn’t spoil it for me， I was happy to have got it right but other parts were a complete surprise and I was never sure if the various stories would link together。It was a book I couldn’t wait to finish but I didn’t want it to end！ I’m already looking forward to the next。Thank you to Joffe Books for an ARC of this book 。。。more
Brenda
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Matt Ballard and Liz Haynes – ex-cops， now private investigators – were contemplating a relaxing break when a distraught woman came to beg them to look into the death of her young son， a university student of photography。 He and his best mate had both died under suspicious circumstances， but it had been ruled an accident。 Matt and Liz agreed to look into it， not realizing it would be the biggest case they’d faced since retiring from the force。Fifteen-year-old Kellie was concerned for her little Matt Ballard and Liz Haynes – ex-cops， now private investigators – were contemplating a relaxing break when a distraught woman came to beg them to look into the death of her young son， a university student of photography。 He and his best mate had both died under suspicious circumstances， but it had been ruled an accident。 Matt and Liz agreed to look into it， not realizing it would be the biggest case they’d faced since retiring from the force。Fifteen-year-old Kellie was concerned for her little brother， nine-year-old Simon。 He was an asthmatic and was currently at their Aunt Jessie’s for a few weeks， while Kellie was finishing schoolwork and their dad was working。 Since their mum had died， Kellie had taken the role of carer for her brother – she was the only one who knew what to do when the asthma attacks were bad。 But Aunt Jessie was scatty and hated electronics， so no telephone， while Simon’s phone always had a flat battery。 When Jessie decided to take Simon away for a couple of days， chaos reigned。 When Matt and Liz decided to involve the police， the two investigations collided and along with a missing， vulnerable boy， the force was under the pump。 Drugs were being brought in and shifted around – the police needed to catch them in the act。 Fenfleet was in the middle of very dangerous activities， with criminals who had no hesitation in killing。 Would the force be successful with the drug raid and what followed？ Would they find Simon， alive？ And would they find the answer to the deaths of the students？Trick of the Night is the 5th in the DCI Matt Ballard series by Joy Ellis and I thoroughly enjoyed it， flying through the pages， wanting to find out what was happening。 Ballard and Haynes are great characters， and young David， Liz’s nephew fitted in well。 Kellie was a mature fifteen-year-old， well able to do what was put in front of her。 Swifty and Debbie played their roles well。 All in all， I highly recommend Trick of the Night to fans of the genre。With thanks to NetGalley and the publisher for my digital ARC to read in exchange for an honest review。 。。。more
CJ Eve
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So this is book five in the series and this is a first for me having said that it didn't spoil my reading，I mean there's obvious background & history but I still enjoyed what I read。 Private investigators Ex-police DCI Matt Ballard & DS Liz Haynes are great characters they may have left the force but their passion and drive remains。 The setting in which this story was written really gave the story depth and added to the mystery。 Ellis writes in a way that holds your attention so that you peel ba So this is book five in the series and this is a first for me having said that it didn't spoil my reading，I mean there's obvious background & history but I still enjoyed what I read。 Private investigators Ex-police DCI Matt Ballard & DS Liz Haynes are great characters they may have left the force but their passion and drive remains。 The setting in which this story was written really gave the story depth and added to the mystery。 Ellis writes in a way that holds your attention so that you peel back the layers of the plot to reach a satisfying conclusion with a few red herrings along the way a fab read will be looking out for more。 。。。more
Lynda
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This is Book 5 of the Matt Ballard series featuring retired detectives Matt Ballard and Liz Haynes。 Although I’ve had this author before I haven’t actually heard of this series of books。 Although it’s the fifth in the series it read well as a stand-alone。 Brilliantly written with a number of different threads all even together seamlessly this is a great read。 Great characters all with their own secrets and stories to tell。 Briefly， Matt and Liz are now Private investigators and have just complet This is Book 5 of the Matt Ballard series featuring retired detectives Matt Ballard and Liz Haynes。 Although I’ve had this author before I haven’t actually heard of this series of books。 Although it’s the fifth in the series it read well as a stand-alone。 