Blog Tour Review : Fire On The Fens by Joy Ellis

FIRE ON THE FENS a gripping crime thriller filled with stunning twists by Joy Ellis
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

                                        THE BLURB

After ex fire - investigator John Carson contacts acting Superintendent Cam Walker with his suspicions that a series of small fires that have been springing up all over Greenborough are actually the work of an embryonic arsonist.DI Nikki Galena,Ds Joseph Easter and the team find themselves investigating a complex,frustrating case in which innocent people who have led spotless lives are being burned alive.Every lead goes nowhere,they can find no motive,and are struggling to figure out if or how the victims are connected. Nikki and her team find themselves in a desperate race against time to work out who the killer is before someone else dies.

Meanwhile tension is rising on the streets due to the hostility between the town's youths and a group of Satanists led by a charismatic businessman.

                                                                MY THOUGHTS

This is a gripping thriller packed with twists and turns and red herrings that definitely keep the reader guessing although I did figure out one of the major twists quite early in the story.My favourite parts of the story where the gripping and intreguing parts covering the investigation into the identity and motives of the mysterious arsonist.The authors descriptions of some of the fires especially the final fire where so realistic and chilling,i had goosebumps whilst I was reading them.I love the interactions between Nikki Galena and her close knit team,I like how the team worked well together although their closeness and lack of disagreements can sometimes come across as unrealistic.After all everyone gets snappy and has arguments,don't talk for a while and then a bit later all is forgotten and everything goes back to normal. I really like how the other team members were able to contribute their own theories about the cases rather than Nikki always having all the answers.Of course Nikki`s mum Eve and her friend Wendy can't help getting involved and helping out with the investigation. I like Eve and her friends but it's going to get rather repetitive if they are going to involve themselves in every case that Nikki and her team find themselves investigating in future books.

As with all Joy Ellis`s books this is a very well written thriller that holds the readers attention from the first word to the last. Although this is the 9th book in the series and some events from the previous book are mentioned,it can be read and enjoyed as a stand alone. I would love it if this series was adapted into a tv series and can't wait to find out what Joy Ellis has planned for Nikki and her team`s next mystery.

                                                             AUTHOR BIO

                                                               JOY ELLIS

UK #1 Best Seller with THEIR LOST DAUGHTERS and THE FOURTH FRIEND

1 million books sold and rising!


"I was born in Kent but spent most of my working life in London and Surrey. I was an apprentice florist to Constance Spry Ltd, a prestigious Mayfair shop that throughout the sixties and seventies teemed with both royalty and ‘real’ celebrities. What an eye-opener for a working-class kid from the Garden of England! I swore then, probably whilst I was scrubbing the floor or making the tea, that I would have a shop of my own one day. It took until the early eighties, but I did it. Sadly the recession wiped us out, and I embarked on a series of weird and wonderful jobs; the last one being a bookshop manager. Surrounded by books all day, getting to order whatever you liked, and being paid for it! Oh bliss!


And now I live in a village in the Lincolnshire Fens with my partner, Jacqueline, and our two second generation Springer spaniels. I had been writing mysteries for years but never had the time to take it seriously. Now I can, and as my partner is a highly decorated retired police officer; my choice of genre was suddenly clear. I have set my crime thrillers here in the misty fens because I sincerely love the remoteness and airy beauty of the marshlands. This area is steeped in superstitions and lends itself so well to murder!"


THE DETECTIVE DI Nikki Galena: A police detective with nothing left to lose, she’s seen a girl die in her arms and her own family destroyed. She’s tough on criminals but fiercely loyal to her team. HER PARTNER DS Joseph Easter is the squeaky-clean member of the team. But his nickname “Holy Joe” belies his former life as a soldier. He has a daughter and an ex-wife who wants his attention.

THE SETTING The Lincolnshire Fens: great open skies brood over marshes, farmland, and nature reserves. It is not easy terrain for the Fenland Constabulary to police, due to the distances between some of the remote fen villages, the dangerous and often misty lanes, and the poor telephone coverage. There are still villages where the oldest residents have never set foot outside their own farmland and a visit to the nearest town is a major event. But it has a strange airy beauty to it, and above it all are the biggest skies you’ve ever seen.

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Perfect for fans of Rachel Abbott, Robert Bryndza, Mel Sherratt, Angela Marsons, Colin Dexter, or Ruth Rendell.

                                                   ALSO BY JOY ELLIS

 THE NIKKI GALENA SERIES

Book 1: CRIME ON THE FENS
Book 2: SHADOW OVER THE FENS
Book 3: HUNTED ON THE FENS
Book 4: KILLER ON THE FENS
Book 5: STALKER ON THE FENS
Book 6: CAPTIVE ON THE FENS
Book 7: BURIED ON THE FENS
Book 8: THIEVES ON THE FENS
Book 9: FIRE ON THE FENS

JACKMAN & EVANS
Book 1: THE MURDERER’S SON
Book 2: THEIR LOST DAUGHTERS
Book 3: THE FOURTH FRIEND
Book 4: THE GUILTY ONE

PUBLICATION DATE : 28th May 2018

PUBLISHER : Joffe Books

GENRE : Crime,Mystery & Thriller

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