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Shadow over the Fens
- DI Nikki Galena Series, Book 2
- Narrated by: Henrietta Meire
- Series: DI Nikki Galena, Book 2
- Length: 7 hrs and 21 mins
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- Categories: Literature & Fiction, Women's Fiction
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Detective Nikki Galena's friend and neighbor meets a tragic end, but there's more to his death than meets the eye. And someone terrible from DS Joseph Easter's past is back.
A man is found executed on a piece of wasteland in Greenborough town. The cold-blooded murder triggers terrible memories for DS Joseph Easter. Just when things seemed to be going well for DS Easter, he realizes that the nightmare is coming back, threatening his career, his sanity, and maybe his life. In a breath-taking conclusion, even Nikki begins to doubt DS Easter as he faces a race against time to save someone very close to him.
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- Helen
- 17-02-2017
Really Enjoyable
I really like this authors books. The book is full of really likeable characters, and some truely bad ones. I couldn't stop listening to it.
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- Julie Swanepoel
- 22-03-2017
gripping to the end!
What a brilliant, nail biting story. The narration is spot on and you can alnost picture the characters.
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- Mrs A Whiston
- 28-04-2022
Joy Ellis Shadow over the Fens
The actual story was enjoyable spoilt by the terrible narration. Not sure how I managed to finish it. Poor accents, monotonous in tone and the narrator frequently mispronounced many words which totally spoilt my enjoyment. I will not be listening to another book by this narrator.
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- Anonymous User
- 25-04-2022
Twists and turns
Keeps you guessing and thoroughly engrossed in what comes next. Expertly read in a wry and witty manner which adds to the whole experience.
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- paula m.
- 02-04-2022
great story
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- Anonymous User
- 14-03-2022
fantastic
Another fantastic Nikki and Joesph Fens crime book . With just the right amount of humour in a murder story .loved it I can't wait to get every Fens book .
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- Kyle
- 20-02-2022
not as good as the first book in the Jackson serie
didn't hate it, but didn't love it either. seen through the mystery in spots. I see where the ah ha moment should have been but it didn't feel it. Not sure if book three will get a read.
The story is told from a woman's point and is read really well by the narrator it was just the story didn't have the spark.
I almost gave up listening but thought I owed it to book one to keep reading. then I realised Amazon called this book 2 but its a different series. dumb me.
now going to give book 2 in Jackson series a read. might try another one of this series but im not sure.
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- Anonymous User
- 28-10-2021
Interesting
Narration on this book was not good her interpretation of the Rory was terrible
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- Natalie Baker-Lim
- 25-10-2021
Complex Plot Structure and Twisted Ending
Loved this!! So many seemingly dead ends that ended up an unexpected gnarly encounter. The main character seemed to be made of rubber, as she just kept bouncing back from one physical altercation to the next.
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- Stephanie
- 16-10-2021
Love this series
Fantastic series and amazing narrator! I love it, looking forward to listening to the rest :)
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- Maine Knitter
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I loved this!
What is it about British police detective stories? Especially when the stories are set in small towns. The DI with a history of not working well with others finally was assigned a Sergeant in the last book. They actually got along. This book picks up after Ds Easter is injured in the line of duty.
The characters are well written, dialogue is good, and the audiobook narration is wonderful. I kinda sorta had the ending figured out but then there was another twist. Delightfully wicked! I can't wait to read the next book. This is a great series.
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- Charlotte Araki
- 27-05-2017
I really enjoy this series.
The location is atmospheric and the methods of the crimes are unique. Love the characters and the narrator is great with voices and accents.
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- S. Yates
- 10-09-2017
Love the characters, plot outlandish
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3.5 stars.
I enjoyed this second entry in the series and liked getting to know DI Galena and DS Easter better. However, the central murders (with a blast for Easter's special ops past) was far-fetched and strained credulity. The characters were engaging enough that I will give the third book a try, but the setting (in the fens, in a smaller town) make elaborate plots awkward and jarring. I hope the rest of the series continues to develop these partners, but pairs them up with more plausible crimes to solve.
