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Secrets on the Fens

Secrets on the Fens

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  • Author：Joy Ellis
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Summary

One moonlit night， the bodies of two young people are discovered lying entwined on a blanket in the woods。 The young man is clutching a red rose。 It appears to be a lovers’ suicide pact 。 。 。

Until Detective Nikki Galena and DS Joseph Easter look more closely。 Romeo and Juliet， as they decide to call them， were murdered somewhere else and brought to the woods。 But why？

Then another young couple are found dead， again beautifully posed as lovers。 And Nikki knows they have a twisted serial killer on their hands。 Who are the next victims？

EVERYONE HAS SECRETS。 BUT SOME PEOPLE WILL KILL TO KEEP THEM。

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Reviews

Arlene Corsetti ，

Great MysteryThis book has everything。 Great characters， gangland involvement， cults and creepy goings on。 DI Talent at her best。 Sorry it is the last book。

joanne ，

Absolutely brilliant book from the beginning to the end fantastic。Highly recommend this book one of joy Ellis best yet，I've read it in two days could not put it down Absolutely brilliant book from the beginning to the end fantastic。Highly recommend this book one of joy Ellis best yet，I've read it in two days could not put it down 。。。more

ms j lake ，

The plot gets thickerJoy Ellis continues to deliver with clues and red herrings at every turn keeping you on the edge of your seat to the last page ！

Jayne Scott ，

Engaging detective crime drama which definitely kept me on my toes。 Not only was I drawn to find the conclusion， with two parts unfolding in the story， but the introduction of so many characters had me re-reading parts to check who was who （ not so convenient on a kindle！）。 This is part of a series， so I expect reading others you’d already be familiar with many characters therefore easier to picture relationships。

Victoria Slotto ，

I was happy to see another Galena-Easter novel by Ellis as I've truly enjoyed the characters， setting and plots。 In this one， at times， I found the dialogue to be a bit forced， but overall an enjoyable read。 I was happy to see another Galena-Easter novel by Ellis as I've truly enjoyed the characters， setting and plots。 In this one， at times， I found the dialogue to be a bit forced， but overall an enjoyable read。 。。。more

Lin Collins ，

Secrets on the FensAnother wonderful book by Joy Ellis。 Great story and very addictive and hard to put down。 I love reading about the team as well as the way they solve the crimes。

Andrew Thomson/Deborah ，

Excellent piece of writing！I've just finished this book （having read all twelve） and I feel it has been the best so far。 I tend to take with a pinch of salt publishers describing a book as "a gripping crime thriller with a huge twist"， but in this case the description is accurate。 The story moved from one situation to the next with no confusion for the reader。 Thoroughly recommended。 Excellent piece of writing！I've just finished this book （having read all twelve） and I feel it has been the best so far。 I tend to take with a pinch of salt publishers describing a book as "a gripping crime thriller with a huge twist"， but in this case the description is accurate。 The story moved from one situation to the next with no confusion for the reader。 Thoroughly recommended。 。。。more

Gary Van Cott ，

3。5 stars

Carol Barnes ，

Yet another great novel set on the fens and featuring DI Nicky Galena。 I've read all the books in this series and Joy Ellis has not disappointed with this latest offering。 Centering around the Goth community and a series of puzzling murders I was kept guessing about the identity of the perpetrator until the very end。 An engrossing read which I can highly recommend Yet another great novel set on the fens and featuring DI Nicky Galena。 I've read all the books in this series and Joy Ellis has not disappointed with this latest offering。 Centering around the Goth community and a series of puzzling murders I was kept guessing about the identity of the perpetrator until the very end。 An engrossing read which I can highly recommend 。。。more

gerry ，

Another great novel by Joy EllisOne might think that the Fens are unique， but this area of England resembles the agricultural peninsula in Michigan known as the Thumb region。 So it is not hard to imagine similar crimes in a locale that has villages and towns spread far apart and where water is readily available for recreation and where one has to dodge large trucks laden with sugar beets during harvest。 DI Galena has had to solve so many， many murders in the Fens， and this reader hopes that thes Another great novel by Joy EllisOne might think that the Fens are unique， but this area of England resembles the agricultural peninsula in Michigan known as the Thumb region。 So it is not hard to imagine similar crimes in a locale that has villages and towns spread far apart and where water is readily available for recreation and where one has to dodge large trucks laden with sugar beets during harvest。 DI Galena has had to solve so many， many murders in the Fens， and this reader hopes that these are not the norm。 In the Thumb of Michigan， murders are very， very rare。 。。。more

