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The Dying Light
- Detective Matt Ballard Series, Book 3
- Narrated by: Matthew Lloyd Davies
- Series: Detective Matt Ballard, Book 3
- Length: 9 hrs and 1 min
- Unabridged Audiobook
- Categories: Mystery, Thriller & Suspense, Mystery
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Publisher's 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?
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- Aussie Jenny
- 15-01-2022
Strange happenings
The Dying Light is my least favourite book by Joy Ellis. I appreciate the storyline, although I found the subject matter rather creepy, which is possibly the intention of the author.
Will and Kate (only just realised the significance of their names) are not an endearing couple, in fact I rather disliked them. I felt no sympathy for Will, his character is too wishy washy for my liking.
It is still a good listen, just not up to the standard I expect from Joy Ellis.
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- Meryl
- 16-12-2020
Another great storyline
Had been looking forward to a new audiobook from this author. While the storyline held my interest I was very disappointed with the narration.
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- elizabeth b.
- 08-01-2022
Spooky
I thought that was really good. Spooky house and weird goingson
Narrator Maththew Lloyd Davies well read.
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- 匿名
- 09-12-2021
Not like any of Joy Ellis' other series
I LOVE both of the Jackman and Galina series, (in fact they rate as some of my favorites!) but the Matt Ballard stories feel as though they have been written by an entirely different author!! This story was very slow moving (and to be honest not much happened during this book at all...) The narrator can be quite annoying at times too, but the poor man isn't helped by the fact that the characters he is reading say some rather annoying / quite stupid things at times. Far from being a gripping thriller, this is just a drawn out story of a poor woman's mental health struggles, and so many things feel left unresolved at the end.... :(
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- Connell Maskrey
- 27-10-2021
not Joy's usual "who done it"
not Joy's usual who done it, but it still had me listening until the end. a real emotional roller coaster
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- Janet Congues
- 13-08-2021
Different
This one is okay but not what I have come to enjoy about these Fen mysteries. The sensation of not being able to put the book down was missing. Did enjoy the speaker's performance and listening to him.
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- Terri Davidson
- 08-08-2021
Disappointing and unable to return
This was a totally loss for me
Too complex and too many conflicting storylines
Did not enjoy either of the books in this series, and will be reluctant to try any others in the series
Compared the the Jackman and Ellis series, it is really lacking
Lesson learnt: will not be using further credits for other series with this author sadly
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- Debra
- 07-06-2021
A little disturbing
Quite a dark story. I found it inconclusive. I think I had written a different ending in my head which would have explained things in a much more convincing way.
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- paulak1709
- 31-05-2021
Bought by mistake 😭
I am currently reading the Nikki Galina series by Joy Ellis & bought this by mistake, any chance I could have a refund please? So I can purchase another book in my current series, that I'm LOVING, pretty please 🙏 I'll get to this series next ...
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- Kayezzz
- 08-05-2021
More of a mystery story than a crime...
I didn't mind this one, had heard the first two, but the narrator still grates on me; bad accents and vocal changes at the wrong times; it's the only way to describe how I perceived it. Though there was lots of just talking and surmising, there could've been more depth to the storyline, particularly around the wife with the mental condition. The last minutes were a surprise... It feels like there could be a fourth book and despite my comments I'd definitely listen to it 🙂
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- Wayne
- 07-11-2021
Don't waste your time on this garbage!
There are more than 20 Joy Ellis novels in my Audible library. Almost all are excellent. This series is horrid.
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- Michael
- 10-12-2020
Not one of Joy Ellis’ best stories.
I normally enjoy all of Joy’s different series but this storyline was too drawn out and not her usual style of course detective mystery . I persisted cause I wanted to see how it ended but it was not as interesting as her previous books.
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- Amanda de Asis
- 08-12-2020
it's as bad as reviews show
Sometimes I wonder, "how bad can it be? when one of my favorite authors release a book and the reviews are not so great. Turns out, it can be pretty bad. This particular book was an all around waste of time. It's agonizingly slow and the ending doesn't make up for the lack of plot. I can get my credit back but I certainly can't get those hours of listening back
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- Tabbi
- 11-01-2021
I love Joy Ellis but this was disappointing
This is nothing like her other books. There is no mystery here, no drama, just some neighbors who need help and two retired detectives. Listening to the tale of the mentally ill woman declining is just very sad. The story really goes nowhere.
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- SoCalTeacher
- 17-12-2020
Not Like Joy Ellis
The books of Joy Ellis are usually well developed and very interesting. This one was just flat out strange and hard to believe. It’s like it was written by someone else. The narrator is excellent, but the story is very odd. It’s a stretch.
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- LuvBks
- 23-03-2021
Dark
I love her books but this was a dark thriller
Just surprised a little
One of my favorite authors
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- tracy
- 01-12-2020
dull story
severe patronizing tones in all relatioships within the novel. i think the story itself made me dislike the narrator. snooze
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- StL Reader
- 28-11-2020
Good, but a few annoying details
I like Joy Ellis overall, but I had a hard time accepting that all of these folks went along for so long with NOT getting a very sick woman professional help — especially two mental health professionals. The other thing was when help was sought all of this FREE private mental health services - like right, that happens.
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- Kym Boemia
- 28-11-2020
Very distressing. Poor quality for this author.
I feel like every storyline in this book left you feeling hopeless. Every professional let all of the characters they were supposed to help down. All I could say at the end was, "are you kidding me!" Joy Ellis has let me down with this one.
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- Mary Colbert
- 19-06-2022
A bit more dark than the others
I'm a big Joy Ellis fan, but this book was a bit too dark for me. I really hope this isn't how it will be from now on.
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- Julie
- 15-02-2021
Disappointing from one of my favourite authors
Talk about slow to get going........... I was so disappointed.
I was expecting a murder mystery - but there was no murder. All a bit touchy-feely and not what I was expecting from such a brilliant writer.
It was like getting the new Nikki Galena book and finding out that she just does yoga for a week!
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- Amazon Customer
- 07-02-2021
Brilliant
That was SO good. I was gripped from start to finish. Can't wait for more Ballard!
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- 26-11-2020
Disappointed
More like a Miss Marple than Joy Ellis. I have loved all her other books but this one was very disappointing. Narrator’s hung ho style didn’t help. I kept waiting for it to improve but it never did.
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- angela munro
- 19-02-2021
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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- Angie Bayliss-Harrison Mundy
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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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- Jeanette
- 26-06-2022
Depressing
I love joy Ellis and her wonderful work but this book bears no resemblance to anything else I have listened to. The dying light sums up the story depressing and impossible to like any of the characters. Really sad that joy has created such unlikable characters and a storyline that was like wading through treacle!
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- 11-06-2022
Entertained rather than enthralled
As usual Joy Ellis tells a good and satisfying story, which I would describe as a mystery rather than a crime novel given its rather gothic undertones and touches of melodrama. Unfortunately, I do not yet feel invested in the characters of Matt and Liz. Unlike the protagonists of her other series, their presence does not seem to contribute to the plot in the sense that their role could be replaced with any other detectives, retired or otherwise. The narration was traditional and competent, except for a few of the accents that I wasn't sure about. However, it kept me listening to the very end and I am full of admiration and thanks for Joy Ellis's ability as a prolific storyteller.
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