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THE MURDERER'S SON a gripping crime thriller full of twists (JACKMAN & EVANS Book 1) Kindle Edition

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"What if your mother was a serial killer?"

A BLOODY KILLER SEEMS TO HAVE RETURNED TO THE LINCOLNSHIRE FENS.

A gripping crime thriller by the bestselling author of the Nikki Galena series.

Twenty years ago: a farmer and his wife are cut to pieces by a ruthless serial killer.

Now: a woman is viciously stabbed to death in the upmarket kitchen of her beautiful house on the edge of the marshes.

Then a man called Daniel Kinder walks into Saltern police station and confesses to the murder.

But DI Rowan Jackman and DS Marie Evans of the Fenland police soon discover that there is a lot more to Daniel than meets the eye. He has no memory of the first five years of his life and is obsessed with who his real mother is.

With no evidence to hold him, Jackman and Evans are forced to let him go, and in a matter of days the lonely Lincolnshire Fens become the stage for more killings and Daniel has disappeared.

In a breathtaking finale, the truth about Daniel’s mother comes to light and DI Jackman and DS Evans race against time to stop more lives being destroyed.

Full of twists and turns, this is a crime thriller that will keep you turning the pages until the shocking ending.

THE DETECTIVES:
DS Marie Evans lost her husband in a motorbike accident and has personal connections to the case.

DI Rowan Jackman leads the investigation. He is extremely smart and has a knack for bringing out the best in his diverse team, which includes the mysterious computer specialist Orac.

WHAT READERS ARE SAYING ABOUT THE MURDERER'S SON:

"This is one of the best books I've read in a very very long time." Cree

"Absolutely spellbinding." KC

"Kept me reading until the wee small hours." Blue and white

"Very hard to put down." Elaine

"Exceptionally well plotted." Handbaglover

DISCOVER JOY ELLIS, THE MILLION-SELLING AUTHOR.

ALSO BY JOY ELLIS
JACKMAN & EVANS
Book 1: THE MURDERER’S SON
Book 2: THEIR LOST DAUGHTERS
Book 3: THE FOURTH FRIEND
Book 4: THE GUILTY ONES
Book 5: THE STOLEN BOYS
Book 6: THE PATIENT MAN
Book 7: THEY DISAPPEARED
Book 8: THE NIGHT THIEF
Book 9: SOLACE HOUSE

THE BESTSELLING 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
Book 10: DARKNESS ON THE FENS
Book 11: HIDDEN ON THE FENS
Book 12: SECRETS ON THE FENS
Book 13: FEAR ON THE FENS

DETECTIVE MATT BALLARD
Book 1: BEWARE THE PAST
Book 2: FIVE BLOODY HEARTS
Book 3: THE DYING LIGHT
Book 4: MARSHLIGHT
Book 5: TRICK OF THE NIGHT

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About the Author

Joy Ellis was born in Kent, England but spent most of her working life in London and Surrey. She 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! She swore then, probably whilst she was scrubbing the floor or making the tea, that she would have a shop of her own one day. It took until the early Eighties, but she did it. Sadly the recession wiped her out, and she 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 she live in a village in the Lincolnshire Fens with her partner, Jacqueline, and our three second generation Springer spaniels. Her partner is a highly decorated retired police officer, and her harshest critic when it comes to police and judicial procedure. Joy has set her crime thrillers in the misty fens because she love the remoteness and airy beauty of the marshlands. This area is steeped in superstitions and lends itself so well to murder!

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ASIN ‏ : ‎ B01LWY0PUJ
Publisher ‏ : ‎ Joffe Books Mystery, Crime Thriller, Suspense Fiction (September 20, 2016)
Publication date ‏ : ‎ September 20, 2016
Language ‏ : ‎ English
File size ‏ : ‎ 3265 KB
Simultaneous device usage ‏ : ‎ Unlimited
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Screen Reader ‏ : ‎ Supported
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Sticky notes ‏ : ‎ On Kindle Scribe
Print length ‏ : ‎ 333 pages

Best Sellers Rank: #72,134 in Kindle Store (See Top 100 in Kindle Store)
- #1,916 in Police Procedurals (Kindle Store)
- #2,134 in Police Procedurals (Books)
- #2,279 in Contemporary Women's Fiction

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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 three Springer spaniels and four little rescue, Breton spaniels. I had been writing mysteries for years but never had the time to take it seriously. Now I write full-time, and as my partner is a highly decorated retired police officer; my choice of genre is a no-brainer! I have an on-tap police and judicial consultant, who makes exceedingly good tea!