Angela ，

This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 Nikki Galena and the team are very nice and fantastic。 The story starts with the discovery of two dead teenagers。 Later more dead tanagers found。 It seems relating to two crime families but their family members were murdered too。 Was it related to crime families？ Nikki and her team work hard to figure out the connections。 Those dead teenagers are goths。 Is it related？ Moreover， their friend was abducted too and also in grave danger。 Meanwhile， her mother and friend also take on an adventure of t Nikki Galena and the team are very nice and fantastic。 The story starts with the discovery of two dead teenagers。 Later more dead tanagers found。 It seems relating to two crime families but their family members were murdered too。 Was it related to crime families？ Nikki and her team work hard to figure out the connections。 Those dead teenagers are goths。 Is it related？ Moreover， their friend was abducted too and also in grave danger。 Meanwhile， her mother and friend also take on an adventure of their own putting themselves in danger too。 A cracking read with all the different bits tied up at the end。 Thoroughly recommend this book and look forward to the next。 。。。more

Books 'n' All Promotions ，

Joy Ellis just gets better and better and Nikki Galena is a series that just keeps giving so I was very excited to read this new addition to the series。This book has a lot going on there are 2 stories running in tandem which makes it all the more gripping。 In addition there are stories around minor characters that bring added suspense to the stories。 Bent coppers， lies， mysteries and murder all add to the adrenaline pumping action and then a missing person， one very close to both Nikki and Josep Joy Ellis just gets better and better and Nikki Galena is a series that just keeps giving so I was very excited to read this new addition to the series。This book has a lot going on there are 2 stories running in tandem which makes it all the more gripping。 In addition there are stories around minor characters that bring added suspense to the stories。 Bent coppers， lies， mysteries and murder all add to the adrenaline pumping action and then a missing person， one very close to both Nikki and Joseph。 Can the team juggle all the goings on and find the clues that will lead to the cracking of the case？I love all the characters in this series but most of all Nikki。 She comes accross as hard but inside is a heart of gold and there is nothing she wouldn't do for the people she cares about and that includes the team。The case is a hard one there are few clues and the murders are 'arranged' to confuse and they do that brilliantly。 Before the team can start to move forward with finding the murderer they must find out what they can about the victims who all seem to be living secret lives。 Brilliant story just brilliant。And then in the background we have the case of the missing artist which is being investigated by Eve and Wendy and you can be sure to smile where this dynamic duo is concerned。Laughter， tears， intrigue， suspense， secrets， evil and of course murder this book has it all and it is all wrapped up in an ending that will leave you gobsmacked。 Absolutely brilliant read。 。。。more

Geri Pigerham ，

I love this author and as usual the book is right up there。 I just don’t know how Joy keeps thinking up new plot lines。 Hurry up the next one I can’t wait。 I have written reviews before and as usual can highly recommend this book。

Tracy Andrews ，

Another triumph！ This book was eagerly awaited and didn’t disappoint。Please keep them coming; The characters are now like old friends and I look forward to their future exploits。

Linda Payne ，

ExcellentJoy Ellis never fails to get the reader fully involved， the characters， the plot， twisting and turning， once started could not put down。Excellent。

Luvtoread ，

Detective Nikki Galeno and her crew are called to a murder scene deep within the woods in the middle of the night where the bodies of a young couple posed as lovers。 There are no clues to the victims identity and also no evidence that is left behind by the killer。 This case will have many complexities for the detectives than usual when Nikki's mother and her friend come across another set of bodies posed in the same manner as the first victims。 With an apparent serial killer with an agenda， the Detective Nikki Galeno and her crew are called to a murder scene deep within the woods in the middle of the night where the bodies of a young couple posed as lovers。 There are no clues to the victims identity and also no evidence that is left behind by the killer。 This case will have many complexities for the detectives than usual when Nikki's mother and her friend come across another set of bodies posed in the same manner as the first victims。 With an apparent serial killer with an agenda， the team will have to move very fast because this predator has only just got started and isn't going to let anything or anyone get in his （or her） way。This book is well-written with a wonderful and mysterious cover and has a cast of many characters with the Goth style of living seeming to be the most prevalent factor for this story。 Unfortunately this book wasn't for me。 I had great difficulty keeping track of who was related to who and which friend of what relative knew which victim whose other friend knew of the other relative who may or may not have known the other victim。 For myself， there were just too many close knit characters who meant nothing to me and I found it very annoying and very slow without any suspense so even though there was a mystery in the background I found myself very bored with the whole story。 In all fairness to the author I did not realize this was the twelfth book in the series so the large cast of characters would be known to most readers who read some of the previous books and enjoyed the familiarity of so many people being involved。 This book has been given many good reviews by others but sadly it just wasn't my type of book since I just couldn't connect to any of the characters except Nikki and her team。I want to thank the publisher "Joffe Books" and Netgalley for the opportunity to read this story and any thoughts and opinions expressed are unbiased and mine alone！I have give a rating of 2 1/2 Disappointing 🌟🌟🌠 Stars！！ 。。。more

