Darkness on the Fens is the 10th book in the Nikki Galena series and the first one that I have read. There are occasional references to events in previous books but this did not affect my enjoyment of this as a standalone book.
Greenborough is hosting a supernatural festival but someone has a dark plan. People are being murdered, suffering horrible pain through poisoning. There seems to be no connection between the victims so can the police find any common links to help them catch the killer…?
I enjoyed the mix of historical detail, professional police work and personal relationships that the book contained. Joy Ellis uses a lot of dialogue to forward the plot developments rather than long descriptions: this has the effect of making the characters more prominent and developed.
The main character, Nikki Galena, is an emotional but dedicated police officer. She is in a relationship with a fellow officer but this case pushes their love to the brink. I appreciated the loving but often frustrating relationship she has with her mother: very realistic!
There are clinical details of the murders but nothing graphic. Much of the drama is implied rather than explicit, leaving much to the reader’s imagination or for embellishment in a later chapter. Again this was due to a focus on dialogue rather than description as a narrative form.
I have reviewed one of the books from Joy’s other series The Stolen Boys
Darkness on the Fens (Nikki Galena #10) by Joy Ellis
Do you love addictive detective mysteries? Then try this book by a multiple #1 best-selling author now. You won’t be able to put it down. It’s a totally enthralling read.
A SERIAL KILLER ON A POISONOUS MISSION PUSHES NIKKI AND HER TEAM TO BREAKING POINT
Revellers are flocking into Greenborough for the yearly Dark Greenborough Festival, a three-day event celebrating local folklore, superstition and the darker side of life.
What the public doesn’t know is that there has been a warning sent to the police, saying that Greenborough will be a very dangerous place this year. The anonymous letter ends with the Latin phrase, Mors certa, horaincerta: Death is certain, the hour uncertain.
DI Nikki Galena and her team soon discover this is no hoax, as people start dying from what appears to be alcoholic poisoning. Things rapidly escalate, and as the deaths get more horrific, Nikki realises they have a serial killer in their midst.
A NIGHTMARE HUNT FOR A KILLER DURING THEIR BUSIEST TIME OF THE YEAR.
Full of twists and turns, this is a crime thriller that will keep you turning the pages until the heart-stopping ending.
This is book ten of the international best-selling books featuring Nikki Galena.
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.
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THE NIKKI GALENA SERIES
Book1: CRIME ON THE FENS
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