Brilliantly written with a number of different threads all even together seamlessly this is a great read。 Great characters all with their own secrets and stories to tell。 Briefly， Matt and Liz are now Private investigators and have just completed a case and looking forward to a break。 However before they can get away they are approached by the mother of a university student who asks them to look into his death。 He and his friend died and whilst the police are treating it as an accident she has suspicions。 They trace the deaths to a photograph taken by the students which appears to show a girls face in the window of a deserted building。 Who is she and what does it mean？ 。 At the same time， and apparently unrelated， a young ashmatic boy goes missing。 What if any is the connection？There is so much going on in this book and so many red herrings you wonder if it will all be satisfactorily resolved。 Let me tell you it does。 There is a very dark side to one storyline and this brilliant book kept me gripped through with some real surprises and a great ending。 I will definitely be reading more of this series ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ 。。。more
Books 'n' All Promotions
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Brilliant just brilliant Another great addition to this series which is different to Joy Ellis' other series' : Nikki Galena & Jackman and Evans， but no less gripping for that。 The books work perfectly as stand alone。Matt and Liz had to leave the Police service for health reasons after a very traumatic case and now run a Private Detective business。 But their friendships and contact with the Police Department continues。In this book we see the pair trying to help David， a relative who has had life Brilliant just brilliant Another great addition to this series which is different to Joy Ellis' other series' : Nikki Galena & Jackman and Evans， but no less gripping for that。 The books work perfectly as stand alone。Matt and Liz had to leave the Police service for health reasons after a very traumatic case and now run a Private Detective business。 But their friendships and contact with the Police Department continues。In this book we see the pair trying to help David， a relative who has had lifetime dreams of joining the Police only to fail the exercise tests due to a childhood illness。 With his dreams in tatters can Liz and Matt help him find a new direction for his career？ I am hoping to find out more about David in future books。The story is a complex one with several different stories that had me wondering if they all tied together and if so how。 But that said the book pulled me in right from the beginning and I was turning page after page and 'just one more page。。。。。'The case for Matt and Liz is 2 young men studying at university， both talented photographers but found dead in their room from carbon monoxide poisoning。 A faulty boiler was to blame but was it？ Alex' mother doesn't think so and asks them to investigate。 All the stories that make up this very intriguing book have so much going on it makes for an absolutely stunning read one that is impossible to even start to guess what is going to happen。 Multiple red herrings and false leads， missing people， psychopaths and dotty old ladies。 This book has it all。 Add in the brilliantly developed characters and what you have is an absolutely stunning read that anyone who likes crime fiction will absolutely love。 。。。more
Grace J Reviewerlady
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Review to follow 20 June
Sandra Vdplaats
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Young Toby Unsworth is in his final year of a photography course at university。 For his last assignment he will be taking pictures between sunset and sunrise - using slow shutter speed。When the photos are developed， he sees his camera unintentionally picked up something odd， and he tells his roommate。 Soon after， his laptop and the photoshoot are stolen。 Two days later he and his roommate die of carbon monoxide poisoning。 This is in short a summary of how this mystery starts。 Because the patholo Young Toby Unsworth is in his final year of a photography course at university。 For his last assignment he will be taking pictures between sunset and sunrise - using slow shutter speed。When the photos are developed， he sees his camera unintentionally picked up something odd， and he tells his roommate。 Soon after， his laptop and the photoshoot are stolen。 Two days later he and his roommate die of carbon monoxide poisoning。 This is in short a summary of how this mystery starts。 Because the pathologist sees no reason for an unnatural death in both cases， the case is closed。 A promising start， but the story quickly gets bogged down because in my opinion too many storylines are thrown out。 I found it hard to pick up again and again after another introduction and another different storyline。 It starts with David， friend of Matt & Liz who failed his police exam。 He is helping Matt & Liz with their investigation， simultaneously trying to come to terms with this huge disappointment。 