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!

I am lucky enough to be one of the amazing Joffe Books team of authors and am really enjoying being able to spend time doing what I love... writing!

The series so far:-

DI Nikki Galena, the Fen Series

Book One: Crime on the Fens

Book Two: Shadow over the Fens

Book Three: Hunted on the Fens

Book Four: Killer on the Fens

Book Five: Stalker on the Fens

Book Six: Captive on the Fens

Book Seven: Buried on the Fens

Book Eight: Thieves on the Fens

Book Nine: Fire on the Fens

Book Ten: Darkness on the Fens

Book Eleven: Hidden on the Fens

Book Twelve: Secrets on the Fens

Book Thirteen: Fear on the Fens

Book Fourteen: Graves on the Fens

Detective Nikki Galena Books 1-3 Boxset

Detective Nikki Galena Books 4-6 Boxset

Detective Nikki Galena Books 7-9 Boxset

Detective Nikki Galena Books 1-5 Boxset

DI Jackman and DS Marie Evans series so far:-

Book One: The Murderer's Son

Book Two: Their Lost Daughters

Book Three: The Fourth Friend

Book Four: The Guilty Ones

Book Five: The Stolen Boys

Book Six: The Patient Man

Book Seven: They Disappeared

Book Eight: The Night Thief

Book Nine: Solace House

Book Ten: The River's Edge

Guide Star. A stand alone novel about love, loss and overcoming adversity.

Beware the Past. Detective Matt Ballard Book 1 A stand alone thriller still set in the Fens, but with new characters and very different feel

Five Bloody Hearts. Detective Mat Ballard Book 2 After overwhelming requests, this is a sequel to Beware the Past, with DCI Matt Ballard.

The Dying Light. Detective Matt Ballard Book 3 Matt Ballard is now retired, but he and Liz still take on difficult cases, but as private detectives.

Marshlight. Detective Matt Ballard Book 4. They might have retired, but things are far from quiet for Matt and Liz!

Trick of the Night. Detective Matt Ballard Book 5. Matt and Liz find themselves needing to work with some of their old colleagues in the Force when they embark on a sinister case that is far more serious than first thought.

The Bag of Secrets. Detective Matt Ballard Book 6. An abandoned carpet bag full of mysterious handwritten notes. A body in a marshy lagoon.

Ellie McEwan mysteries series:-

Book One: An Aura of Mystery

Book Two: The Colour of Mystery

Guard Her With Your Life. A standalone novella.

These are available in both Kindle and paperback and now practically all of my books are available as audio books.

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cree

ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS I'VE READ IN YEARS!

Reviewed in the United States on November 2, 2016

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This is one of the best books I've read in a very very long time. I often like to read the murder mystery / police procedural / thriller type books. I'm not usually too picky, and I try to find whatever I can that's a free Kindle download. They're usually what I call 'airport books' - entertaining, but not necessarily great. This book, even though it was a free Kindle download, was ABSOLUTELY FANTASTIC.

The story line was entertaining, believable, likable, interesting and mysterious. The characters were complex without having too much unnecessary backstory. The pace of the story kept moving and never felt like it was dragging just to fill pages. The unique characters throughout made for great interactions and conflicts. Possibly the greatest feat - the editing was superb! Bad editing is usually my biggest pet peeve with Kindle books. I noticed zero errors in this book.

The story starts quickly with a murdered woman in a farm house. The police come to investigate, and from then on there are twists and turns throughout. You're never completely certain who the bad guy/girl is until it's revealed near the end.

