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  • The Dying Light

  • Detective Matt Ballard Series, Book 3
  • By: Joy Ellis
  • Narrated by: Matthew Lloyd Davies
  • Length: 9 hrs and 1 min
  • 4.3 out of 5 stars (486 ratings)

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The Dying Light

By: Joy Ellis
Narrated by: Matthew Lloyd Davies
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Summary

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

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The performer’s accent work is awful.

The story is good and enjoyable, but the every time the performer has to do an accent it is atrocious! It spoils the book quite a lot, which is a shame as I love Joy Ellis’ work.

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Amazing! book holds twists & turns galore.

Twists & turns & never would have got the ending!!
Not what I expected at all.

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Good twisty story

Good character and location descriptions with a story that builds nicely. A little predictable with the final conclusion but well developed plot that gets there.

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The dying light

Not a bad book but not one of the best. Narration was good was OK

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Another great book

Brilliant as ever & really enjoyed it. The characters new private detective work was a nice change too, with old faces popping in & out of the storyline. Now for the next one which is waiting patiently to be listened to.

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Best I have listened to in ages.

This story has been terrific not surprised as the author Joy Ellis has a history of writing great books. As it was Just after Christmas I gave myself the whole day listening to it being lay in my onesie. The Narrator always brilliant also.

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Unexpected

Loved the ethereal nature of the story. It was different from the many other Joy Ellis books I’ve read.

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Different

Very different storyline from the others, but enjoyed it immensely. Narrator was very good too.

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Much better than the previous two books

I really liked this book. Some of it was still a little far fetched, with timings al very convenient, but well written, made me want to keep listening, and I liked the ending much more than that of the first two books in the series.

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Dark

A very good plot but a little bit on the dark side for me. Very compelling story with a twist at the end.

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