Then， a crook with a good heart， Minty， is introduced; he is sure that some 'London- based big shots are moving in and seem to have chosen quiet Fenland as a distribution center for their illicit imports。A third story line tells the story of Kellie and her younger brother Simon。 After the death of their mother， Kellie has become the main caretaker of the family。 Sadly， Simon is taken by dottie Aunt Jessie to 'save Simon from the bad man。'And who is this Anna， who they have to avoid at all costs？ I found the first ten chapters hard to get into， the storylines don't seem connected in any way， and only halfway through the book does the connection between the different storylines become clearer。 Patience about the outcome is rewarded in the end， but for me some parts and storylines were a bit slow， focussing too much on unnecessary details。 Strange as it may seem， I loved the storylines of Jude， and Kellie and her brother best。 Overall a good mystery， albeit a tad long-winded for my liking。 3 starsI would like to thank Netgalley and Joffe Books for this arc。 I leave my review voluntarily。 。。。more
Paromjit
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This is the latest in Joy Ellis's Fenland series featuring ex-DCI Matt Ballard and ex-DS Liz Haynes， now private investigators， here hired by the grieving mother of one of 2 dead talented photography students。 They become certain that the two young men were murdered， but the question is why。 They are joined by Liz's nephew， David， who comes to stay and proves to be a real asset in a damgerous， tortuous and twisted case that has them really wishing they had the resources of the Fenland Constabula This is the latest in Joy Ellis's Fenland series featuring ex-DCI Matt Ballard and ex-DS Liz Haynes， now private investigators， here hired by the grieving mother of one of 2 dead talented photography students。 They become certain that the two young men were murdered， but the question is why。 They are joined by Liz's nephew， David， who comes to stay and proves to be a real asset in a damgerous， tortuous and twisted case that has them really wishing they had the resources of the Fenland Constabulary as they begin to feel out of their depth。 Local criminals are worried about being pushed out of their established areas of operation by powerful and ruthless forces about whom little is known and the police race against time to find 9 year old asthmatic boy， Simon Burton。 This was a great crime read， although I didn't really begin to fully engage for the first third。 However， it improved considerably and become a nailbiting and exciting novel that I became fully immersed in。 Many thanks to the publisher for an ARC。 。。。more
Martha Brindley
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Another great read in the Matt Ballard series by Joy Ellis， although it can be read as a stand alone。 This is book 5 but it's still as fresh as the first encounter with Ballard。 A very interesting plot， complete with good characterisation and plenty suspense， means this will appeal to lovers of thrillers。 There are two storylines in the thread， Ballard soon realises that they are connected， cleverly woven together by the author。 Joy Ellis always delivers an excellent read。 Thanks to Net Galley f Another great read in the Matt Ballard series by Joy Ellis， although it can be read as a stand alone。 This is book 5 but it's still as fresh as the first encounter with Ballard。 A very interesting plot， complete with good characterisation and plenty suspense， means this will appeal to lovers of thrillers。 There are two storylines in the thread， Ballard soon realises that they are connected， cleverly woven together by the author。 Joy Ellis always delivers an excellent read。 Thanks to Net Galley for my ARC。 。。。more
Stacy George
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Toby is a last year photography student。 He’s working on a summer assignment and just needs one more shot to compete it。 He found a great location for a night shoot in Fenfleet and conditions are perfect。 When he goes back to edit his photos， he notices what he believes is a woman’s face in a window of an old building。 Creeped out， he asks his roommate Alex to come check it out with him。 A couple days later， Toby and Alex are found dead and carbon monoxide poisoning is to blame。 Alex’s mom doesn Toby is a last year photography student。 He’s working on a summer assignment and just needs one more shot to compete it。 He found a great location for a night shoot in Fenfleet and conditions are perfect。 When he goes back to edit his photos， he notices what he believes is a woman’s face in a window of an old building。 Creeped out， he asks his roommate Alex to come check it out with him。 A couple days later， Toby and Alex are found dead and carbon monoxide poisoning is to blame。 Alex’s mom doesn’t think their death was an accident though。 Private investigators Matt and Liz are hired to find out what really happened。 Strangely， Matt’s old contact Minty was given a flash drive with the photo and knows something bad is going on。 He also asks Matt to look into the case。 With the help of their nephew， David， the search is on for the truth。 Simon is 9 years old。 He was staying with his aunt Jessie when he goes missing。 His sister Kellie is worried and the police are searching for clues。 Is this disappearance somehow connected？ This is my first book by this author。 I was pleased with the story and didn’t feel lost since I hadn’t read the other books。 I look forward to reading the next one。 Thanks to the author， publisher and NetGalley for the advance copy in exchange for an honest review。 。。。more