I cannot wait to read more from this author. I've already downloaded 2 more of Joy Ellis's books...I hope they live up to the standard this one set! If you enjoy this type of mystery you won't be sorry with this one!

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Fritz

Great Crime Thriller

Reviewed in the United States on August 14, 2019

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The Murderer’s Son was a great crime thriller that caught your attention from the beginning and kept it until the somewhat surprising end. A young man is convinced that his mother was a famous, blood-thirsty serial killer and that he too is a serial killer. He surrenders himself to the police claiming to be the murderer of two young women but lacks any memory of how and when he murdered them. His girlfriend is sure he isn’t a murderer and tries to help the young man by proving to him that he isn’t one. That’s when things really begin to take off and things become complicated.

The story was well written with interesting characters, but you don’t really get to know a lot about them. You do eventually get quite a bit of detail about one of the main characters but many of the other significant characters are very shallowly developed. It wasn’t until I finished the book that I saw at the end there was a character description for each main character. That would have been much more useful at the beginning of the story than after reading it. It would certainly have made understanding the characters a lot better, and the story more enjoyable.

Having said that; I do think the book was very good, had interesting characters and a good plot. It certainly had a number of twists to the story including the ending. It was a quick read and one that once you start to read you don’t want to put down.

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K. P. Mann

Intense read! Kept me guessing!

Reviewed in the United States on May 16, 2024

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Oh my what an intense book. Without spoilers, people in general do through a lot of stuff in their lives. It affects each person differently. I enjoyed this book and look forward to reading more books by this author. Happy Reading.

Reviewed in the United States on March 25, 2022

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As usual, when Amazon says a book is full of twists and turns it is not. Interesting, characters are well developed but story is very predictable. I understand that this is the first of a series and the author is trying to develop the characters, but there is just too much incidental stuff added that just makes the story uninteresting. Little depth to any of the main characters. Overall everything is just too contrived to be believable or interesting.

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Wendy J. Saunders

Glad I Caved

Reviewed in the United States on January 23, 2023

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I have seen many recommendations to read this series. I finally broke down and read the first one and I’m off now to get the next few in this series.

Well drawn characters, very suspenseful. Great characters I am looking forward to spending more hours with. Highly recommended.

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Shan C.

really good book

Reviewed in the United States on August 12, 2023

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The reviews were good, the story sounded interesting and it turned out true. Really interesting story that kept me reading. Great characters. Definitely going to go on to book 2.

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This Author is Wonderful!

Reviewed in the United States on October 30, 2022

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I was immediately hooked by this story and characters, all of whom were quite nicely fleshed out. Wonderful back stories that interweaved with the main murder plot. For once I guessed at who the killer was which was also quite satisfying but of course there were a number of plausible others right to the end. Very well crafted and the Lincolnshire fens sound intriguing. Enticingly played. I look forward to the next in the series and will try her other ones too.

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Jennifer

Pretty good

Reviewed in the United States on September 12, 2023

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Very good but some parts of the story didn’t quite make sense to me. You either want to kill people or you don’t. You don’t want to kill one minute and change your mind in the next. If your parents are murderers it won’t make you a murderer, and believing that your parents are murderers wouldn’t make you want to kill. Then finding out they weren’t murderers you suddenly don’t want to kill. Crazy.

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Sandra Neime Carvalho

Boring.

Reviewed in Brazil on March 18, 2023

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Not a thriller. Bad writing style. The cops are gullible. Not convincing.

Alexandra

A good read

Reviewed in Canada on March 25, 2022

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This story did not grab my attention at first. Half way through when things got a bit more interesting I finally got engrossed. I did guess the who the murder was. It was a good story.

Kindle Customer

Good thriller

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on April 28, 2024

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Read Nicki Galtachia series and they are very good. This is my first jackman and Evans but not disappointed. A good murder mystery

marie-dominique

l'intrigue

Reviewed in France on June 16, 2023

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le suspense est excellent

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Shekhar

Top class murder mystery thriller

Reviewed in India on May 9, 2022

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Well constructed story with several plot lines brought together to build unremitting suspense. The characters are rounded and the good guys are likable. My first book from this author. Waiting to read many more.

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