Joy Ellis
{{short description|English writer}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=September 2019}}
{{Use British English|date=September 2019}}
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| birth_name = Joy Ellis
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| birth_place = Kent, England, United Kingdom
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| occupation = Writer
| nationality = British
| period = 2010–present
| genre = Fiction, crime, thriller
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| notableworks = DI Nikki Galena Series
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| website = {{URL|www.joyellisbooks.com}}
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Joy Ellis is an English crime writer. She is the author of the DI Nikki Galena series, the DI Jackman and DS Marie Evans series, and the Detective Matt Ballard series of crime thrillers. In 2018 she was named Audible's Breakthrough Crime Writer of the Year.{{Cite news |url=https://www.bostonstandard.co.uk/news/people/author-s-joy-at-1-5-million-book-sales-1-8591467 |title=Author's 'Joy' at 1.5 million book sales |work=Boston Standard |access-date=2019-10-05 |url-status=}}{{deadlink|date=September 2023}}
Biography
Ellis was born in Kent, England, but spent most of her adult life in London and Surrey. She worked as an apprentice florist, ran a florist shop in Weybridge,{{Cite web |url=https://www.femalefirst.co.uk/books/joy-ellis-captive-on-the-fens-1029222.html |title=10 Things I'd Like My Readers To Know About Me |first=Joy |last=Ellis |website=Female First |date=2017-01-25 |access-date=2020-05-15 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180524194244/http://www.femalefirst.co.uk/books/joy-ellis-captive-on-the-fens-1029222.html |archive-date=2018-05-24}} and was a bookshop manager. She took part in a writers' workshop in Greece, and was encouraged by Sue Townsend, her tutor, to write seriously.{{Cite web |url=https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/4108600.Joy_Ellis |title=Goodreads Author - Joy Ellis |website=Goodreads |access-date=2020-05-15}}
Ellis is married to her partner, Jacqueline, who is a retired police officer,{{Cite web |url=https://www.femalefirst.co.uk/books/joy-ellis-their-lost-daughters-1147141.html |title=A Day In The Life Of Me |first=Joy |last=Ellis |website=Female First |date=2018-06-05 |access-date=2020-05-15}} and they live in the Lincolnshire Fens with several Springer spaniels.{{Cite web |url=https://www.amazon.co.uk/Joy-Ellis/e/B004XIJTWA |title=Author: Joy Ellis |first=Joy |last=Ellis |website=Amazon UK |access-date=2020-05-15}}
Her books are all published by UK publisher, Joffe Books.{{Cite web |last=Egginton |first=Tess |date=2024-08-09 |title=An interview with local bestselling author Joy Ellis |url=https://lincolnshiretoday.net/mag/an-interview-with-local-bestselling-author-joy-ellis/ |access-date=2025-02-23 |website=Lincolnshire Today |language=en-GB}}
Awards
- 2019 Audie Awards finalist,{{cite press release |last=Katz |first=Danielle |date=2019-02-04 |title=Tan France to host 'The Audie Awards' and Celebrate Achievements in Audiobooks |url=https://www.audiopub.org/uploads/pdf/2019-Audie-Finalists-Press-Release-Tan-France-Announcement-with-Finalists.pdf |location=New York City |publisher=Audio Publishers Association |agency=The Media Grind |access-date=2020-05-15 }}{{Dead link|date=December 2024 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }} Thriller/Suspense category: Their Lost Daughters, narrated by Richard Armitage, and published by Audible Studios{{Cite web |url=https://www.audiopub.org/winners/2019-audies-1 |title=2019 Audie Awards |first=Danielle |last=Katz |website=Audio Publishers Association |date=2019-03-05 |access-date=2019-09-08 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200103181012/https://www.audiopub.org/winners/2019-audies-1 |archive-date=2020-01-03}}
- 2021 The Patient Man shortlisted for Crime and Thriller Book of The Year at the British Book Awards.{{Cite web |last=Anderson |first=Porter |date=2021-03-21 |title=British Book Award Issues Its 2021 'Book of the Year' Shortlists |url=https://publishingperspectives.com/2021/03/british-book-award-issues-2021-book-of-the-year-shortlists-covid19/ |access-date=2025-02-18 |website=Publishing Perspectives |language=en-US}}
Novels
=DI Nikki Galena series=
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! style="background:#B0C4DE;" width="15px" | Order ! style="background:#B0C4DE;" | Title ! style="background:#B0C4DE;" | Year |
| 1
|Crime on the Fens (orig. Mask Wars) |2010 |
| 2
|Shadow on the Fens (orig. Shadowbreaker) |2011 |
| 3
|Hunted on the Fens |2016 |
| 4
|Killer on the Fens |2016 |
| 5
|Stalker on the Fens |2016 |
| 6
|Captive on the Fens |2017 |
| 7
|Buried on the Fens |2017 |
| 8
|Thieves on the Fens |2017 |
| 9
|Fire on the Fens |2018 |
| 10
|Darkness on the Fens |2019 |
| 11
|Hidden on the Fens |2020 |
| 12
| Secrets on the Fens |2021 |
| 13
| Fear on the Fens |2021 |
| 14
| Graves on the Fens |2022 |
| 15
| Echoes on the Fens |2024 |
=DI Rowan Jackman & DS Marie Evans series=
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| style="text-align:center;"
! style="background:#B0C4DE;" width="15px" | Order ! style="background:#B0C4DE;" | Title ! style="background:#B0C4DE;" | Year |
| 1
|The Murderer's Son |2016 |
| 2
|Their Lost Daughters |2017 |
| 3
|The Fourth Friend |2017 |
| 4
|The Guilty Ones |2018 |
| 5
|The Stolen boys |2018 |
| 6
|The Patient Man |2019 |
| 7
|They Disappeared |2020 |
| 8
|The Night Thief |2021 |
| 9
|Solace House |2022 |
| 10
|The River's Edge |2023 |
=Detective Matt Ballard series=
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| style="text-align:center;"
! style="background:#B0C4DE;" width="15px" | Order ! style="background:#B0C4DE;" | Title ! style="background:#B0C4DE;" | Year |
| 1
|Beware the Past |2017 |
| 2
|Five Bloody Hearts |2019 |
| 3
|The Dying Light |2020 |
| 4
|Marshlight |2021 |
| 5
|Trick of the Night |2022 |
| 6
|The Bag of Secrets |2023 |
=Other books=
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! style="background:#B0C4DE;" width="15px" | Order ! style="background:#B0C4DE;" | Title ! style="background:#B0C4DE;" | Year |
| 1
|Guide Star |2017 |
| 2
|Guard Her with Your Life |2023 |
| 3
|An Aura of Mystery |2024 |
| 4
|The Colour of Mystery |2024 |
References
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External links
- {{official|http://www.joyellisbooks.com}}
- [https://www.orderofbooks.com/authors/joy-ellis/ Order of Books]
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Category:English crime fiction writers
Category:Year of birth missing (living people)
Category:English women novelists
Category:English thriller writers
Category:Women thriller writers
Category:21st-century English women writers
Category:21st-century English novelists
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