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The Dying Light

Detective Matt Ballard Series, Book 3

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The Dying Light

Written by: Joy Ellis
Narrated by: Matthew Lloyd Davies
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Whisper Fen Holds Dark Secrets

As the mists roll over the fens and enigmatic lights twinkle in the distance, only the locals know their way along the hidden paths through the mysterious watery terrain of one of England's most beautiful and sometimes dangerous places.

Detective Matt Ballard may have retired but there's still plenty going on in the fens to keep him busy.

Someone trashes an old lady's garden and daubs her isolated cottage with hateful graffiti. Emilia Swain seems to be totally harmless, so why is she being targeted?

Matt's best friend Will and his wife Kate moved to Holland House to put their past behind them. But Kate's mental state is deteriorating and she's obsessed with the tragic history of the house and an old doll she finds in the garden.

And why is Kate suddenly friends with a loner who haunts the fens? Has the dreadful past come back to haunt the present owners?

Former detectives Matt and Liz want to help their friends and neighbors. But how can you help people who don't want to be helped?

©2020 Joy Ellis (P)2020 Tantor Crime Thrillers Detective Fiction Mystery Police Procedural Private Investigators Psychological Thriller Thriller & Suspense Crime
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Really enjoyed this story. Something different in a mystery, narrator Matthew Lloyd Davies excellent reader

Joy Ellis always a pleasure to read her books

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The story struck me as depressive but the twists mystery kept my attention. I love the way Joy ties the characters from different series together. The story was well narrated!

Another great listen

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Not really a whodunnit since the solution to most of the mystery was obvious as soon as it was introduced. You just keep listening to see how the other characters will figure it out. There is a lot of psychological exploration in this book, which didn't really appeal to me. A bit of a departure for Ellis I would say.

Also, the Canadian accents and cadence of speech were 0% Canadian. They would have been passable as American though.

Painfully slow pacing

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This was all about mental health and its effects on friends and family. Certainly worth reading.

Well written mystery

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this book was very well written as all her books but it was darker then expected and even if her other do have dark periods, this one seemed very dark through and through. not quite for me.

dark

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