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- Dawn
- 16-02-2017
Another great book
To say that this book had many twists and turns would be a great understatement. I thoroughly enjoyed this audiobook, both the author and the narrator were excellent, and I'm anxiously waiting for the next in the series. I highly recommend this series. Joy Ellis has a very interesting ability to write.
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- Wayne
- 09-02-2017
I'm a fan of this wonderful detective series
Having lived in the UK for some time years ago it strikes me that many readers will not know about the Fens mentioned in the title of Crime on the Fens. The Fens, also called Fenland, is a below sea level portion of eastern coastal England. It is located in County Essex about 50 miles northeast of London. Like coastal Holland (The Netherlands) it was reclaimed from the sea many centuries ago and it is protected by dikes from the waters of the southern portion of the North Sea. Fenland is the same latitude as Rotterdam.
Protagonist Detective Inspector Nikki Galena is a tough cop. This is a serial murder mystery. Detective Sergeant Joseph Easter, a cop with his own issues, is in deep trouble with Galena's up the line bosses while Nikki believes he is very good and struggles to protect him.
Narration by actress Henrietta Meire is outstanding. Her Essex accent is so good that it must be genuine. The Essex accent is more clipped than most English regional accents and can be more difficult for Americans to understand.
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- Elisabeth Carey
- 30-09-2017
An intricate and intriguing mystery
Det. Sgt. Joseph Easter is recovered from his injuries, returned to duty, and now a permanent part of DI Nikki Galena's team. Unfortunately, his first day back on the job includes the apparent suicide of Nikki's friend and neighbor, and a brief encounter with a man he's sure is a nightmare figure from his past.
It's not long before bodies start turning up, killed execution-style, and all bearing a strong resemblance to Easter's hated former fellow special forces soldier, Billy Sweet--a man only Joseph says he's seen in the area. There's a serial killer in the area, and the gradually starts to seem that Joseph Easter is either the ultimate target, or something worse.
Meanwhile, it quickly becomes clear that there's something seriously wrong about the death of Nikki's neighbor Martin's death. It's not just that there's no evident reason for his suicide. He turns out to have been high on a ganger oyster hallucinogen that he had no apparent access to. The cancer clinic that has been monitoring his condition for any return of his cancer for years claims never to have heard of him. And he was, years ago, involved in a clinical trial. Two other members of the trial have also died in strange circumstances.
Two big, peculiar, dangerous, unrelated cases at the same time. It's so obvious there's no connection between Easter's serial killer and an odd cluster of apparent suicides that no one questions it.
We see both the newly returned Joseph Easter and the newly somewhat reformed Nikki Galena's under extreme pressure, and newly reconstituted team they lead responding to the pressure along with them. It's an interesting plot, but also good characters continuing to grow and change.
Recommended.
I bought this audiobook.
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- Mary Catherine
- 03-07-2017
Good series
I do like the characters, and I hope to see them change and grow. I will continue with the next book in the series. Spoiler Alert: Just for once in a police procedural, I would like to see the killer, suspect, criminal, enemy, or victims not consist of, or involve any of the following: the detective, the partner, co-workers, family (spouse, domestic partner, children, siblings, grandparents, etc.), old or new girl/boy friend, close neighbors, old or current best friends, the dog, the cat or the bird. Since almost every police procedural ends up with that type of twist or surprise, it has stopped being a twist or a surprise. Instead it is the expected story, and a let-down time after time. Why does it have to be personal? That is just annoying for me, not interesting. Now, I can understand if the police know the criminals and there has been prior contact or interaction, but leave it at that.
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- Jean
- 08-02-2017
Great British police procedural
I enjoyed book one in the series and was impressed with Joy Ellis’ writing. Therefore, I gave book two a try.