Stacy George
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Toby is a last year photography student。 He’s working on a summer assignment and just needs one more shot to compete it。 He found a great location for a night shoot in Fenfleet and conditions are perfect。 When he goes back to edit his photos， he notices what he believes is a woman’s face in a window of an old building。 Creeped out， he asks his roommate Alex to come check it out with him。 A couple days later， Toby and Alex are found dead and carbon monoxide poisoning is to blame。 Alex’s mom doesn Toby is a last year photography student。 He’s working on a summer assignment and just needs one more shot to compete it。 He found a great location for a night shoot in Fenfleet and conditions are perfect。 When he goes back to edit his photos， he notices what he believes is a woman’s face in a window of an old building。 Creeped out， he asks his roommate Alex to come check it out with him。 A couple days later， Toby and Alex are found dead and carbon monoxide poisoning is to blame。 Alex’s mom doesn’t think their death was an accident though。 Private investigators Matt and Liz are hired to find out what really happened。 Strangely， Matt’s old contact Minty was given a flash drive with the photo and knows something bad is going on。 He also asks Matt to look into the case。 With the help of their nephew， David， the search is on for the truth。 Simon is 9 years old。 He was staying with his aunt Jessie when he goes missing。 His sister Kellie is worried and the police are searching for clues。 Is this disappearance somehow connected？ This is my first book by this author。 I was pleased with the story and didn’t feel lost since I hadn’t read the other books。 I look forward to reading the next one。 Thanks to the author， publisher and NetGalley for the advance copy in exchange for an honest review。 。。。more
Christina Maria
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Thank you to #NetGalley for my advance copy of #TrickOfTheNight by #JoyEllisThis is the fifth book in the Detective Matt Ballard Series and they just keep getting better。 Matt and his wife Liz are retired from the police but now working as private investigators When two university students are found dead from carbon monoxide poisoning one of the mothers hires them to find out what really happened Trying to find the answers Matt and Liz quickly realise this is much bigger than they thought。 The b Thank you to #NetGalley for my advance copy of #TrickOfTheNight by #JoyEllisThis is the fifth book in the Detective Matt Ballard Series and they just keep getting better。 Matt and his wife Liz are retired from the police but now working as private investigators When two university students are found dead from carbon monoxide poisoning one of the mothers hires them to find out what really happened Trying to find the answers Matt and Liz quickly realise this is much bigger than they thought。 The book can be read as a standalone but it is such a really great series start at the beginning and enjoy them all。 And don’t forget the Nikki Galena Series also by Joy Ellis。 Not to be missed。 ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ 。。。more
Aria Harlow
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I didn't realise that this was part of a series but it worked well as a stand alone anyway。 The writing style was good and it flowed well and I found the characters to be well developed。 An enjoyable read。 I didn't realise that this was part of a series but it worked well as a stand alone anyway。 The writing style was good and it flowed well and I found the characters to be well developed。 An enjoyable read。 。。。more
Suesyn Zellmer
