Joy Ellis

Joy Ellis is a bestselling British crime fiction author whose atmospheric mysteries are set in the Fens of Lincolnshire. She has had a varied career, including working in antiques, running a private investigation agency, and breeding dogs. She lives in the Lincolnshire Fens, the landscape that inspires her fiction. Ellis's series include the DI Nikki Galena series, the DI Jackman and DS Evans series, and standalone thrillers. Beware the Past is one of her gripping crime novels. Her fiction is characterised by its atmospheric fenland settings, its well-crafted procedural plotting, and its strong team dynamics between her detective characters. She has sold millions of copies and consistently tops the Kindle bestseller charts. Her audiobooks and books offer listeners and readers addictive British police procedurals set in the brooding, atmospheric Fens — crime fiction where the flat, misty landscape hides dark secrets.