Ted Tayler ，

"A mixed bag"In a long-running series it's tempting to remind readers of what went before。 If you're a first time reader the references to events that you have no idea about gets annoying。 If you expand the detail to give the reference context， then the reader who has been with the characters from the beginning feels cheated。 They've read a fair percentage of the latest book already。 There were so many characters cropping up in this one with their part to play in bringing the two separate thread "A mixed bag"In a long-running series it's tempting to remind readers of what went before。 If you're a first time reader the references to events that you have no idea about gets annoying。 If you expand the detail to give the reference context， then the reader who has been with the characters from the beginning feels cheated。 They've read a fair percentage of the latest book already。 There were so many characters cropping up in this one with their part to play in bringing the two separate threads together - I lost the plot。 。。。more

Patricia Randazzo ，

I have enjoyed the Nikki Galena series。 It is always refreshing to be involved with characters who works well together without corruption and pettiness。 Good relationships between couples is also an exception in police based novels。 Well written with interesting story lines with a fair share of fear and anxiety thrown in。

Mrs。Catherine Round-Turner ，

I was really looking forward to no。12 in this series。Did not disappoint， such a good storyline， will keep you guessing till the end。 Great characters。Highly Recommend。

Patricia ，

Interesting plot twists save this mystery from being totally meh， but I tired quickly of the repeated references to Galena’s daughter’s death。 OK to read but not the best。

anne mcfettridge ，

Just finished it。。good storyline and characters

Julie ，

Best-selling author Joy Ellis is back with an unmissable new crime novel that will keep readers guessing until the very end: Secrets on the Fens。When Detective Nikki Galena and her partner DS Joseph Easter are called to a crime scene in the woods and find the bodies of two young people lying entwined in an embrace with the young man clutching a rose， they immediately think that this is a suicide pact。 This seems to be an open and shut case that can be closed quickly， however， the detectives shou Best-selling author Joy Ellis is back with an unmissable new crime novel that will keep readers guessing until the very end: Secrets on the Fens。When Detective Nikki Galena and her partner DS Joseph Easter are called to a crime scene in the woods and find the bodies of two young people lying entwined in an embrace with the young man clutching a rose， they immediately think that this is a suicide pact。 This seems to be an open and shut case that can be closed quickly， however， the detectives should not get too cocky and confident because something twisted is going on here – as they discover when on closer inspection they realise that the young lovers had been murdered and moved to the woods。 Just what kind of twisted killer would do such a thing？ Nikki and Joseph have put away their fair share of psychopaths – and it looks like they might just have another dangerous murderer on their hands hungry for blood。Nikki and Joseph know that they must work fast and find out who is behind this murder and their urgency increases exponentially when another pair of young lovers are found murdered in the woods having been posed by the killer。 On the trail of a serial killer who could strike at any minute， the two detectives find themselves thrust into an investigation where nothing is as it initially seems。 Why is the serial killer killing young couples？ Are they being picked at random？ Or is there some kind of twisted connection between the two pairs of dead lovers？ With no time to lose and the stakes getting higher and higher， Nikki and Joseph must find their killer and fast before two more lives are lost。 Can they solve this mystery？ Or will the killer manage to evade the long arm of the law again and again？Joy Ellis certainly knows how to grab her readers’ attention from the very first page and she keeps them in the palm of her hand until the final terrifying twist。 A top-notch police procedural set in a beautiful part of the world in Secrets on the Fens， Joy Ellis beautifully juxtaposes the splendour of the Lincolnshire fens with the darkness of the disturbed human psyche to pen a superb crime novel I was still engrossed in at 2 am。Her creation， Nikki Galena， is an inspirational detective dedicated to her job and to exacting justice。 She is courageous， intelligent and bold and somebody crime fiction readers cannot get enough of。As brilliant as ever， Joy Ellis has penned another superb crime novel with her latest best-seller， Secrets on the Fens。 。。。more