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A young photography student named Toby catches something in one of his night photographs that ends up being the death of him。 It appears to be a woman's face in the window of a derelict building that no person should be living in。 He asks his roommate， Alex， another photography student， to confirm it's not a trick of the light。 Alex agrees， and they decide to revisit the scene of the photograph and investigate。 Unfortunately， they are found dead a few days later。 Matt and Liz， our favorite offic A young photography student named Toby catches something in one of his night photographs that ends up being the death of him。 It appears to be a woman's face in the window of a derelict building that no person should be living in。 He asks his roommate， Alex， another photography student， to confirm it's not a trick of the light。 Alex agrees， and they decide to revisit the scene of the photograph and investigate。 Unfortunately， they are found dead a few days later。 Matt and Liz， our favorite officers turned private investigators， are hired by Alex's mother to look into the boys' deaths。 She thinks there's something fishy going on but the local police write her off as a grieving mother who doesn't want to accept the death of her son。 Matt and Liz take the case but warn Alex's mother that there may not be anything suspicious about their deaths and she'll have to accept that。 It's only because one of Matt's old informants comes to him about a possibly related strange occurrence that he accepted the case。 He doesn't believe in coincidences。 Another storyline occurs simultaneously in which a teenager named Kellie is worried because she hasn't heard from her younger brother， Simon， who is staying with their Aunt Jessie。 Jessie's known to be flaky and eccentric， so sure， the landline phone may not be connected， And maybe Simon's cell phone battery is out of charge， with the charger misplaced。 But she thought this might happen and had provided him with pre-addressed postcards that he could use to keep in touch with her。 Their mother passed away a few years back， and Kellie is very protective of Simon now。 He knows this， which is why hearing from Simon is a bigger deal than it might seem， even though their father is convinced there's nothing to worry about。 The storylines eventually intersect， and that's when it becomes to clear to Matt and Liz that something very dangerous is happening right under their nose。 To ensure the safety of their town， they need to discover the truth about the boys' deaths， before anyone else gets hurt。 This is a true Joy Ellis story， very intricately plotted with suspects abounding。 The threads connecting the two storylines are seamlessly woven and you won't believe how they come together。 Once you start reading， it will be almost impossible to stop。 。。。more
Ellen White
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Night photography was a love for him， needing just one more for his portfolioThe setting like one from Dickens novels was interesting and captured us。 The cobble back streets， a weird building with an ancient door， could they get in to see what Alex had captured。 Returning home， finding his door open， and his lap top gone， and now they were dead。 Matt and Liz are now Private Detectives， when a call from a man who found a card in his pocket。 A stranger had bump into him。 The card was of the back Night photography was a love for him， needing just one more for his portfolioThe setting like one from Dickens novels was interesting and captured us。 The cobble back streets， a weird building with an ancient door， could they get in to see what Alex had captured。 Returning home， finding his door open， and his lap top gone， and now they were dead。 Matt and Liz are now Private Detectives， when a call from a man who found a card in his pocket。 A stranger had bump into him。 The card was of the back street an artsy stuff， then he saw the headline in newspaper。Another winner for the author， capturing us from the beginning， and wanting answers of what Alex saw。 A good series， readers will enjoyGiven ARC by Net Galley and Joffe for my voluntary review and my honest opinion。 。。。more
Jane MacKinnon
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Joy Ellis has outdone herself in the latest of the Detective Matt Ballard series。This series just keeps getting better with excellent story lines and interesting new characters added。I found it highly addictive and couldn’t wait to finish it。If you haven’t read any of this series start at the beginning and you will be in for a wonderful treat。
Misfits farm
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Matt and Liz are about to get a few days away， until a new case lands at their door in a double way， rather unexpectedly。 Two students are dead apparently from carbon monoxide poisoning however a parent and a former CHIS think otherwise。 Liz’s nephew David lands at their door after failing his physical to get into the police， something he has wanted his whole life。 Liz thinks they can show him that there are more strings to the bow of law enforcement than he may first realise and he can also hel Matt and Liz are about to get a few days away， until a new case lands at their door in a double way， rather unexpectedly。 Two students are dead apparently from carbon monoxide poisoning however a parent and a former CHIS think otherwise。 Liz’s nephew David lands at their door after failing his physical to get into the police， something he has wanted his whole life。 Liz thinks they can show him that there are more strings to the bow of law enforcement than he may first realise and he can also help them with the current case。 Although book five in the series， this happily stands alone。As ever with Joy’s books time slipped away from me， so easily do the pages turn when you are engrossed。 Joy has a special talent for quickly enveloping the reader and taking them away from reality into the heart of the book。 Some of her characters almost feel like friends that you rediscover by opening the book and finding that wonderful warmth and depth that each character of hers has。 It's easy to picture the scenarios with the descriptions but never too much to lose the thread which to me is the perfect read。 A wonderful read with a stunning plot that kept me entranced to the very end 。。。more