The story is set in Lincolnshire Fens. It is an area of open skies, marshes, farmland and nature reserves. It is a difficult area for the Fenland constabulary to police because of the distances and dangerous misty roads. Detective Nikki Galena and DS Joseph Easter are teamed up again. Nikki’s neighbor had suddenly committed suicide, or maybe it was murder. Then a man is found executed near Greenborough are the two deaths related? DS Easter might have a stalker. Galena and team must solve the crimes to save DS Easter’s life and career.
The book is well written. The plot is interesting and twists and turns allowing suspense to build to a surprising ending. Ellis continues to build the key characters in this story. She focuses on Easter and Nikki’s boss. I am enjoying the setting of the book. The Fens sound so beautiful. This story is not as good as book one, but it is still enjoyable. Looking forward to the next book.
It is about seven and half hours long. Henrietta Meire does a great job narrating the book. She also narrated book one.
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- Wild Horses Flying
- 07-07-2017
Reasonably good mystery - but learning
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To me, Ellis has good, solid writing skill, some interesting plot ideas and a good sense of momentum and action. I thought the first book in this series was better. I think she's new to the writing arena and still learning about plotting; I could see the evil doers from the start and there were some other places the plotting was awkward. I love her descriptions of the fens and she does give her characters some depth. I didn't like that in this one she introduced a horror aspect. The first one was just a good mystery. And, for me, she has her main characters spend too much time in miserable ruminations. Some of this is good - for depth but too much just drags down an interesting mystery. Ellis is maybe deciding if she writes mystery or horror-thrillers. I'll probably listen to the third one to find out.
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- Pandra Beecroft
- 18-05-2017
Great Series
This the second book that I have read in this series and I have found both books intriguing.
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- Pen Name
- 19-02-2017
Total landslide. Lancashire isn't Lincolnshire.
More trouble at mill than fenland. In fact nothing fen at all in this mediocre reading. To not know how to pronounce Gallipoli is one thing but to say a Wayne smile instead of wan? Countless stupid mistakes ruined the reading. Too many to highlight here. At every one my thread of the story broke. Will have to be careful to avoid her reading again.
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- Alix Martin
- 27-07-2018
Great story. .... but....
The narrator ‘accents’ and different voices are grating, which unfortunately took away from a good mystery.
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- Oops 66
- 09-03-2018
Another great thriller. Nickie & Joseph make a great team.
I have already downloaded the next book. The Narrator is also excellent. Already one of my favourite authors.
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- Sue
- 11-09-2018
Good story poor delivery.
The book and story are really good. But the readers accent, why has a person been given the job to read a book set in the Fens who gives all the people in it northern accents. It’s most off putting.
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- Pam Herbert
- 02-05-2017
Nail biting finish
Really good story line. Characters becoming more rounded. Voice characterization really good. I am keen to listen to the next one
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- Kathy
- 21-09-2018
Narration makes your ears bleed
The story wasn’t bad but female voices were high pitched to the point of having to turn the volume down.
Male voices ok.
Accents OMG! Can’t describe how awful.
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- Paul
- 27-08-2018
Books 2 well worth a listen
Books 2 well worth a listen, enjoyed this one just downing book three. Good story line
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- Roxylu
- 16-08-2018
Another Great Audio Book by Joy Ellis
Having listened to the first book in this series I couldn't wait to start the second and it didn't disappoint. I love the way she writes and although there are hints of where the story is heading, you are never quite sure where the story is going to take you. Can't wait to start the next one 😁
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- Iscalady
- 25-07-2018
Good story
I liked the story and the characters, my problem is the narrator’s accent and pronunciation. I really cringed at some common words (place names, eg Gallipoli) and several ordinary words being spoken as though by someone reading but who had never heard the word before. Very off putting to a pedant like me. The accent is one I’ve never heard before, and I’ve lived in the East Midlands. Very odd and guttural. Spoiled it a bit for me.
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- Eliza
- 29-02-2020
DREADFUL NARRATION Good Story
In a nutshell the flat voice of the narrator sadly, completely ruins the book. The main character voice is so monotonous it made me want to scream.
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