Amanda ，

I have been a fan of Joy’s work for a while now。 I haven’t quite caught up with everything that she has written but I am getting there。 I especially enjoy the series featuring Detective Inspector Nikki Galena and Detective Sergeant Joseph Easter。 ‘Secrets On The Fens’ is the twelfth book in the series and it is another corker from Joy Ellis。 I thoroughly enjoyed reading ‘Secrets On The Fens’ but more about that in a bit。It took me no time at all to get into this story。 In fact the minute I saw J I have been a fan of Joy’s work for a while now。 I haven’t quite caught up with everything that she has written but I am getting there。 I especially enjoy the series featuring Detective Inspector Nikki Galena and Detective Sergeant Joseph Easter。 ‘Secrets On The Fens’ is the twelfth book in the series and it is another corker from Joy Ellis。 I thoroughly enjoyed reading ‘Secrets On The Fens’ but more about that in a bit。It took me no time at all to get into this story。 In fact the minute I saw Joy’s name on the cover， that was it。 As soon as I managed to get hold of a copy， I squirreled myself away and didn’t re-merge until I had finished reading the book。 To say that reading ‘Secrets On The Fens’ became addictive is a massive understatement。 I would pick the book up only intending to read a couple of chapters to fill in the odd half hour but I would become so wrapped up in the story that I would still be reading more than half a dozen chapters later。 I soon got to the end of the story and I had to bid farewell to Nikki and Joseph。‘Secrets On The Fens’ is extremely well written but then I think that to be true of all of Joy’s work that I have had the pleasure of reading and reviewing。 She certainly knows how to grab your attention from the start and draw you into the story。 The story starts with a bang， hits the ground running and maintained a fairly fast pace throughout。 Reading this book was like being on a scaring and unpredictable rollercoaster with several twists and turns along the way。 I found ‘Secrets On The Fens’ to be a gripping read， which kept me guessing and which kept me on the edge of my seat throughout。In short， I thoroughly enjoyed reading ‘Secrets On The Fens’ and I would recommend it to other readers。 I will certainly be reading more of Joy’s work in the future。 The score on the Ginger Book Geek board is a very well deserved 5* out of 5*。 。。。more

Eloise F。 Frisbie ，

😎Confusion galore。 Between dba and Wendy and Nikki and Joseph as well as cat and Ben， a crooked cop， there was a lot going on in this story。

Kitty McIntosh ，

‘Secrets on the Fens’ by Joy Ellis is the first of this series I’ve read， but it won’t be the last。 I love finding a new series to get my teeth into， and I know I will have many hours of pleasure reading more of the Detective Nikki Galena stories。 When the bodies of two teenagers are found in the woods， their positioning raises many questions。 Someone had taken a lot of trouble to set the scene， but why？ Links to the goth community and those interested in the study of gravestones further complic ‘Secrets on the Fens’ by Joy Ellis is the first of this series I’ve read， but it won’t be the last。 I love finding a new series to get my teeth into， and I know I will have many hours of pleasure reading more of the Detective Nikki Galena stories。 When the bodies of two teenagers are found in the woods， their positioning raises many questions。 Someone had taken a lot of trouble to set the scene， but why？ Links to the goth community and those interested in the study of gravestones further complicate matters。 Meanwhile Nikki’s mum Eve and her friend Wendy have a mystery of their own as they look into the disappearance of a local artist many years before。 Both stories had me gripped。 There was excitement， tension and suspense throughout。 The build up to the solution was so well done and I loved the twists and turns。 I really like the two main characters， Nikki and Joseph。 They came across as the kind of intelligent， caring police officers we hope exist in reality。 An excellent mystery。I was given this ARC to review。 。。。more

Emma L。J ，

5* another cracking story I’ve read everything by joy Ellis I fell in love with all the characters in every series As soon as a new book is out I 1 click

Mrs J M Ancsell ，

Utterly compelling Really love the DI Nikki Gallena books and this is one of the best。 Nikki and her “partner” Joseph need to quickly identify the bodies of 4 young people whose bodies have been arranged in an unusual way。 What ties them together and why the staging？ Their young friend Mickey also seems to be involved but has gone missing。 And will Nikki’s mother Eve and her friend Wendy get involved？ You’ll have to read it to find out。 Cracking story and brilliantly written。

Joan Reid ，

Absolutely riveting What an absorbing read enjoyed the plot and characters kept me riveted all the way through。。more of Nikki and Joseph please

Mrs。 J。P。 Cantle ，

Artists， Goths and murder。Secrets in the fans brings NIkki Helena one complicated case。 As well as the murders of Goths， the members of an old testament cult， artists and Goths there are gay men hiding with girlfriends。 Book is mother brings in another artistic storyline which adds suicide and old murders to the tale。 This book has as many twists as a game of cat's cradle played by kittens。 Well worth buyiny。 Artists， Goths and murder。Secrets in the fans brings NIkki Helena one complicated case。 As well as the murders of Goths， the members of an old testament cult， artists and Goths there are gay men hiding with girlfriends。 Book is mother brings in another artistic storyline which adds suicide and old murders to the tale。 This book has as many twists as a game of cat's cradle played by kittens。 Well worth buyiny。 。。。more

Roz Sampson ，

Intriguing and exciting。Excellent read。 The red herrings created were excellent and kept me intrigued to the end。 Having another mystery running separately as well really kept me involved 。

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