Booklover BEV
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Story teller Joy Ellis has done it again another fantastic PD Matt Ballard series book five。 In Greenborough Toby Unsworth a photographic student take the perfect photo of the disused place in Fen Fleet， aiming at one filthy window he looked again it has to be a trick of the light a face a mysterious woman where has she come from？ what is she doing in there？This author really knows how to knock her readers， how she does it is very clever and devious of her， but that's what I enjoy there really i Story teller Joy Ellis has done it again another fantastic PD Matt Ballard series book five。 In Greenborough Toby Unsworth a photographic student take the perfect photo of the disused place in Fen Fleet， aiming at one filthy window he looked again it has to be a trick of the light a face a mysterious woman where has she come from？ what is she doing in there？This author really knows how to knock her readers， how she does it is very clever and devious of her， but that's what I enjoy there really is never a dull chapter， remarkable details through out this story that hits you。 Matt Ballard is one of my favourite characters he brings the Fens to life so much happening， I could keep reading well into the night that's the book it tricks you。Trick of the Night is a perfect title， I recommend it to all readers， and pretty sure it will become another best seller for this very clever talented lady， simply the best。 。。。more
Louise Gray
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This is a strong mystery which builds on existing characters， developing them further。 The story itself takes us back to the Fens and Ellis does an amazing job of evoking the atmosphere。 There are a few story lines crossing one another here and it is satisfying to have them neatly tied up at the end。
Dragon
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TRICK OF THE NIGHT presents a photo with a face behind a windowpane in a derelict building。 A break-in of the photographer's room follows， creating a major dilemma。 Two weeks later a tragedy is revealed leaving an ominous mystery in its wake。 The maze-like conundrum grows ever deeper and more sinister with too much missing information。Tension soars high when a frightening situation develops。 Heart-racing， action packed events send pages flying by。 Hair-raising suspense skyrocketing leads to a ha TRICK OF THE NIGHT presents a photo with a face behind a windowpane in a derelict building。 A break-in of the photographer's room follows， creating a major dilemma。 Two weeks later a tragedy is revealed leaving an ominous mystery in its wake。 The maze-like conundrum grows ever deeper and more sinister with too much missing information。Tension soars high when a frightening situation develops。 Heart-racing， action packed events send pages flying by。 Hair-raising suspense skyrocketing leads to a harrowing race against time and explosive conclusion。 TRICK OF THE NIGHT IS A NON-STOP ONE SITTING SENSATIONAL READ！！ 。。。more
EILEEN
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TRICK OF THE NIGHT presents a photo with a face behind a windowpane in a derelict building。 A break-in of the photographer's room follows， creating a major dilemma。 Two weeks later a tragedy is revealed leaving an ominous mystery in its wake。 The maze-like conundrum grows ever deeper and more sinister with too much missing information。Tension soars high when a frightening situation develops。 Heart-racing， action packed events send pages flying by。 Hair-raising suspense skyrocketing leads to a ha TRICK OF THE NIGHT presents a photo with a face behind a windowpane in a derelict building。 A break-in of the photographer's room follows， creating a major dilemma。 Two weeks later a tragedy is revealed leaving an ominous mystery in its wake。 The maze-like conundrum grows ever deeper and more sinister with too much missing information。Tension soars high when a frightening situation develops。 Heart-racing， action packed events send pages flying by。 Hair-raising suspense skyrocketing leads to a harrowing race against time and explosive conclusion。 TRICK OF THE NIGHT IS A NON-STOP ONE SITTING SENSATIONAL READ！！ 。。。more
Carol
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