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  • Darkness on the Fens

  • DI Nikki Galena Series, Book 10
  • By: Joy Ellis
  • Narrated by: Henrietta Meire
  • Length: 10 hrs and 22 mins
  • 4.7 out of 5 stars (393 ratings)

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Darkness on the Fens

By: Joy Ellis
Narrated by: Henrietta Meire
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Publisher's Summary

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, hora incerta: 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 realizes they have a serial killer in their midst.

©2019 Joy Ellis (P)2019 Tantor

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Such a disappointment

Everything my wife and I had come to love about the fens series was missing. Sure the characters where all there.... but that was it. No atmosphere, no real undercurrent to an otherwise wayward plot and with no real clues as to the end result. It’s almost as if someone else wrote this altogether.

The only salvation, was Henrietta Meire’s excellent narration, as always.

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Expecting more

Not up to her usual high standards but overall still an okay listen. Prefered the male narrator.

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Another Great Story ...

Another very enjoyable story. Thank you Joy Ellis, and Thankyou Henrietta Meier for your wonderful reading manner. Loving The series.

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Characters and storyline

Love these books it is excellent the way the author is building the scenes and the characters in each book. They are starting to feel like friends.
Well worth a credit. On to the next one.
Only a couple left then I have read the whole series.

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Sydney Harbour Bridge

Always a great story, well read, well written. Loved the part about the Fireworks belonging on Sydney Harbour Bridge!! 🎉

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Another great Nikki Galena Adventure

Great characters we’ve come to love and engaging plot. Shame the narrator mispronounces words so often.

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Struggled to listen to the end

The narrator didn’t create a connection to the characters. They all sounded similar got lost until heard the names. Story line has a reasonable foundation but lacks depth.

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Just love the series altogether

I love the continuity of all of the players in the book and how the narrator brings them all to life. Well done.

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Loving the development

I’ve listened to the whole series and am easily absorbing myself into the development of the characters and under current of their story lines as well as the mystery of the cases. Joy Ellis is so clever!

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Good read

Found this a great listen. I loved everything about it. Characters storyline and narration all.great. I have listened to several of her books, and enjoyed them.

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